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Louis LeBel
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Louis LeBel CC
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
	In office; January 7, 2000 – November 30, 2014
Nominated by	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	Beverley McLachlin
Succeeded by	Suzanne Côté
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Born	November 30, 1939; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	June 8, 2023 (aged 83); Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Spouse	Louise Poudrier (m. 1965)
Children	3 - 2 sons, 1 daughter
Alma mater	St. Charles Garnier College; Université Laval; University of Toronto

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Louis LeBel CC (November 30, 1939 – June 8, 2023) was a Canadian jurist who was a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He served on the Court from 2000 to 2014.^[1]

LeBel was born in Quebec City. He was the son of lawyer Paul LeBel, Q.C.

LeBel went to school at the Collège des Jésuites, graduating with a BA in 1958. LeBel earned his law degree at Université Laval in 1962 and went on to get an LL.M from the University of Toronto in 1966. He was a top student, winning the Governor General's medal, the Lieutenant General's medal and the Tessier silver medal.

LeBel was called to the bar in 1962 and practised in Quebec City in several firms until 1984. During this period he taught at the University of Ottawa and Université Laval.

On June 28, 1984, he was appointed directly to the Quebec Court of Appeal. He stayed on the Court until he was appointed by Jean Chrétien to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2000.

LeBel was married to Louise Poudrier on August 28, 1965. His wife is also a lawyer and taught at Université Laval until 2000. They had three children; Paul, Catherine and François, who was appointed a judge of the Court of Quebec in 2018.

LeBel died on June 8, 2023, at the age of 83.^[2]

References

^ Supreme Court of Canada biography
^ "L'ex-juge de la Cour suprême Louis LeBel n'est plus". Le Devoir. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

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-| birth_place   = [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]]
+| birth_place   = [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]], Canada
-| alma_mater    = [[Université Laval]]
 | death_date    = {{death date and age|2023|06|08|1939|11|30}}
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+| death_place   = Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
+| alma_mater    = [[St. Charles Garnier College]]<br>[[Université Laval]]<br>[[University of Toronto]]
-| spouse        =
+| spouse        = Louise Poudrier (m. 1965)
+| children      = 3 - 2 sons, 1 daughter
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-'''Louis LeBel''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} (November 30, 1939 – June 8, 2023) was a [[puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]]. He served on the Court from 2000 to 2014.<ref>{{CanadaSupremeCourtbio|louis-lebel}}</ref>
+'''Louis LeBel''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}} (November 30, 1939 – June 8, 2023) was a Canadian jurist who was a [[puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]]. He served on the Court from 2000 to 2014.<ref>{{CanadaSupremeCourtbio|louis-lebel}}</ref>
-LeBel was born in [[Quebec City]]. He is the son of lawyer Paul LeBel, Q.C.
+LeBel was born in [[Quebec City]]. He was the son of lawyer Paul LeBel, [[Queen's Counsel|Q.C.]]
-He went to school at the [[St. Charles Garnier College|Collège des Jésuites]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1958. LeBel earned his law degree at [[Université Laval]] in 1962 and went on to get an [[Master of Laws|LL.M]] from the [[University of Toronto]] in 1966. He was a top student, winning the Governor General's medal, the Lieutenant General's medal and the Tessier silver medal.
+LeBel went to school at the [[St. Charles Garnier College|Collège des Jésuites]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1958. LeBel earned his law degree at [[Université Laval]] in 1962 and went on to get an [[Master of Laws|LL.M]] from the [[University of Toronto]] in 1966. He was a top student, winning the Governor General's medal, the Lieutenant General's medal and the Tessier silver medal.
-He was called to the bar in 1962 and practised in Quebec City in several firms until 1984. During this period he taught at the [[University of Ottawa]] and Université Laval.
+LeBel was called to the bar in 1962 and practised in Quebec City in several firms until 1984. During this period he taught at the [[University of Ottawa]] and Université Laval.
-On June 28, 1984, he was appointed directly to the [[Quebec Court of Appeal]]. He stayed on the Court until he was appointed by [[Jean Chrétien]] to the Supreme Court in 2000.
-He was married to Louise Poudrier on August 28, 1965. His wife is also a lawyer and taught at Université Laval until 2000. They have three children: Paul, Catherine and François, who was appointed a judge of the [[Court of Quebec]] in 2018.
+On June 28, 1984, he was appointed directly to the [[Quebec Court of Appeal]]. He stayed on the Court until he was appointed by [[Jean Chrétien]] to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2000.
+LeBel was married to Louise Poudrier on August 28, 1965. His wife is also a lawyer and taught at Université Laval until 2000. They had three children; Paul, Catherine and François, who was appointed a judge of the [[Court of Quebec]] in 2018.
+LeBel died on June 8, 2023, at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite news |title=L'ex-juge de la Cour suprême Louis LeBel n'est plus |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/justice/792663/l-ex-juge-de-la-cour-supreme-louis-lebel-n-est-plus |access-date=11 June 2023 |publisher=Le Devoir |date=8 June 2023}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 * [[Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice LeBel]]
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+== Further reading ==
-{{McLachlin-court}}
+* {{cite book |last1=Newman |first1=Dwight |title=The Dignity of Law: The Legacy of Justice Louis LeBel |date=2015 |publisher=LexisNexis Canada |isbn=978-0-43348-709-8}}
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v t e The McLachlin court (2000–17)
January 7, 2000 – July 1, 2002:	C. L'Heureux-Dubé C. Gonthier F. Iacobucci J.C. Major M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie L. Arbour L. LeBel
August 7, 2002 – August 1, 2003:	C. Gonthier F. Iacobucci J.C. Major M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie L. Arbour L. LeBel M. Deschamps
August 5, 2003 – June 30, 2004:	F. Iacobucci J.C. Major M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie L. Arbour L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish
October 4, 2004 – December 25, 2005:	J.C. Major M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella L. Charron
December 26, 2005 – February 28, 2006:	M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella L. Charron
March 1, 2006 – June 30, 2008:	M. Bastarache W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella L. Charron M. Rothstein
July 1, 2008 – December 22, 2008:	W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella L. Charron M. Rothstein
December 22, 2008 – August 30, 2011:	W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella L. Charron M. Rothstein T. Cromwell
August 30, 2011 – October 27, 2011:	W.I. Binnie L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell
October 27, 2011 – August 7, 2012:	L. LeBel M. Deschamps M.J. Fish R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis
August 7, 2012 – October 5, 2012:	L. LeBel M.J. Fish R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis
October 5, 2012 – August 31, 2013:	L. LeBel M.J. Fish R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner
August 31, 2013 – June 9, 2014:	L. LeBel R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner
June 9, 2014 – November 30, 2014:	L. LeBel R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner C. Gascon
December 1, 2014 – August 31, 2015:	R. Abella M. Rothstein T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner C. Gascon S. Côté
August 31, 2015 – September 1, 2016:	R. Abella T. Cromwell M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner C. Gascon S. Côté R. Brown
September 1, 2016 – October 28, 2016:	R. Abella M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner C. Gascon S. Côté R. Brown
October 28, 2016 – December 15, 2017:	R. Abella M. Moldaver A. Karakatsanis R. Wagner C. Gascon S. Côté R. Brown M. Rowe

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