The pick will give the top court five female judges and four male judges. Moreau was most recently the chief justice of Alberta\u2019s superior court, and has worked in that court for 29 years. She will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Russell Brown in June.<\/p>\n
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Moreau has practised criminal law, constitutional law, and civil litigation after studying at the University of Alberta and the Universite de Sherbrooke in Quebec.<\/p>\n
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The Court of King\u2019s Bench of Alberta announced the nomination of the Honourable Chief Justice Mary T. Moreau to the Supreme Court of Canada.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>X\/@KingsBench_AB<\/cite><\/p>\n \u201cA glass ceiling shattered,\u201d Justice Minister Arif Virani said on X, noting that Moreau\u2019s appointment will give the Supreme Court bench a majority of women for the first time in its history.<\/p>\n Trudeau has made the top court more diverse with his recent appointments. In June 2021, Mahmud Jamal became its first judge of colour, and a year later Michelle O\u2019Bonsawin became the first Indigenous person to join it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n