Nicholas Kasirer
Nicholas Kasirer | |
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| Puisne Justice of theSupreme Court of Canada | |
| Assumed office September 16, 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointed by | Julie Payette |
| Preceded by | Clément Gascon |
| Puisne Justice of theQuebec Court of Appeal | |
| In office 2009 – September 15, 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
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| Born | Montreal,Quebec,Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto(BA) McGill University(LLB,BCL) University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne,(DEA) |
Nicholas Kasireris Canadian jurist who is currently a puisne justice of theSupreme Court of Canada.He was sworn into office on September 16, 2019.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Nicholas Kasirer was born inMontrealon February 2, 1960. His mother was Patricia Heeney and his father, Paul, was a medical doctor. Nicholas’s grandfather was Canadian lawyer and diplomatArnold Heeney.[3]
Kasirer attendedMarianopolis Collegefor his secondary studies, graduating in 1978, before matriculating atUniversity of Torontofor hisBachelor of Artsin economics and political science, graduating in 1981.
He then went toMcGill Universityto complete hisBachelor of Lawin common and civil law, finishing his studies in 1985 and where he served as an editor for theMcGill Law Journal,[4]and where he also later served as a professor from 1989 to 2009 and dean of the Faculty from 2003 to 2009.[5]
Kasirer also has apostgraduate diplomain international public law fromParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.[6]
Career
[edit]Legal career
[edit]After law school Kasirer was anarticling studentwithStikeman Elliottand then alaw clerkwith theSupreme Court of Canadafor JusticeJean Beetz.
Kasirer was previously a puisne justice with theQuebec Court of Appealbetween 2009 and 2019 during which he delivered judgments on Property Law, Contract and Civil Liability Law, Human Rights Law, Succession Law, Patrimonial Family law, Fiduciary Law, International Private Law, Land Registry, and Commercial Law.[5]
He has written more than a dozen books on legal matters and taught classes on the law of obligations, property law, family law, and wills and estates law in both civil and common law.
Judge of the Supreme Court
[edit]On July 10, 2019, Kasirer was nominated to theSupreme Court of Canadaby Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau.On August 7, 2019, he was officially appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada effective as of September 16, 2019.[7]
Books
[edit]- Kasirer, Nicholas (2003),Le droit civil, avant tout un style?,Montréal, Les Éditions Themis, Canada.
Honorary degrees
[edit]On September 22, 2012, theUniversité de Sherbrookegranted an honorary doctoral degree to Kasirer.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^Canada, Supreme Court of (January 1, 2001)."Supreme Court of Canada - Biography - Nicholas Kasirer".www.scc-csc.ca.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2020.RetrievedJune 2,2020.
- ^"CSC News Release".January 2001.Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 16,2019.
- ^"Nicholas Kasirer".The Canadian Encyclopedia.June 13, 2023.RetrievedJuly 30,2024.
- ^"Masthead, Volume 30".McGill Law Journal.1984.
- ^ab"CURRENT JUDGES OF THE COURT: The Honourable Nicholas Kasirer".Archived fromthe originalon November 14, 2012.RetrievedApril 22,2013.
- ^"Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada - the Honourable Nicholas Kasirer's questionnaire".Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada.November 26, 2015.RetrievedJuly 30,2024.
- ^"Prime Minister announces appointment of the Honourable Nicholas Kasirer to the Supreme Court of Canada".Archivedfrom the original on August 7, 2019.RetrievedAugust 7,2019.
- ^"Nicholas Kasirer receives honorary doctorate from Université de Sherbrooke".Faculty of Law.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2013.RetrievedJune 2,2020.
- ^"Nicholas Kasirer - Docteur d'honneur en droit".Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2020.
- ^"Nicholas Kasirer receives honorary doctorate from Université de Sherbrooke".Faculty of Law.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2013.RetrievedJune 2,2020.
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