Richard Wagner (judge)

Richard Wagner (; born April 2, 1957) is a Canadian jurist who has served as the 18th 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. Provided by Wikipedia