Louis-philippe Pigeon

Born Henryville, Quebec in 1905, the son of Arthur Pigeon and Maria Demers, he studied at Université Laval and obtained an LL.L in 1928 . Called to the bar that year, he settled in Quebec City and practised law with St-Laurent, Gagné, Devlin et Taschereau. In 1940 he became Law Clerk of the Quebec Legislature , a position he held for four years before joining the law firm of Germain, Lapointe, Thibaudeau et Roberge. He taught Constitutional Law part-time at Laval University for 15 years and was chairman of the National Council On The Administration Of Justice from 1963 to 1967 . He also acted as a Legal Advisor to the Premier Of Quebec , Jean Lesage , from 1960 to 1966 . On September 21 , 1967, he was appointed to the Supreme Court Of Canada . He served on the Court for 12 years and retired on February 8 , 1980 . Justice Pigeon died on February 23 , 1986 , at the age of 81.

In 1980 he was made a Companion of the Order Of Canada .

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