Lucien Tremblay (March 25, 1912 – June 4, 1985) was the

Chief Justice of Quebec The title of Chief Justice of Quebec (french: link=no, Juge en chef du Québec) is assumed by the chief justice of the Court of Appeal of Quebec. From 1849 to 1974 it was assumed by the Chief Justice from the Court of Queen's Bench or Court of Kin ...

from 1961 to 1977. Born in

Verdun Verdun (, , , ; official name before 1970 ''Verdun-sur-Meuse'') is a large city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Tremblay was educated at the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...

. He was professor of civil procedure at the Université de Montréal from 1950 to 1959. From 1961 to 1977 he was Chief Justice of Quebec. He was Chancellor of the Université de Montréal from 1967 to 1970. He served as acting lieutenant governor of Quebec from September 30 to October 12, 1961 and from February 21 to February 22, 1966.

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