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The '''Faculty of Law''' is one of the professional graduate schools of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the [[List of law schools in Canada|oldest law school in Canada]], and continually ranks among the best law schools in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Law Schools in 2017|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/university-subject-rankings/top-law-schools-2017|website=QS World Rankings|accessdate=August 22, 2017|date=13 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Law Schools in 2016|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/university-subject-rankings/top-law-schools-2016|website=QS World Rankings|accessdate=August 22, 2017|date=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2016/law-legal-studies QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Law] QS Top Universities, Retrieved 21 August 2017</ref> Its civil law degree is ranked as the best in Canada,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/2013-law-school-rankings/|accessdate=August 22, 2017|agency=Macleans}}</ref> and consistently outranks Europe, Asia, and Latin America's top civil law schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2016/law-legal-studies|website=QS World Rankings|accessdate=August 22, 2017|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Law|date=17 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2015/law-legal-studies|website=QS World Rankings|accessdate=August 22, 2017|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 - Law|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/law-and-legal-studies|website=QS World Rankings|accessdate=August 22, 2017|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013 - Law|date=30 April 2013}}</ref> The Faculty offers the Juris Doctor (JD) common law degree, previously a LLB,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/news/mcgill-adopts-jd-designation-common-law-degree-302891|title=McGill adopts JD designation for common law degree|last=|first=|date=27 November 2019|website=McGill University Faculty of Law News|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> and [[Bachelor of Civil Law#Canada .28B.C.L. .2F LL.B. .2F LL.L..29|Bachelor of Civil Law]] (BCL) degrees, concurrently, in three to four years, allowing graduates to practice in the Canadian, US and UK [[common law]] system as well as Quebec, continental Europe, east Asia and Latin America's [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law]] system. The Faculty also offers the [[Master of Laws]] (LLM) and [[Doctor of Civil Law]] (DCL) degrees. Notable alumni include [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Ministers]] [[John Abbott]] and [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier]], twelve [[Justices]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada|Supreme Court]] (Including the most recent appointment [[Nicholas Kasirer]]), as well as numerous [[Members of Parliament]]. == History == The Faculty of Law was officially created in 1853, after a petition signed by young men studying law in Montreal was made to McGill in 1848.<ref name="History">{{cite web |url=https://www.mcgill.ca/study/2010-2011/faculties/law/information/law_history_of_faculty_of_law_1968 |title=History of the Faculty of Law to 1968 |work=McGill University |accessdate=2019-07-12}}</ref> With the incoming class of 1969, the Faculty added a stand-alone [[common law]] degree, suitable to the practice of law in other Canadian provinces, which could be taken individually or jointly with the traditional civilian curriculum. The joint degree was then referred to as the National Programme, and taught common law and civil law in separate courses, but combined their study in a year-long introductory "Foundations" course and in some upper-year seminars.<ref name="Macdonald">R. Macdonald, "The National Law Programme at McGill: Origins, Establishment, Prospects" Dalhousie Law Journal, 1990: 13: 211-363.</ref> In 1951, McGill inaugurated its first post-graduate law program with the creation of its Institute of Air & Space Law.<ref>https://www.mcgill.ca/iasl/</ref> The Institute was founded by John Cobb Cooper, who had served as a senior official in Pan American World Airways, and the International Air Transport Association.<ref>http://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3150&context=jalc</ref> Canada's only United Nations organ, the International Civil Aviation Organization, is also headquartered in Montreal.