Richard Wagner (judge)

The Right Honourable Richard Wagner PC
Wagner in 2012
18th Chief Justice of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office December 18, 2017
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Julie Payette
Preceded by	Beverley McLachlin
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office October 5, 2012 – December 18, 2017
Nominated by	Stephen Harper
Appointed by	David Johnston
Preceded by	Marie Deschamps
Succeeded by	Sheilah Martin
Puisne Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal
In office February 3, 2011 – October 5, 2012
Nominated by	Stephen Harper
Appointed by	David Johnston
Preceded by	Lise Côté
Succeeded by	Dominique Bélanger
Personal details
Born	(1957-04-02) April 2, 1957 (age 67) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse	Catherine Mandeville
Children	2[1]
Parent	Claude Wagner (father)
Alma mater	Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (DEC) University of Ottawa (BSocSc, LLL)

Richard Wagner PC (French pronunciation: [vɑɡnɛːʁ] vahg-NAIR;^[2] born April 2, 1957) is a Canadian jurist serving as the 18th and current Chief Justice of Canada since 2017. He previously served as a puisne justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal (2011–2012) and of the Supreme Court of Canada (2012–2017). For several months in 2021, following Julie Payette's resignation as Canada's governor general, Wagner was the administrator of the government of Canada as well as chief justice.