Yves Pratte

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name = Yves Pratte


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office = Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
termstart = October 1, 1977
termend = June 30, 1979
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birthdate = 7 March, 1925
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deathdate = death date and age|1988|6|26|1925|3|7
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spouse = Yves Pratte (7 March, 1925 – 26 June, 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist who served briefly as a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Pratte studied law at Université Laval and the University of Toronto. Following his admission to the bar in the province of Quebec in 1947, he practised law in Quebec City, established a successful law firm, and continued his association with Laval, becoming its Dean of Law from 1965–1968. From 1968–1974, he served as the chairman of Air Canada, which was then under the control of the Canadian National Railway, a Crown corporation. On October 1, 1977, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on the recommendation of Pierre Trudeau. His tenure on the court was brief — Pratte served less than two years before stepping down for health reasons. Upon his resignation on 30 June, 1979, he returned to private practice, joining the influential Montreal firm of Courtois Clarkson. Pratte died suddenly, of a heart attack, on 26 June, 1988, in Montreal. His body was interred in the Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont, in Sainte-Foy, Quebec.

Today, the Yves Pratte Foundation named in his honour promotes student exchanges between the University of Toronto and Université Laval.

External links

* [http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/aboutcourt/judges/pratte/index_e.asp Biography from the Supreme Court of Canada]