Suzanne Côté

Suzanne Côté (born September 21, 1958) is a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. She was nominated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to replace retiring justice Louis LeBel. Prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court, she was a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Montréal. She is the first woman appointed directly from private practice. Côté did her legal studies at Laval University, and has taught courses at University of Montréal and the Université du Québec à Rimouski.