Frank Iacobucci
Frank Iacobucci | |
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| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| In office January 7, 1991 – July 1, 2004 | |
| Nominated by | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Bertha Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Rosalie Abella / Louise Charron |
| Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada | |
| In office September 2, 1988 – January 6, 1991 | |
| Nominated by | Brian Mulroney |
| Appointed by | Jeanne Sauvé |
| Preceded by | James Alexander Jerome |
| Succeeded by | John D. Richard |
| Deputy Minister of Justice Deputy Attorney General of Canada | |
| In office September 30, 1985 – September 2, 1988 | |
| Minister | John Crosbie Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Preceded by | Roger Tassé |
| Succeeded by | John C. Tait |
| 5th Dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law | |
| In office 1979 – 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Friedland |
| Succeeded by | Robert Prichard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 29, 1937 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Spouse |
Nancy Eastham (m. 1964) |
| Children | Edward Iacobucci |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | |
Frank Iacobucci CC KC LSM OMRI (born June 29, 1937) is a former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1991 until he retired from the bench in 2004. He was the first Italian-Canadian judge on the court. Iacobucci was also the first judge on the Supreme Court to have been born, raised and educated in British Columbia. Iacobucci has had a distinguished career in private practice, academia, the civil service and the judiciary.
Before his elevation to the nation's top court, he was a tenured professor of law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law for eighteen years, and was appointed dean of the faculty in 1979. From 1985 to 1988, he served as the Deputy Attorney General of Canada, playing a key role in constitutional law negotiations during the Meech Lake Accord process. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed him Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada in 1988.
As a former private corporate lawyer, he is considered an expert in business and tax law. He currently serves as senior counsel at the business law firm Torys LLP.