<ref>[[John Cobb Cooper]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=January 2020}} With the incoming class of 1999, the Faculty eliminated its civil, common, and national programs, and replaced them with a single program, which includes some mandatory first-year courses and some upper-year courses which integrate both common and civil law. This joint and bilingual degree, which all students must take, is now referred to as the transsystemic program.<ref name="Morissette">Morissette, Yves-Marie, "McGill's Integrated Civil and Common Law Program" J. Legal Educ., 2002: 52: 12-28.</ref> This program underwent slight revisions during a curriculum renewal unrolled in 2016. Under the newly revised program, criminal and property law are taught differently; incoming students also undergo two "integration weeks" (one in the fall and winter).<ref>[http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2015/06/01/curriculum-renewal/ "The next phase of legal education"], "Law Focus Online, June 2015"</ref> The Transsystemic program was created under the direction of former Dean [[Stephen Toope]], whereby every student graduates with degrees in both [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law]] and [[common law]]. This means that, from the first year, courses now explore civil and common law concepts in close comparison. Students analyse and critically evaluate the two traditions, their histories, and their social, political, and cultural contexts.<ref name="Strauss">Strauss, Peter, "Transsystemia—Are We Approaching a New Langdellian Moment? Is McGill Leading the Way?" J. Legal Educ., 2006: 56: 161-171.</ref> Undergraduate students may participate in international exchange programs, and in the International Courts and Tribunals Program, which in 2006 received a [[Scotiabank]]-[[Universities Canada|AUCC]] Award for Excellence in Internationalization.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aucc.ca/publications/media/2006/10_25_scotiabank_e.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711103138/http://www.aucc.ca/publications/media/2006/10_25_scotiabank_e.html |archivedate=11 July 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Faculty of Law, through the Institute of Air and Space Law, publishes annually the since 1976 the first and only bilingual publication in the field of air and space law, the [[Annals of Air and Space Law]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IASL|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/iasl/centre/publications/annals/}}</ref> Other bilingual publications of the Faculty of Law include the [[McGill Law Journal]] and the [[McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MJSDL|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/mjsdl/}}</ref> == Reputation == Graduates of the Faculty consistently account for one quarter of Canada's Supreme Court clerkships,<ref>{{cite news|title=Cinq McGillois pour la Cour suprême du Canada|url=https://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2019/04/16/scc-clerks/|accessdate=June 14, 2019|publisher=McGill Faculty of Law}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2018 Supreme Court Clerks|url=https://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2018/04/10/2018clerks/|accessdate=June 14, 2019|publisher=McGill Faculty of Law}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Seven Clerks for Seven Judges|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/news/seven-clerks-seven-judges-235086|accessdate=July 28, 2017|publisher=McGill Faculty of Law}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Six Supreme Law Court Clerks|url=http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2016/04/14/six-supreme-court-clerks/|accessdate=July 28, 2017|publisher=McGill Faculty of Law}}</ref> more than any law school in Canada.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 2013 Canadian Maclean's Law School Rankings|url=http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/2013-law-school-rankings/|accessdate=August 22, 2017|agency=Macleans}}</ref> One of the small number of elite law schools internationally that may submit International Court of Justice (ICJ) clerkship applications, it also consistently places graduates at the ICJ,<ref>{{cite web|title=Clerks|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/humanrights/clinical/clerkships/clerks|publisher=McGill Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism|accessdate=August 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Former Clerks|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/humanrights/clinical/clerkships/formerclerks|publisher=Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism|accessdate=August 1, 2017}}</ref> and