The Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court

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Supreme CourtSupreme Court

The Supreme Court stands a short The Supreme Court stands a short distance from Parliament Hill, it is a distance from Parliament Hill, it is a reminder that, while the judiciary is a reminder that, while the judiciary is a branch of Canada's government, it is branch of Canada's government, it is completely independent from the completely independent from the legislative and executive branches of legislative and executive branches of government. government.

What’s in the building?What’s in the building?

Court BuildingCourt Building Grand Entrance HallGrand Entrance Hall Judges' GalleryJudges' Gallery Main CourtroomMain Courtroom Judges' Conference RoomJudges' Conference Room Judges' Reading RoomJudges' Reading Room Chief Justice's OfficeChief Justice's Office

Court BuildingCourt Building

The Supreme Court Building was The Supreme Court Building was designed by Ernest Cormier.designed by Ernest Cormier.

At the entrance to the building are two At the entrance to the building are two fluted, metallic, torch-like pillars with fluted, metallic, torch-like pillars with clusters of lighting brackets at the top. clusters of lighting brackets at the top.

Court BuildingCourt Building

Grand Entrance HallGrand Entrance Hall

Two bronze doors give access to an Two bronze doors give access to an impressive grand entrance hall, impressive grand entrance hall, measuring 32 by 17 meters, and 12 measuring 32 by 17 meters, and 12 meters in height. meters in height.

At each end of the Grand Entrance Hall At each end of the Grand Entrance Hall is a courtroom used by the Federal Court is a courtroom used by the Federal Court of Canada of Canada

Grand Entrance HallGrand Entrance Hall

Judges' GalleryJudges' Gallery

The Judges' Gallery houses an exhibition The Judges' Gallery houses an exhibition of photographs of former and current of photographs of former and current judges, some of the photographs dating judges, some of the photographs dating back to the creation of the Supreme back to the creation of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1875. Court of Canada in 1875.

Judges' GalleryJudges' Gallery

Main CourtroomMain Courtroom

The Main Courtroom, reserved for the The Main Courtroom, reserved for the use of the Supreme Court.use of the Supreme Court.

The courtroom, measuring 12 by 16 The courtroom, measuring 12 by 16 meters. meters.

Main CourtroomMain Courtroom

Judges' Conference RoomJudges' Conference Room

The Judges meet to The Judges meet to discuss cases in the discuss cases in the Judges' Conference Judges' Conference Room which is Room which is directly behind the directly behind the courtroom.courtroom.

Judges' Conference RoomJudges' Conference Room

Judges' Reading RoomJudges' Reading Room

Above the doors and Above the doors and bookshelves around bookshelves around the Judges’ Reading the Judges’ Reading Room, one can see Room, one can see the coats of arms of the coats of arms of every Canadian every Canadian province and province and territory. territory.

Judges' Reading RoomJudges' Reading Room

Chief Justice's OfficeChief Justice's Office

Contains an electric clock designed by Contains an electric clock designed by Ernest Cormier.Ernest Cormier.

A large window give a spectacular view A large window give a spectacular view of the Parliament buildings. of the Parliament buildings.

Chief Justice's OfficeChief Justice's Office

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