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| Judge of the Quebec Superior Court | |
| In office 2004–present | |
| Chair of the Charbonneau Commission | |
| In office 9 November 2011–24 November 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit (LL.L) (1977) |
France Charbonneau is a Canadian judge sitting on the Quebec Superior Court. She was appointed on 4 October 2004.
On the recommendation of François Rolland, then Chief Justice of the Court, Premier Jean Charest named Charbonneau to chair an inquiry into corruption in the Quebec construction industry on 9 November 2011. Charbonneau headed the inquiry—now known as the Charbonneau Commission—from 2011 to 2015. The Commission issued its final report on 24 November 2015.
Before her elevation to the bench, Charbonneau served as a Crown attorney in Quebec for 26 years, beginning in 1979, and worked at as a legal aid lawyer. As a Crown, Charbonneau tried over 80 murder cases, including that of Maurice Boucher, and served as a prosecutor on Operation Carcajou.
References
- Department of Industry, Office of the Registrar General, Appointments. (2004) C Gaz I, Vol 138, No 42, at 2828 Archived 23 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mandat No 1119-2011 Archived 2 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine (Government of Quebec), pursuant to the Act respecting public inquiry commissions, CQLR c C-37, s 1.
- Dougherty, Kevin (19 October 2011). "France Charbonneau to head public inquiry". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Banerjee, Sidhartha; Rakobowchuk, Peter (13 January 2015). "France Charbonneau: Quebecers Must Work Together To Root Out Corruption". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Charbonneau, France; Lachance, Renaud (24 November 2015). Rapport final de la Commission d’enquête sur l’octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l’industrie de la construction (PDF) (Report) (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2017.
- ^ Malboeuf, Marie-Claude (22 October 2011). "France Charbonneau: romantique, battante et libre". La Presse (in French). Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- The Canadian Press. "Who is France Charbonneau?". CBC News. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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