Julien Chouinard
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Canada
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lawyer, civil servant and Puisne Justice
Associate Justice
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of the Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
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Born in Quebec City
Quebec City
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, the son of Joseph Julien Chouinard and Berthe Cloutier, he received a BA
Bachelor of Arts
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in 1948 and a LL.L.
Bachelor of Civil Law
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in 1951 from Université Laval
Université Laval
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. As a Rhodes Scholar, he received a BA in 1953 from Oxford University. In 1953, he was called to the Quebec Bar and started to practice law. He also taught law at Université Laval.
In 1965, he joined the Quebec civil service as deputy minister of Justice. In 1968, he was appointed Secretary General of the Executive Council of Quebec
Executive Council of Quebec
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. He ran unsuccessfully as the Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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candidate for the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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for the Quebec riding of Matane
Matane
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in the 1968 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1968
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. In recognition of his contribution to public service, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
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in 1974. In 1974, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal of Quebec. In 1979, Prime Minister Joe Clark
Joe Clark
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appointed him to the Supreme Court and served until his death from brain cancer in 1987. He is buried in the Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont
Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont
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