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Browse current and historic photos related to the Court.

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The building

Front view of the Supreme Court of Canada Building.
West view of the Supreme Court of Canada Building.
East view of the Supreme Court of Canada Building.
Side aerial view of Supreme Court of Canada building.
The Supreme Court of Canada Building (fall view).
Aerial view of the Supreme Court of Canada building.
Supreme Court of Canada building from the river at the end of the afternoon.
The Supreme Court of Canada Building (winter view).
Tulips in from of the Supreme Court of Canada building

The main courtroom

Main Courtroom.
Judge's computer console.
Raised lectern.
Lowered lectern.
A wall-mounted plasma screen television.
Cameras in the Main Courtroom.
Interior of the interpretation booth.
Close-up of a screen inside the interpretation booth.
Five computer screens in the audiovisual booth.
Entrance to the Main Courtroom.

Architectural details

Main door of the Supreme Court building
Light fixture in the grand entrance hall
Marble bannister in the grand entrance hall
Mouldings on the ceiling of the grand entrance hall
Light coming in through the windows of the grand entrance hall
Staircase inside the Supreme Court building

Paintings

Painting of the Right Honourable Robert George Brian Dickson, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Robert George Brian Dickson, P.C., C.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from April 18, 1984 until June 29, 1990
Artist: Cleeve Horne
Painting of the Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from September 16, 1924 until February 27, 1933
Artist: K. Forbes
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright, P.C., C.C., M.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright, P.C., C.C., M.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from September 1, 1967 until March 22, 1970
Artist: K. Forbes
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies, P.C., K.C.M.G.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies, P.C., K.C.M.G.
Chief Justice of Canada from October 23, 1918 until May 1, 1924
Artist: Robert Harris
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Chief Justice of Canada from March 17, 1933 until January 6, 1944
Artist: Ernest Fosbery
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, P.C., C.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from March 23, 1970 until December 22, 1973
Artist: Eva Prager
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Chief Justice of Canada from June 4, 1906 until October 20, 1918
Artist: K. Forbes
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, P.C., Kt.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, P.C., Kt.
Chief Justice of Canada from November 21, 1902 until May 1, 1906
Artist: Ernest Fosbery
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Honourable Patrick Kerwin, P.C.
Painting of the Honourable Patrick Kerwin, P.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from July 1, 1954 until February 2, 1963
Artist: K. Forbes
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, P.C., C.C., C.D.
Painting of the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, P.C., C.C., C.D.
Chief Justice of Canada from July 1, 1990 until January 6, 2000
Artist: Bruno Bobak
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Bora Laskin, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Bora Laskin, P.C., C.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from December 27, 1973 until March 26, 1984
Artist: Cleeve Horne
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., C.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from January 7, 2000 until December 14, 2017
Artist: Joseph Plaskett
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Honourable Sir William Buell Richards, Kt.
Painting of the Honourable Sir William Buell Richards, Kt.
Chief Justice of Canada from September 30, 1875 until January 10, 1879
Artist: Frances Richards
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret, P.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret, P.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from January 8, 1944 until June 21, 1954
Artist: K. Forbes
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Honourable Sir William Johnstone Ritchie, Kt.
Painting of the Honourable Sir William Johnstone Ritchie, Kt.
Chief Justice of Canada from January 11, 1879 until September 25, 1892
Artist: A.D. Patterson
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Robert Taschereau, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Robert Taschereau, P.C., C.C.
Chief Justice of Canada from April 22, 1963 until August 31, 1967
Artist: Eric Goldberg
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Samuel Henry Strong, P.C., Kt.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Samuel Henry Strong, P.C., Kt.
Chief Justice of Canada from December 13, 1892 until November 17, 1902
Artist: Robert Harris
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Painting of the Honourable Bertha Wilson.
Painting of the Honourable Bertha Wilson
Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from March 4, 1982 until January 3, 1991
Artist: Mary Lennox Hourd; Donated by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
Credit: Mary Lennox Hourd
Painting of the Court's original quarters.
Painting of the Court’s original quarters
Artist: W.A. Salter
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection

Historical photos

The crowd at the laying of the cornerstone (May 20, 1939).
View of the Supreme Court of Canada under construction.
The Courtroom in the old Court Building.
The old Supreme Court of Canada Building.
View of the Supreme Court of Canada under construction.
View of the Supreme Court of Canada under construction.
Queen Elizabeth laying the cornerstone.
View of the Supreme Court of Canada under construction.
Date modified: 2025-11-07