{"id":1348,"date":"2013-10-07T17:54:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T17:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barreau.stagingminimalmtl.com\/2009-2010\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T22:59:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T03:59:38","slug":"2009-2010","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.barreaudemontreal.qc.ca\/en\/barreau\/prizes-and-distinctions\/medals\/2009-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"2009-2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Mtre J\u00e9r\u00f4me Choquette, c.r.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"images\/Photos\/MedaillesMerites\/JCHOQUETTE.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barreaudemontreal.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/JCHOQUETTE.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; width: 100px;\">Admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1948, Mtre J\u00e9r\u00f4me Choquette earned law degree from McGill and a doctorate in economics from the Faculty of Law in Paris.&nbsp; Throughout his career, he has practiced law in alternation with numerous political offices. He now practices at the firm of Choquette Beaupr\u00e9 Rh\u00e9aume.<\/p>\n<p>As Liberal MNA in 1966, he was especially notable as Minister of Justice, a position he held from 1970 to 1975.<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for future projects, Mtre Choquette wrote a white paper entitled \u201cContemporary Justice,\u201d describing future reforms.&nbsp; In fact, during his term of office, the Qu\u00e9bec legal system underwent a number of major reforms, including the creation of Legal Aid and the Small Claims Court.&nbsp; He also presided over the adoption of the Crime Victims Compensation Act, the Youth Protection Act and, finally, the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>These achievements make Mtre Choquette, whose commitment to making justice accessible to all is unquestioned, one of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s greatest Ministers of Justice.&nbsp; It is to pay tribute to his indelible mark on the Qu\u00e9bec legal system that the Bar of Montreal presents him with its highest distinction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Mtre J\u00e9r\u00f4me Choquette, c.r.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"images\/Photos\/MedaillesMerites\/JCHOQUETTE.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barreaudemontreal.qc.ca\/04\/JCHOQUETTE.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; width: 100px;\">Admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1948, Mtre J\u00e9r\u00f4me Choquette earned law degree from McGill and a doctorate in economics from the Faculty of Law in Paris.&nbsp; Throughout his career, he has practiced law in alternation with numerous political offices. 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