The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Central Nova, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments:
The Honourable Charles Ouellet, a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the districts of Saint-François and Bedford, with residence in Cowansville, is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the districts of Saint-François and Bedford, with residence in the City of Sherbrooke, to replace Mr. Justice Y. Tardif (Sherbrooke), who elected supernumerary status effective June 1, 2015. This appointment is effective June 1, 2015.
Mr. Justice Ouellet was appointed to the Superior Court of Quebec in 2011. Prior to his appointment, he had been a partner with Cain Lamarre Casgrain Wells since 2008. He had been a founding partner and associate of Ouellet Lapierre, a lawyer with the firm Monty Coulombe in Sherbrooke and also with Daigle Delorme Lebel.
Mr. Justice Ouellet received a Bachelor of Civil Laws from the Université de Sherbrooke in 1986 and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1987.
The Honourable Serge Gaudet, a lawyer with Langlois Kronström Desjardins in Montréal, is appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal, to replace Mr. Justice J. Lanctôt, who elected supernumerary status as of April 17, 2014.
Mr. Justice Gaudet received a Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Sherbrooke in 1983 and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1987. He attended Yale Law School in 1985 and received a Master of Laws from the Université de Montréal in 1994.
Mr. Justice Gaudet was a partner with the firm Langlois Kronström Desjardins, which he joined in February 2015. Prior to that, he had been with Heenan Blaikie, with McCarthy Tétrault, and with Clark Woods Rochefort Fortier, all in Montréal. His main areas of practice were civil and commercial litigation.
Mr. Justice Gaudet has been a member of the Canadian Bar Association since 1989, and is a past member of the Editorial Board of the Canadian Bar Review, and of the Liaison Committee of the Montréal Bar with the Quebec Court of Appeal. He was formerly a law professor at the Université de Montréal and the Université de Sherbrooke, where he lectured on Contract law and private international law.
The Honourable Simon Hébert, a lawyer with Bouchard Pagé Tremblay, avocats in Quebec, is appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, district of Quebec, to replace Mr. Justice M. Fortin who resigned effective July 3, 2014.
Mr. Justice Hébert received a Certificate in Sociology in 1985 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1988, both from Laval University. He was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1989.
Mr. Justice Hébert joined the firm of Bouchard Pagé Tremblay in December 2014, where his main area of practice was class actions. Prior to that, he practised with Siskinds, Desmeules; Charest, Hébert; and Bouchard and Bouchard. He has been an officer with the Canadian Armed Forces since 1983.
The Honourable Chantal Tremblay, a lawyer with McCarthy Tétrault in Montréal, is appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, district of Montréal, to replace
Mr. Justice C. Champagne, who has elected supernumerary status as of June 20, 2015. This appointment is effective June 20, 2015.
Madam Justice Tremblay received a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1990 and a Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Sherbrooke in 1993. She was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1995.
Madam Justice Tremblay joined McCarthy Tétrault in 1997 and she became a partner in 2006. Previously, she practised with Pépin Létourneau. Her main areas of practice were commercial litigation, class actions, professional liability, insurance law, environmental law, medical liability and disciplinary law.
The Honourable Alexandre Boucher, a lawyer with the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions in Montréal, is appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, district of Montréal, to fill a new position created by Bill C-31.
Mr. Justice Boucher received a Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Montréal in 1994 and a Master of Laws (Criminal) from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2010. He was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1995.
Mr. Justice Boucher joined the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions in 2010, and was previously a sole practitioner from 1995 to 2010. He was an agent with the Public Prosecution Service from 2006 to 2009. He is a past vice-president and board member of the Conseil exécutif de l’Association des avocats de la défense de Montréal, as well as a past president and board member of the Canadian Bar Association.
Unless otherwise indicated, these appointments are effective immediately.
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