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* }} | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | residence = | education = | alma_mater = University of Alberta | occupation = | profession = Lawyer | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} Beverley McLachlin, (born 7 September 1943) is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, the first woman to hold this position, and the longest serving Chief Justice in Canadian history. In her role as Chief Justice, she also serves as a Deputy of the Governor General of Canada. ==Early life and family== McLachlin was born Beverley Gietz in Pincher Creek, Alberta, the eldest child of Eleanora Marian (née Kruschell) and Ernest Gietz. Her parents, who were of German descent, were "fundamentalist Christians"〔(The Spectator: "Justice lies at the heart of what Canada is" ), 19 Jan 2000〕〔("Mighty Judgment: How The Supreme Court Of Canada Runs Your Life" ), by Philip Slayton〕 of the Pentecostal Church.〔 She received a B.A. and an M.A. in philosophy and an LL.B. degree (winning the gold medal as top student and serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Alberta Law Review) from the University of Alberta. She was called to the Bar of Alberta in 1969 and to the Bar of British Columbia in 1971. She practiced law from 1969 until 1975. From 1974 to 1981, she was an Associate Professor and Professor with tenure at the University of British Columbia. She has one son from her first marriage to Roderick McLachlin, who took care of much of Angus' upbringing.〔 Her first husband died of cancer in 1988, a few days after she was appointed chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court.〔 In 1992 she married Frank McArdle, a lawyer and executive director of the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beverley McLachlin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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