The Canadian Judicial Council is the regulating body for Canadian judges composed mostly of chief justices and associate chief justices of Canada's superior courts. The council deals with complains against judges and establish rules of conduct and practice. The term, Judges, may refer to the Book of Judges in the Bible or to the office of judge. ...
Estalished in 1971 by an act of parliament, its mandate is to "promote efficiency and uniformity, and to improve the quality of judicial serices in superior courts and in the Tax Courts of Canada." 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
The current chair of the council is chief justice Beverley McLachlin. The Right Honourable Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin The Right Honourable Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC , LL.B. , MA , BA (born September 7, 1943) is the Chief Justice of Canada, the first woman to hold that position in Canada. ...