Justice La Forest

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judge
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Canada
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:birthDate 1929-01-01
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2021-01-01
gptkbp:field Law
gptkbp:fullName Gerald_La_Forest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Justice La Forest
gptkbp:influences Canadian_constitutional_law
Human_rights_law_in_Canada
gptkbp:issuedBy Prime_Minister_Brian_Mulroney
gptkbp:judges Constitutional interpretation
gptkbp:knownFor Judicial_contributions_to_Canadian_law
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:University_of_Toronto_Faculty_of_Law
Lawyer
Professor
Judicial appointments
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:R_v._Oakes
gptkb:R_v._Morgentaler
R v. Keegstra
gptkbp:position Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Justice_Jean_Beetz
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario
gptkbp:spouse Marilyn_La_Forest
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Justice_Rosalie_Abella
gptkbp:termEnd 1997-01-01
gptkbp:termStart 1985-01-01