Andromache Karakatsanis | |
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
Assumed office October 21, 2011 | |
Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Ian Binnie/Louise Charron |
Personal details | |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | October 3, 1955
Spouse | Tom Karvanis |
Alma mater | Victoria College, Toronto (BA) York University (LLB) |
Andromache Karakatsanis (born October 3, 1955) is a Canadian jurist. She was nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada by Stephen Harper in October 2011. She is the first Greek-Canadian judge on the Court.[1] Since the retirement of Rosalie Abella on July 1, 2021, and of Michael Moldaver on September 1, 2022 (he took office the same day as Karakatsanis), she is the longest-serving member of the Supreme Court.