has a better placement record than any other Canadian law school. Its flagship law review, the ''[[McGill Law Journal]]'', is the most cited law faculty review by Canada's Supreme Court, and was ranked the best overall student-run law journal in the world outside of the United States. It also publishes the ''[[Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation]]'', the standard reference work for almost all Canadian law reviews, Canadian law schools, and courts. The McGill University Faculty of Law has consistently placed as the top ranking law school in Canada and has the highest acceptance requirements. The alumni from McGill University's law school consist of a diverse group of distinguished leaders on a global scale. It has historically placed in the top 35 law schools globally on multiple ranking systems.<ref name="mcgill.ca">{{cite web|url=https://mcgill.ca/law/channels/news/faculty-law-places-22nd-worldwide-qs-world-university-rankings-295025 |title= The Faculty of Law places 22nd worldwide in QS World University Rankings |accessdate=November 16, 2019}}</ref> It was recently ranked the 22nd best law school worldwide in the 2019 QS World Ranking.<ref name="mcgill.ca"/> == Controversies == In 2018, the Faculty, along with the McGill Office for Students with Disabilities, were sued by a blind law student who alleged that he was systematically denied access to accommodation measures. His lawsuit was covered by local and national media outlets.<ref>[https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/blind-mcgill-law-student-says-school-failed-to-accommodate-disability-1.4073021 "Blind McGill Law student says school failed to accommodate disability"]</ref><ref>[https://globalnews.ca/news/4417239/blind-law-student-mcgill-human-rights-commission/ "Blind law student takes McGill to Quebec Human Rights Commission"]</ref><ref>[http://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad/news/blind-student-accuses-mcgill-of-failing-to-properly-accommodate-disabled-students-1.6956049 "Blind student accuses McGill of failing to properly accommodate disabled students"]</ref> == Notable people == {{expand list|date=April 2015}} === Current faculty members === * [[Payam Akhavan]], former UN prosecutor at The Hague. * [[Adelle Blackett]], holder of the Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development, former member of the [[International Labour Organization]]. * [[Andrea Bjorklund]], holder of the L. [[Yves Fortier (lawyer)|Yves Fortier]] Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law. * [[Allison Christians]], holder of the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law. * [[François Crépeau]], Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, holder of the Hans and Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, and former [[United Nations Special Rapporteur]] on the Human Rights of Migrants. * [[Armand de Mestral]], [[Jean Monnet Chair]] in the Law of International Economic Integration. * [[Mugambi Jouet]], expert on criminal justice. * [[Robert Leckey]], dean and holder of the Samuel Gale Chair. * [[Johanne Poirier]], holder of the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism. *[[Stephen Allan Scott]], professor emeritus and leading scholar on the Canadian Constitution. *[[Stephen Alexander Smith|Stephen A. Smith]], scholar of contractual and remedial law. === Past faculty members === *[[Irwin Cotler]] (BCL 1961, LLD 2019), human rights lawyer, former [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MP]] for [[Mount Royal (electoral district)|Mount Royal]] and former [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] *[[Paul-André Crépeau]], responsible for drafting the new [[Civil Code of Quebec]] * Paul Stephen Dempsey (DCL 1986), Emeritus Tomlinson Professor of Law, former Director of the McGill Institute of Air & Space Law, a founder and Vice Chair of Frontier Airlines, Inc.; Chair of Lynx Aviation, Inc.