birth_place profession office termstart termend appointer birth_date spouse article_title name occupation alma_mater
saint-jérôme , quebec lawyer federal canada -- trial division court of appeal of canada federal court of 14 december 2001 10 june 1993 present , 2011 -rrb- 14 december 2001 -lrb- as supernumerary judge as of july 25 jean chrétien brian mulroney 7 september 1949 margaret buchan marc nadon
 marc nadon judge université de sherbrooke
marc nadon

marc nadon ll.l .
-lrb- born september 7 , 1949 -rrb- is a supernumerary -lrb- semi-retired -rrb- judge on the canadian federal court of appeal .
he has practised law in both quebec and the uk , focusing on maritime and transportation law .
he was also an arbitrator and former lecturer in law at the université de sherbrooke .
nadon was nominated by prime minister stephen harper to be a puisne justice of the supreme court of canada in october 2013 .
following controversy about the appointment , the federal government referred the constitutionality of the appointment to the supreme court of canada .
in their decision in reference re supreme court act , ss .
5 and 6 , the supreme court quashed his appointment , concluding that he did not meet the statutory eligibility criteria set forth in the supreme court act .
