Two common law alumni appointed to the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments

By Common Law

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On May 16, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced the members of the Independent Advisory Board to help select the next Supreme Court Justice. The Honourable Louise Charron, LLB ’75, and David Nahwegahbow, LLB ’80, both Common Law alumni, are among the members of the of the new Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments.

The Board will identify candidates to fill the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada vacancy, which will be created by the retirement of the Honourable Michael J. Moldaver in September. 

Louise Charron is herself a former justice of the Supreme Court and David Nahwegahbow is the founding partner of Nahwegahbow Corbiere and is Anishinaabe from Whitefish River First Nation. 

An excerpt from the Prime Minister’s news release: 

Coming from diverse backgrounds, the members will work alongside the Honourable H. Wade MacLauchlan, Chair of this independent and non-partisan board, to identify candidates who are jurists of the highest calibre, functionally bilingual, and representative of the diversity of our country. The candidates will be selected from applications received during the six-week application period, which closed on May 13, 2022. The members will submit a shortlist of highly qualified candidates to the Prime Minister for consideration.