<ref>https://airlinegeeks.com/2016/01/23/the-frontier-model-history-hubs-and-more-revenue/; https://www.denverpost.com/2007/09/06/frontier-appoints-new-chairman/; https://aviationweek.com/lund-retires-chairman-frontier; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/containers/fix066/921929/000092192902000016/frontierproxystatement.htm; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1351548/000106880007001305/form10k.htm; https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7895028&page=1</ref> *[[Charles Doherty|Charles Joseph Doherty]], Attorney General of Canada from 1911 to 1921 *[[H. Patrick Glenn]], comparative legal scholar and author of "Legal Traditions of the World". *[[Patrick Healy (judge)|Patrick Healy]] (BCL 1981), judge at the [[Quebec Court of Appeal]]. *[[John Peters Humphrey]] (BCL 1929, LLB 1976), founding Director of the [[United Nations]] Human Rights division and principal drafter of the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] *[[David Johnston]] (LLD 2000), fourteenth Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, and former [[Governor General of Canada]] *[[Nicholas Kasirer]] (BCL 1985, LLB 1985), scholar of civil law, comparative law, and law and language, Dean of the faculty 2004-2009, [[Supreme Court of Canada]] judge *[[David Lametti]] (BCL 1989, LLB 1989), MP for [[LaSalle—Émard—Verdun]], [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]], and former [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Minister of International Trade (Canada)|Minister of International Trade]] *[[William Campbell James Meredith|W. C. J. Meredith]], special [[federal prosecutor]] at the trial of [[Fred Rose (politician)|Fred Rose]], for whom the [https://www.mcgill.ca/study/2010-2011/faculties/law/information/law_meredith_memorial_lectures Meredith Memorial Lectures] are named *[[Roderick A. Macdonald]], Dean of the faculty (1984-1989) influential law reformer, scholar, teacher, mentor and Founding President of the [[Law Commission of Canada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/news/roderick-macdonald-1948-2014|title=Bidding farewell to Roderick A. Macdonald (1948-2014)|publisher=|accessdate=28 August 2015}}</ref> *[https://www.mcgill.ca/wainwright/chair/morissette Yves-Marie Morissette], civil and comparative law scholar, [[Quebec Court of Appeal]] judge. *[[F. R. Scott]], constitutional rights lawyer, civil libertarian, and poet. *[[Margaret Somerville]], ethicist and former Samuel Gale Professor of Law. *[[William Tetley]], maritime law scholar, [[Quebec]] [[Member of the National Assembly (Quebec)|MNA]] for [[Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (provincial electoral district)|Notre-Dame-de-Grâce]] and [[Executive Council of Quebec|Cabinet Minister]]. *[[Stephen Toope]] (BCL 1983, LLB 1983, LLD 2017), international law scholar, [[Stephen Toope|vice-chancellor of Cambridge University]] and former President of the [[University of British Columbia]]. ==== Deans of the Faculty ==== The study of law at McGill began in 1844 when William Badgley was appointed lecturer in law within the Faculty of Arts. While informal classes began earlier, the Faculty of Law was officially established at McGill in 1853, with William Badgley appointed its first dean. Over the years, the following people have served the Faculty of Law as deans.<ref>[http://www.archives.mcgill.ca/resources/guide/vol1/rg37.htm "Vol. 1 R.G. 37: THE FACULTY OF LAW"], ''The Archival Records of McGill University''</ref><ref>Ian Pilarczyk, [http://iancpilarczyk.com/a-noble-roster/ "Chapter 1, p. 27"], ''A Noble Roster: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Law at McGill''</ref><ref>[https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/professor-nicholas-kasirer-completes-extraordinary-deanship-106997 "Professor Nicholas Kasirer completes extraordinary deanship"], ''McGill University News and Events'', 2 June 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/daniel-jutras-named-dean-law-mcgill-114904 "Daniel Jutras named Dean of Law at McGill "], ''McGill University News and Events'', 17 February 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/robert-leckey-named-dean-faculty-law-260578 "Robert Leckey named Dean of the Faculty of Law"], ''McGill University News and Events'', 22 April 2016</ref> * 1853-1855 [[William Badgley]], DCL 1870 * 1855-1876 [[John Joseph Caldwell Abbott|Sir John Abbott]], BCL 1854, DCL 1867 * 1876-1881 [http://www.quebecgenweb.com/~qcmtl-w/KerrWWH.html William W.H. Kerr], BCL 1872 (Acting Dean) * 1881-1888 [http://www.quebecgenweb.com/~qcmtl-w/KerrWWH.html William W.H. Kerr], BCL 1872 * 1888-1896 Norman W. Trenholme, BCL 1865, DCL 1887 * 1896-1897 Leonidas Davidson, BCL 1864 * 1897-1914 Frederick Parker Walton, LLD 1915 * 1914-1915 [[Charles Peers Davidson]], BCL 1863, DCL 1875, LLD 1912 (Acting Dean) * 1915-1921 Robert Warden Lee, DCL 1877 * 1921-1923 [[R. A. E. Greenshields|Robert A.E. Greenshields]], BCL 1885, LLD 1929 (Acting Dean) * 1923-1928 [[R. A. E. Greenshields|Robert A.E. Greenshields]], BCL 1885, LLD 1929 * 1928-1936 [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/percy-ellwood-corbett Percy Ellwood Corbett], DCL 1961 * 1936-1946 C. Stuart Lemesurier, BCL 1912 * 1946 [[John Peters Humphrey|John P. Humphrey]], BCL 1929, PhD 1945, LLD 1976 (Dean Designate) * 1946-1949 C. Stuart Lemesurier, BCL 1912 * 1949 [[Gérald Fauteux]], LLD 1955 * 1950 A. Sydney Bruneau, BCL 1917 * 1950-1960 [[William Campbell James Meredith|William C.J. Meredith]] * 1960-1961 Maxwell Cohen, LLD 1994 (Acting Dean) * 1961-1964 [[F.R. Scott]], BCL 1927, LLD 1967 * 1964-1969 Maxwell Cohen, LLD 1994 * 1969-1974 John W. Durnford, BCL 1952 * 1974-1979 John E.C. Brierley, BCL 1959 * 1979-1980 William Foster (Acting Dean) * 1980-1984 John E.C. Brierley, BCL 1959 * 1984-1989 [[Roderick A. Macdonald]] * 1989-1994 The Hon. [https://www.mcgill.ca/wainwright/chair/morissette Yves-Marie Morissette] * 1994-1999 [[Stephen Toope]], BCL 1983, LLB 1983, LLD 2017 * 1999-2003 Peter Leuprecht * 2003-2009 The Hon. [[Nicholas Kasirer]], BCL 1985, LLB 1985 * 2009 Shauna Van Praagh (Acting Dean) * 2009-2010 Daniel Jutras (Acting Dean) * 2010-2016 Daniel Jutras * 2016- [[Robert Leckey]], BCL 2002, LLB 2002 === Alumni === ====Justices of the Supreme Court==== * [[Douglas Abbott]] (BCL 1918), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 1954, previously Minister of National Defence and Minister of Finance<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/abbott/index-eng.asp |title=Supreme Court of Canada - HTTP 500: Internal Server Error / Supreme Court of Canada - Message du serveur - Erreur de serveur interne |accessdate=2011-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614151607/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/abbott/index-eng.asp |archivedate=2011-06-14 }}</ref> * [[Louis-Philippe de Grandpré]] (BCL 1938), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 1974, formerly president of the Canadian Bar Association<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/grandpre/index-eng.asp |title=Supreme Court of Canada - HTTP 500: Internal Server Error / Supreme Court of Canada - Message du serveur - Erreur de serveur interne |accessdate=2011-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614151620/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/grandpre/index-eng.asp |archivedate=2011-06-14 }}</ref> * [[Marie Deschamps]] (LLM 1983), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 2002, previously a Judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal<ref>[https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=marie-deschamps "The Honourable Marie Deschamps"],''Supreme Court of Canada''</ref> * [[Morris Fish]] (BCL 1962), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 2003, previously a Judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal<ref>[https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=morris-j-fish "The Honourable Morris Fish"],''Supreme Court of Canada''</ref> * [[Clément Gascon]] (BCL 1981), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 2014, previously a Judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal<ref>[https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=clement-gascon "The Honourable Clément Gascon"],''Supreme Court of Canada''</ref> * [[Désiré Girouard]] (BCL 1860), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 1895, previously member of Parliament<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/girouard/index-eng.asp |title=Supreme Court of Canada - HTTP 500: Internal Server Error / Supreme Court of Canada - Message du serveur - Erreur de serveur interne |accessdate=2011-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614151603/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/girouard/index-eng.asp |archivedate=2011-06-14 }}</ref> * [[Charles D. Gonthier]] (BCL 1951), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 1989, previously a Judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal<ref>[https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=charles-doherty-gonthier "The Honourable Charles Doherty Gonthier"],''Supreme Court of Canada''</ref> * [[Nicholas Kasirer]] (BCL 1985, LLB 1985), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 2019, previously a Judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal<ref>{{cite web |title=Prime Minister announces appointment of the Honourable Nicholas Kasirer to the Supreme Court of Canada |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/prime-minister-announces-appointment-of-the-honourable-nicholas-kasirer-to-the-supreme-court-of-canada-832012763.html}}</ref> * [[Gerald Le Dain]] (BCL 1949), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 1984, previously a Judge on the Federal Court of Appeal<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/ledain/index-eng.asp |title=Supreme Court of Canada - HTTP 500: Internal Server Error / Supreme Court of Canada - Message du serveur - Erreur de serveur interne |accessdate=2008-09-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614151512/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/ledain/index-eng.asp |archivedate=2011-06-14 }}</ref> * [[Sheilah L. Martin]] (BCL 1981, LLB 1981), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 2017, previously judge of the [[Court of Appeal of Alberta]]<ref>[https://www.scc-csc.ca/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=sheilah-l-martin "The Honourable Sheilah L. Martin"],''Supreme Court of Canada''</ref> *[[Pierre-Basile Mignault]] (BCL 1878), [[Puisne judge|puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 1918, previously President of the Bar of Montreal<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/mignault/index-eng.asp |title=Supreme Court of Canada - HTTP 500: Internal Server Error / Supreme Court of Canada - Message du serveur - Erreur de serveur interne |accessdate=2011-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614153712/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/mignault/index-eng.asp |archivedate=2011-06-14 }}</ref> * [[Thibaudeau Rinfret]] (BCL 1900), [[Chief Justice of Canada|Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] — appointed to the Court in 1924, previously a Judge on the Superior Court of Quebec<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/rinfret/index-eng.asp |title=Supreme Court of Canada - HTTP 500: Internal Server Error / Supreme Court of Canada - Message du serveur - Erreur de serveur interne |accessdate=2011-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614153723/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/rinfret/index-eng.asp |archivedate=2011-06-14 }}</ref> ====Jurists and legal professionals==== *[[Max M. Teitelbaum]] (BCL 1957), puisne justice of the Federal Court of Canada.<ref>[[Federal Court of Canada]]</ref> *[[Jean-Louis Baudouin]] (BCL 1958, LLD 2007). *[[Alanna Devine]] (BCL/LLB 2006), Director of [[Animal Welfare|Animal Advocacy]] at the Montreal branch of the Canadian [[Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] *[[John Gomery]] (BCL 1956), former judge of the [[Quebec Superior Court]]. *[[Hilmi M. Zawati]] (LLB 1978, MA 1986, Ph. D 1994, LLM 1998, DCL 2010), International criminal law jurist and human rights advocate and Chair of the International Centre for Legal Accountability and Justice (ICLAJ). *[[Julius Grey]] (BCL 1971), Quebec human rights lawyer. *[[Alison Harvison Young|Alison Harvison-Young]] (BCL 1983, LLB 1983), family law expert and judge of the [[Court of Appeal for Ontario]]. *[[Edward Stuart McDougall]], judge on the [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]]. *Robert Stanley Weir (BCL 1880, DCL 1897), Quebec judge and poet famous for writing the English lyrics to the "[[O Canada]]" [[national anthem]]. ====Political figures==== * [[John Abbott]] (BCL 1854),<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/abbott_john_joseph_caldwell_12E.html "Abbott, Sir John Joseph Caldwell"],''Dictionary of Canadian Biography''</ref> 3rd [[Prime Minister of Canada]]. *[[Will Amos]] (BCL/LLB 2004), [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] politician, MP for the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Pontiac (electoral district)|Pontiac]]. *[[W. David Angus]] (BCL 1962), former [[Canadian senator]].. * [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]] (BCL 1861),<ref>[https://www.mcgill.ca/about/alumni/public-service "McGill University Alumni: Public Service"],''About McGill''</ref> Member of Parliament, Minister of agriculture, immigration and statistics, and Father of [[Canadian Confederation]]. * [[Ken Dryden]] (LLB 1973), [[Minister of Social Development (Canada)|cabinet minister]] and [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MP]] for [[York Centre]], former [[Montreal Canadiens]] goaltender. * [[Brian Gallant]] (LLM 2011), former [[Premier of New Brunswick|Premier]] of [[New Brunswick]]. *[[Yoine Goldstein]] (BCL 1958), former [[Canadian senator]]. *[[Véronique Hivon]] (BCL 1994, LLB 1994), member of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] for [[Joliette (provincial electoral district)|Joliette]]. *[[Anthony Housefather]](BCL 1993, LLB 1993), [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] politician, MP for the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Mount Royal (electoral district)|Mount Royal]]. * *[[Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain]] (BCL’50, LLD’97), first woman to become a member of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]], lawyer