From 1946 to 1960 he practiced law. In 1961, he was named Queen's Counsel. In 1962 he was elected to the Council of the Bar of Montreal. In 1962 he started to teach law at the University of Montreal.
On January 8, 1964 he accepted to prosecute at the Commission of Inquiry into the famous Coffin affair. In 1972 he was appointed a Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal. In 1973 he was appointed, by Pierre Trudeau, Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court. He served in this position for ten years.
From 1984 to 1987 he was involved with the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities. In 1985 he was appointed to head the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada on alleged war criminals in Canada in which he officially reprimanded those special interest groups within the Jewish Canadian community whom, he wrote, had tabled "grossly exaggerated" claims about the number of alleged war criminals supposedly hiding in Canada. He submitted his report in 1986. He was the 102 president of the Royal Society of Canada from 1990 until 1992. From 1993 to 1997, he sat on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
He published his autobiography, Sur la ligne de feu, in 1988. After his death in 2000, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[1]
He married Jacqueline Lachapelle in 1948. They had two daughters and three sons.
jules, deschênes, frsc, june, 1923, 2000, canadian, quebec, superior, court, judge, chief, justice, quebec, superior, courtin, office, 1973, 1983preceded, byfrédéric, dorionsucceeded, byalan, goldpersonal, detailsborn, 1923, june, 1923montreal, quebecdiedmay, . Jules Deschenes CC FRSC June 7 1923 May 10 2000 was a Canadian Quebec Superior Court judge Jules DeschenesChief Justice of the Quebec Superior CourtIn office 1973 1983Preceded byFrederic DorionSucceeded byAlan B GoldPersonal detailsBorn 1923 06 07 June 7 1923Montreal QuebecDiedMay 10 2000 2000 05 10 aged 76 Laval QuebecResting placeNotre Dame des Neiges CemeteryBorn in Montreal to Wilfrid Deschenes and Berthe Berard he completed grade school under the supervision of les Clercs de Saint Viateur and classical studies under les Messieurs de Saint Sulpice He graduated from the University of Montreal and was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1946 From 1946 to 1960 he practiced law In 1961 he was named Queen s Counsel In 1962 he was elected to the Council of the Bar of Montreal In 1962 he started to teach law at the University of Montreal On January 8 1964 he accepted to prosecute at the Commission of Inquiry into the famous Coffin affair In 1972 he was appointed a Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal In 1973 he was appointed by Pierre Trudeau Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court He served in this position for ten years From 1984 to 1987 he was involved with the United Nations Sub Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities In 1985 he was appointed to head the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada on alleged war criminals in Canada in which he officially reprimanded those special interest groups within the Jewish Canadian community whom he wrote had tabled grossly exaggerated claims about the number of alleged war criminals supposedly hiding in Canada He submitted his report in 1986 He was the 102 president of the Royal Society of Canada from 1990 until 1992 From 1993 to 1997 he sat on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia He published his autobiography Sur la ligne de feu in 1988 After his death in 2000 he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal 1 He married Jacqueline Lachapelle in 1948 They had two daughters and three sons Honours editIn 1977 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada In 1981 he received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University 2 In 1989 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1992 References edit Repertoire des personnages inhumes au cimetiere ayant marque l histoire de notre societe in French Montreal Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Honorary Degree Citation Jules Deschenes Concordia University Archives archives concordia ca Retrieved 2016 04 11 Jules Deschenes C C MSRC 1923 2000 The Royal Society of Canada Retrieved May 16 2005 Professional and academic associationsPreceded byDigby McLaren President of the Royal Society of Canada1990 1992 Succeeded byJohn Meisel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jules Deschenes amp oldid 1119497449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
