Colleagues hail appointment of 1st Indigenous B.C. Chief Justice in court's history
Colleagues and friends are praising the appointment of Leonard Marchand, the first Indigenous chief justice in B.C. history, calling it a historic moment that could advance Indigenous rights.
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![Leonard Marchand is the son of former MP and cabinet minister Len Marchand, a man who also fought for Indigenous rights and was the first First Nations man to serve in federal cabinet. A man wearing a suit with a colourful pin on it smiles.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7054573.1702150694!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/leonard-marchand.jpg)
Colleagues and friends are praising the appointment of Leonard Marchand, the first Indigenous chief justice in B.C. history, calling it a historic moment that could advance Indigenous rights.