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Robert Bouchard was born in Montreal, Quebec on April 5, 1912. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1931, and in 1935 was admitted to the Bar in Quebec. From 1935 to 1940, he practiced law in Sherbrooke. During World War II, he was a legal advisor and administrative officer with the Federal Department of Munitions and Supplies. Between 1944 and 1948, he practiced law in Montreal; from 1948 until 1955, he was a Judge in the Northwest Territories and served as the Secretary of the Northwest Territories Legislative Council. In 1955, he was admitted to the bar of the Northwest Territories and from 1955 until 1957, he was the Crown Prosecutor in the Northwest Territories. He returned to Montreal in 1957, where he practiced law for Letourneau et Associates. Between 1966 and 1969, he was Clerk of the Court for Montreal and the Director of the Municipal Office for the city. He returned to a private law practice in Montreal in 1978.