Congratulations to The Honourable Mahmud Jamal — The Supreme Court of Canada’s newest nominee.

Congratulations to The Honourable Mahmud Jamal — The Supreme Court of Canada’s newest nominee.

On June 17, 2021 The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced the nomination of the Honourable Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Justice Jamal was born in Kenya, raised in England, and completed high school in Edmonton. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law degrees from the Faculty of Law, McGill University, and a Master of Laws from Yale Law School, which he attended on a Fulbright Scholarship. He served as law clerk to Justice Melvin Rothman of the Quebec Court of Appeal and Justice Charles Gonthier of the Supreme Court of Canada.