Beverley McLachlin retires from the Supreme Court of Canada today after 17 years as chief justice.
McLachlin will take questions from reporters at a news conference in Ottawa at 10 a.m., and CBCNews.ca will carry it live.
McLachlin was feted at a farewell gala dinner in Ottawa Thursday evening, where several dignitaries and politicians, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former prime ministers Brian Mulroney and former governor general Adrienne Clarkson.
Quebec jurist Richard Wagner will succeed McLachlin as chief justice. He will be sworn in on Monday.
At age 60, Wagner is the senior Quebec judge on the bench. He was nominated to the high court in 2012 by former prime minister Stephen Harper.
Before his judicial appointment, he had a commercial litigation practice focusing on real estate and professional liability insurance. Wagner is the middle son of former Quebec provincial Liberal cabinet minister and one-time federal Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Claude Wagner.
Beverley McLachlin is retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada after 28 years on the bench, including 17 years as chief justice. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
