Derek Green (born April 28, 1947 in St. John's) is a

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jurist and the former Chief Justice of the

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. He became a supernumerary justice on December 1, 2017. Green was a rumoured candidate to replace Supreme Court of Canada Justice

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.Tories set nomination process for new SCC judge
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