Joseph Charles Antonio Lamer (1933 - 2007)

Born 8 Jul 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Died 24 Nov 2007 at age 74 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

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Preceded by
Robert George Brian Dickson

16th Chief Justice of Canada
1990 - 2000

Succeeded by
Beverley Marian McLachlin

Biography

Antonio Lamer is Notable.

Antonio Lamer, the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, led Canada through an important period of history with the application of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Joseph Charles Antoine Lamer was born in 1933 in Montreal, the son of Antonio Lamer and his wife, Florence Storey Lamer. He was baptized on the 23rd of July 1933 at St-Louis-De-Gonzague at Montreal.^[1]

Antonio, Jr. followed in his father's footsteps and chose the law as a career. His father, Antonio Sr., was for years, a legal advisor to the Montreal Police Department. In 1955, Antonio Sr. established his own law firm; his son joined him at the firm which became known as Lamer & Lamer. ^[2]

Lamer was appointed to the Superior Court of Quebec in 1969. He was promoted to the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1978, and finally to the Supreme Court in 1980.^[3]

In 1999, Antonio Lamer's announcement of his resignation from the Supreme Court--nine years earlier than expected--was met with surprise.^[4] It was, however, not a surprise to the other eight Supreme Court Justices who had tactfully pointed out to Lamer that his "performance was not what it had been up until this time." With that, Lamer resigned.^[5]

Lamer died in Ottawa on November 23, 2007. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
   Ancestry Record 1091 #3068311 (accessed 11 March 2024)
   Joseph Charles Antoine Lamer baptism on 23 Jul 1933 (born 8 Jul 1933), child of Antoine Lamer & Florenne Strey, in Montreal (Montréal), Québec (Quebec), Canada.
2. ↑ Newspaper Article
   .The Montreal Star Mon, Jul 25, 1960 ·Page 27, Montreal, Quebec
   Obituary of Antoino Lamer, Sr.
3. ↑ Newspaper Article
   Anne Marie Owens and Elena Cherney. "Passionate fighter leaves Charter of RIghts as link to judicial career" "
   / National Post Mon, Aug 23, 1999 ·Page 10, Toronto, Canada
4. ↑ Newspaper Article
   Adam Dodek and Daniel Jutras, "The sacred fire of justice"
   National Post Thu, Sep 10, 2009 ·Page 16, Toronto, Ontario
5. ↑ Newspaper Article
   Kirk Makin and Renata D'Alliesio, "Shedding some light on the decline of a lion in winter"
   The Globe and Mail; viewed at https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/shedding-some-light-on-the-decline-of-a-lion-in-winter/article578974/
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #23138350 (accessed 11 March 2024)
   Memorial page for Antonio Lamer (8 Jul 1933-24 Nov 2007), citing Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada (plot: Section ML Concession 39D); Maintained by Find a Grave.

See also:

• Wikipedia:Antonio_Lamer
• Wikidata: Item Q452445, en:Wikipedia