Thibaudeau Rinfret

The Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret
9th Chief Justice of Canada
In office January 8, 1944 – June 22, 1954
Nominated by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Lyman Poore Duff
Succeeded by	Patrick Kerwin
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office October 1, 1924 – January 8, 1944
Nominated by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Arthur Malouin
Succeeded by	Roy Kellock
Personal details
Born	(1879-06-22)June 22, 1879 Montreal, Quebec
Died	July 25, 1962(1962-07-25) (aged 83)
Nationality	Canadian
Relations	Fernand Rinfret, brother , brother
Alma mater	Université Laval à Montréal, Faculté de droit and McGill University
Occupation	Lawyer, jurist

Thibaudeau Rinfret, PC (June 22, 1879 – July 25, 1962) was a Canadian jurist and the ninth Chief Justice of Canada and Administrator of Canada in 1952.

Early life[]

Rinfret was born in Montreal in 1879, the son of François-Olivier Rinfret and Albina Pominville.^[1] He was the brother of Fernand Rinfret, Liberal politician who became Mayor of Montreal, and brother of Charles Rinfret, a prominent Montreal businessman.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career[]

Rinfret studied law at the Université Laval à Montréal, Faculté de droit and McGill University and was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1901. He was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1922 and to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1924.^[1]

Rinfret became Chief Justice on January 8, 1944, and served until his retirement on June 22, 1954.^[1] During his term as Chief Justice, Canada ended appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council making the Supreme Court of Canada the final court of appeal in Canadian jurisprudence.^{[citation needed]}

Rinfret was acting Governor General (or Administrator of the Government) in 1952 after the departure of Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and until Vincent Massey could officially take his vice-regal post; during this time he proclaimed Elizabeth II as Queen of Canada, following the death of King George VI.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[]

His son was the Quebec politician and judge Édouard Rinfret.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Supreme Court of Canada Biography
• Thibaudeau Rinfret at Find a Grave

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