The Honourable Marc Noël, a former tax lawyer and a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, has been appointed Chief Justice.
Prior to his appointment to the Federal Court in 1992, Noël was a partner in the Montreal office of Bennett Jones Verchere. He also served as governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation and as president of the Canadian Bar Association tax subsection for Quebec.
Noël was appointed to the Federal Court of Canada, trial division in 1992. He was appointed as a member of the Competition Tribunal in 1993 and judge of the then Federal Court, Appeal Division in 1998. It became known as the Federal Court of Appeal in 2003.
Noël graduated from the University of Ottawa with a BA, both common and civil law degrees, and was called to the bars of Quebec and Ontario. In 1990, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel.
Congratulation Justice Noël!