Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louis LeBel talks with The Lawyers Weekly

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Uploaded by on Apr 10, 2011

In excerpts from an exclusive interview with The Lawyers Weekly March 28, 2011, Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louis LeBel talks about the informal rules he believes apply to former Supreme Court judges who return to practising law.

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  • @gundamWWW A judge (from any court of justice) CANNOT be removed (I'm guessing you mean how we could somehow fire a judge from his chair).

    They are inamovible and it's the most important characteristic of their job - we want impartial judge who cannot be influenced by anything.

    However, if a judge was acting in bad faith - I'd be EXTREMELY hard to prove. There is nothing in the Supreme Court Act (because I'd would be admitting the system could fail). I guess a commission and Parliament action.

  • Many Canadians are aware of how Justices on the Supreme Court are appointed, but its never explained how Supreme Court justices are removed or if there is a process to do so.

    Of course this not include mandatory retirement or someone who choose to step down.

    If someone could provide an answer to this question, I think that would be very helpful and informative.

    Thank You

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