Background
LeBel was born in Quebec City. He was the son of lawyer Paul LeBel, Queen's Counsel He went to school at the Collège des Jésuites, graduating with a Bachelor in 1958 from College des Jesuites.
LeBel was born in Quebec City. He was the son of lawyer Paul LeBel, Queen's Counsel He went to school at the Collège des Jésuites, graduating with a Bachelor in 1958 from College des Jesuites.
University of Toronto. Laval University.
He earned his law degree at Université Laval in 1962 and went on to get an Master of Laws from the University of Toronto in 1966. He was called to the bar in 1962 and practiced in Quebec City in several firms until 1984. During this period he taught at University of Ottawa and Université Laval.
On June 28, 1984, he was appointed directly to the Quebec Court of Appeal.
He stayed on the Court until he was appointed by Jean Chrétien to the Supreme Court in 2000. They have three children: Paul, Catherine and Francois.
