Thibaudeau Rinfret [SEP] position held
Thibaudeau Rinfret
Thibaudeau Rinfret, (June 22, 1879 – July 25, 1962) was a Canadian jurist and the ninth Chief Justice of Canada and Administrator of Canada in 1952.
Early life.
Rinfret was born in Montreal in 1879, the son of François-Olivier Rinfret and Albina Pominville. He was the brother of Fernand Rinfret, Liberal politician who became Mayor of Montreal, and brother of Charles Rinfret, a prominent Montreal businessman.
Professional career.
Rinfret studied law at the Université Laval à Montréal
leadership of Lyman Duff, lasted from March 17, 1933 to January 6, 1944. Duff had been a puisne Supreme Court justice for at the time of his elevation to chief justice.
List of justices Rinfret Court.
The Rinfret Court era, under the leadership of Thibaudeau Rinfret, lasted from January 8, 1944 to June 22, 1954. Rinfret had been a puisne Supreme Court justice for at the time of his elevation to chief justice. Two additional puisne justice seats were created in 1949, bringing the Court to