The Honourable Paul S. Crampton | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Chief Justice of the Federal Court | |
| Assumed office December 15, 2011 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Preceded by | Allan Lutfy [1] |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Profession | Law |
| Website | Federal Court biography |
Paul S. Crampton was the Chief Justice of Canada's Federal Court. He was appointed to the Court in 2009 and became Chief Justice in 2011. [2] Crampton retired from the Court in 2025. [3] [4]
Crampton received a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) from l’Universitédu Québec in 1981. [5] He received a Bachelor of Laws and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa in 1985. [5] He later received a Masters of Law from the University of Toronto in 1987. [5] He was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1988. [5]
Throughout his legal practice,Crampton primarily practiced competition law and foreign investment law. [5] From 1988-1989,Crampton held positions in the Competition Bureau,and was special advisor to the Commissioner of Competition in Ottawa and executive assistant to the Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition. [5] [6] From 1991-1992,Crampton was an associate at Stikeman Elliot. [5] He was later a partner at Davies,Ward,Phillips and Vineberg from 1992-2002. [5] From 2002-2004,he was Head of the Outreach,Competition Division,Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris,France. [5] At the OECD,he was responsible for overseeing work in the competition field with developing and transitioning countries. [6] He was a partner at Osler,Hoskin &Harcourt from 2004 until his appointment to the Federal Court in 2009. [5]
Crampton was appointed to the Federal Court on November 26,2009 [7] and appointed a member of the Competition Tribunal in March 2010. [5] He was appointed as Chief Justice on December 15,2011,replacing outgoing Chief Justice Allan F. Lutfy. [7] [8] On June 26,2025,Crampton announced his intention to retire from the court on October 31,2025. [7] Upon his retirement,Associate Chief Justice Martine St-Louis became Acting Chief Justice of the Federal Court. [9]
Crampton is the author of Mergers and the Competition Act,a competition law textbook published by Carswell Publications. [5]