Nicole Duval Hesler
The Honourable Nicole Duval Hesler | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Quebec | |
| Assumed office October 7, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | J. J. Michel Robert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1945 Quebec City, Quebec |
Nicole Duval Hesler (born April 8, 1945)[1] is the first woman chief justice of Quebec.[2] Duval Hesler was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1968, appointed to the Superior Court of Quebec in 1992 and appointed to the Court of Appeal of Quebec in 2006.[3] On October 7, 2011, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Duval Hesler the chief justice of the Court of Appeal.[4]
References
- ^ Who's who in Canada: an illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time, Volume 88.
- ^ Duval Hesler first woman chief justice of Quebec. Canadian Lawyer, October 13, 2011.
- ^ "Nicole Duval Hesler - Chief justice - Cour d'appel du Québec". courdappelduquebec.ca. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Nicole Duval Hesler named as Quebec's head judge". Montreal Gazette. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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