Brian Dickson

The Right Honourable Brian Dickson PC CC CD
15th Chief Justice of Canada
In office April 18, 1984 – June 30, 1990
Nominated by	Pierre Trudeau
Appointed by	Edward Schreyer
Preceded by	Bora Laskin
Succeeded by	Antonio Lamer
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office March 26, 1973 – April 18, 1984
Nominated by	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Emmett Hall
Succeeded by	Gerald Le Dain
Justice of the Manitoba Court of Appeal
In office 1967–1973
Nominated by	Lester B. Pearson
Justice of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench
In office 1963–1967
Personal details
Born	Robert George Brian Dickson (1916-05-25)May 25, 1916 Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Died	October 17, 1998(1998-10-17) (aged 82) Ottawa, Ontario
Spouse(s)	Barbara Dickson, née Sellers
Alma mater	University of Manitoba
Profession	Lawyer
Awards	Mentioned in Dispatches
Military service
Allegiance	Canadian Army
Branch/service	Royal Canadian Artillery
Years of service	1939-1945
Rank	captain; honorary colonel, 30th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Battles/wars	Battle of Normandy Falaise Gap

Robert George Brian Dickson PC CC CD (May 25, 1916 – October 17, 1998) was a Canadian lawyer, military officer and judge. He was appointed a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada on March 26, 1973, and subsequently appointed the 15th Chief Justice of Canada on April 18, 1984. He retired on June 30, 1990.

Dickson's tenure as chief justice coincided with the first wave of cases under the new Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which reached the Supreme Court from 1984 onwards. Dickson wrote several very influential judgments dealing with the Charter and laid the groundwork for the approach that the courts would take to the Charter.^{[citation needed]}