Overview
- Martin will leave the court a day before her 70th birthday, five years ahead of the mandatory retirement age of 75.
- Appointed to the Supreme Court in 2017, the Montreal-born jurist previously served as dean at the University of Calgary law school and as a judge in Alberta, with work focused on Indigenous issues, education and equality.
- Chief Justice Richard Wagner praised her legal scholarship and commitment to fairness, and Justice Minister Sean Fraser thanked her for her service.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney will select a replacement through the 2016 advisory process that emphasizes functional bilingualism, a requirement that recently narrowed shortlists, as seen in 2023.
- Under court rules, she may participate in judgments for up to six months after retiring, and the next mandatory retirement on the court is scheduled for 2028 with Justice Malcolm Rowe.