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 (1945-04-08) 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

  1. ↑ Who's who in Canada: an illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time, Volume 88.
  2. ↑ Duval Hesler first woman chief justice of Quebec. Canadian Lawyer, October 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Nicole Duval Hesler - Chief justice - Cour d'appel du Québec". courdappelduquebec.ca. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nicole Duval Hesler named as Quebec's head judge". Montreal Gazette. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2017.



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