Pierre Michaud

Pierre A. Michaud (April 17, 1936 – March 17, 2023) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. Michaud was Chief Justice of Quebec from 1994 to 2002.

Born in Port-Alfred, Quebec, he received a law degree from the Université de Montréal in 1960. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1961, and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1976.

In 2002, Michaud retired as Chief Justice of Quebec and joined the law firm Ogilvy Renault as counsel. Among other appointments, he was a member of the Quebec National and International Commercial Arbitration Centre, the ADR Chambers International Panel and the Arbitration Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce. Michaud was also Chair of the Hearing Committee, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, previously known as Investment Dealers Association of Canada, Quebec District. In 2017, he was counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright.

Honours Michaud was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (CM) in 2002, and was promoted to Officer (OC) in 2003.

The Québec Bar awarded Michaud its Médaille du Barreau du Québec in 2008.

In 2015, he was appointed an Officier of the Ordre National du Québec (OQ).