and judge. * [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier]] (BCL 1866),<ref>[https://www.mcgill.ca/about/history/1821-1875 "History of McGill University: 1821-1875"],''About McGill''</ref> 7th [[Prime Minister of Canada]]. * [[Rodolphe Laflamme]] (BCL 1856, DCL 1873), 5th [[Attorney General of Canada]]. *[[David Lametti]] (BCL 1989, LLB 1989), [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] politician, MP for the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[LaSalle—Émard—Verdun]], [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]], and former [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Minister of International Trade (Canada)|Minister of International Trade]]. * [[Joël Lightbound]] (BCL/LLB 2011), [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] politician, MP for the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Louis-Hébert (electoral district)|Louis-Hébert]]. * [[Catherine McKenna]] (LLB 1999), [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] politician, MP for the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Ottawa Centre]], and [[Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (Canada)|Minister of Environment and Climate Change]]. * [[Thomas Mulcair]] (BCL 1976, LLB 1977), former leader of the [[New Democratic Party|NDP]] of the Official Opposition, MP for [[Outremont (electoral district)|Outremont]], former [[Quebec]] [[Member of the National Assembly (Quebec)|MNA]] for [[Chomedey (electoral district)|Chomedy]] and [[Executive Council of Quebec|Minister]] of [[Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks (Quebec)|Environment]]. * [[Joe Oliver (politician)|Joe Oliver]] (BCL 1964), former MP for [[Eglinton—Lawrence]], [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Minister of Finance]] and [[Minister of Natural Resources (Canada)|Minister of Natural Resources]]. * [[Narcisse Pérodeau]] (BCL 1876), a Quebec politician and the 14th [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]]. *[[Kathleen Weil]] (BCL 1982, LLB 1982), member of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] for [[Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (provincial electoral district)|Notre-Dame-de-Grâce]]. ====Miscellaneous==== *[[Mary Dawson (civil servant)|Mary Dawson]] (BCL 1963), civil servant, former [[Ethics Commissioner (Canada)|Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner]] of [[Canada]]. *[[Yves Fortier (lawyer)|Yves Fortier]] (BCL 1958, LLD 2005), Canadian Ambassador to the [[United Nations]] and President of the [[United Nations Security Council]]. * [[Don Johnston|Donald James Johnston]] (BCL 1958, LLD 2003), 4th Secretary General of the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development]] (OECD) and Attorney General of Canada from 1984 to 1988. *[[Michael Goldbloom]] (BCL 1978, LLB 1979), Principal and Vice-Chancellor of [[Bishop's University]] in Lennoxville, Quebec. * [[Hubert Lacroix]] (BCL 1976), former CEO and President of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. * [[David Lawee]] (BCL 1993), partner and founder of [[Google Capital]]. *[[Annie MacDonald Langstaff]] (BCL 1914), the first woman to earn a law degree in Quebec, a legal activist, supporter of [[women's suffrage]] and an early woman aviator. *[[Don Meehan]] (LLB 1975), founder of Newport Sports agency, which represents several hockey players in the NHL. *[[Pierre Péladeau]] (BCL 1950), founder of Canadian media company [[Quebecor]] Inc. *[[Dick Pound|Richard Pound]] (BCL 1962, LLD 2009), Canadian swimming champion, lawyer and prominent spokesman for ethics in sport. *[[Jennifer Stoddart]] (BCL 1980, LLD 2015), civil servant, sixth [[Privacy Commissioner of Canada]]. ==See also== * [[List of law schools in Canada]] ==References== {{reflist}} * Hobbins, A. J. "Designating the Dean of Law: Attempts to Control the Nature of Legal Education at McGill University by the Montreal Corporate and Professional Elite, 1946–1950". ''Dalhousie Law Journal''. XXVII (2004), pp. 163–202. * Pilarczyk, Ian C. " 'A Noble Roster': One Hundred and Fifty Years of Law at McGill" McGill University, 1999, https://web.archive.org/web/20110712235529/http://iancpilarczyk.com/2010/10/a-noble-roster/ ==External links== * {{Official website}} * [https://www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/law Nahum Gelber Law Library] {{McGill}} {{Canadian law schools}} {{Portal bar|Law}} {{coord|45.50321|N|73.58058|W|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcgill University Faculty Of Law}} [[Category:Law schools in Canada]] [[Category:McGill University|Law]]