Leonard Marchand Jr.

Leonard Marchand is the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia and Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of Yukon. Since the Court of Appeal is the highest court in British Columbia, the position can be titled as simply the "Chief Justice of British Columbia." He is the first person of Indigenous (First Nations) identity to hold the post of Chief Justice. He is the son of Donna Marchand (nee Parr) and politician Leonard Marchand.

Early life Marchand is Syilx and a member of the Okanagan Indian Band. He grew up in Kamloops, B.C.

He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1986 with a B.A.Sc. in chemical engineering. He worked in the oil industry for five years before attending law school at the University of Victoria, graduating in 1994. He served on the Oversight Committee for the Independent Assessment Process and on the Chief Adjudicator's Reference Group.

Marchand was asked to serve on the Selection Committee to make recommendations on appointments to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.