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The Honourable
Luc Martineau
The Honourable Luc Martineau
Judge of the Federal Court
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 2, 2003
Appointed by	Jean Chrétien
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Personal details
Education	University of Ottawa (LL.L.), (LL.M.)

Luc Martineau is a Canadian judge currently serving on the Canadian Federal Court.^[1]

Education

Luc Martineau attended the University of Ottawa earning his Licentiate of Laws degree in 1977 and his Master of Laws degree in 1978.
In 1978, ha was called to the Bar of Québec.^[2]

Early career

From 1979 through 1981 Martineau worked as legal counsel for the President of the Canada Labour Relations Board, until he received a position as an associate at the firm Robert, Dansereau, Barré, Marchessault and Lauzon. Martineau subsequently became a partner at the firm, and worked there until 1990. That year, Martineau transferred to be a partner at the firm Langlois Robert, where he remained for six years.^[2]^[3]

In 1996, Martineau left Langlois Robert to create his own firm in Montreal that offered legal, arbitration, and mediation services.^[4]

Judicial career

On January 25, 2002, Martineau was appointed as a judge on the trial division of the Federal Court of Canada and became, ex officio, a member of the Federal Court of Appeal. On 18 April of the same year, he became a judge on the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada. On 2 July 2003, as per the Courts Administration Service Act, the Federal Court of Canada and other Canadian federal court branches were reorganized and Justice Martineau was re-appointed as a judge of the Federal Court.^[2]^[5]

Special Appointments

On June 27, 2007 Justice Martineau was appointed as a member of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal, which was responsible for reviewing claims of reprisal from whistleblowers and taking appropriate actions based on the claims. Three years later, Justice Martineau was appointed president of the tribunal.^[3]
On October 2, 2020 Justice Martineau was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Copyright Board of Canada, for a period of five years.^[4]

References

^ Federal Court of Canada, About the Court Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Honourable Luc Martineau". ciaj-icaj.ca. Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The Honourable Luc Martineau". fct-ct.gc.ca. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b Carolino, Bernise (19 October 2020). "Justice Luc Martineau is new chair of Copyright Board of Canada". canadianlawyermag. Canadian Lawyer. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ Courts Administration Service Act (Act). Parliament of Canada. 27 March 2002.