Jean-Thomas Taschereau (judge)

Jean-Thomas Taschereau (1814 – 1893) was a Canadian judge and politician. He served as a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1875 to 1893.

Born in Quebec City, Lower Canada, he was the son of Jean-Thomas Taschereau, a judge, and grandson of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. He studied law and was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1836. He practiced law in Quebec City and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1860.

Taschereau served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Beauce from 1847 to 1851 and for L'Islet from 1854 to 1857. He was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec in 1865.

In 1875, he was one of the six original judges appointed to the newly established Supreme Court of Canada. He served on the court until his death in 1893. He was known for his conservative legal views. His brother, Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.