The Honourable Renée Thériault

  Judge of the Superior Court of Québec  

Appointed to the Superior Court of Québec in 2022, the Honourable Justice Thériault holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Ottawa as well as degrees in Civil Law and Common Law from McGill University.  She also holds a Master’s degree in Law from the London School of Economics. 

Before her call to the Québec Bar in 1994, the Honourable Justice Thériault clerked for the Honourable Claire L’Heureux-Dubé at the Supreme Court of Canada.  She practiced litigation and international arbitration in Canada and abroad, including with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling in Paris and with Norton Rose Fulbright in Ottawa and Montréal. 

As of 2012, the Honourable Justice Thériault served as Legal Counsel at the Supreme Court, and in 2018 became the Executive Legal Officer to the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada.  In this capacity, she notably acted as principal advisor to the Chief Justice regarding the administration of the Court, as well as the Canadian Judicial Council, the National Judicial Institute and the Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19. 

The Honourable Justice Thériault has been awarded several scholarships and prizes, notably for her legal aid involvement.  In addition, she has appeared as a conference speaker and has published various papers on dispute resolution.  She has also piloted various public engagement initiatives regarding the justice system.  The Honourable Justice Thériault is a proud Acadian native, and with her husband, she shares the pride and joy of being the mother of two remarkable children currently pursuing their studies in Montréal.