OTTAWA—Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Canada’s longest-serving and first female Chief Justice, will step down from the bench Dec. 15, she announced Monday. McLachlin has led the country’s top court for more than 17 years, in the process transforming it into a modern institution. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a statement said: “Chief Justice McLachlin’s judicial accomplishments are unparalleled in Canadian history. On behalf of all Canadians, I thank Chief Justice McLachlin for her long and dedicated service to Canada.”In the announcement notice, McLachlin is quoted saying, “It has been a great privilege to serve as a justice of the Court, and later its Chief Justice, for so many years. I have had the good fortune of working with several generations of Canada’s finest judges and best lawyers.

Source: thestar June 12, 2017 19:30 UTC