Me Guillaume Bourgeois

Guillaume
BourgeoisLL. M., M. Sc.

A lawyer, I am interested in the intersection of law, technology and data science. My work covers the governance of artificial intelligence in the courts, the measurement of judicial delay and the construction of predictive models designed to better anticipate judicial activity. Also a programmer, I write my own analyses in Python, R and SAS, and I deploy the systems I assess, from open-weight models hosted locally to commercial services.

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Portrait of Guillaume Bourgeois.
  • BarMember of the Barreau du Québec since 2012
  • EducationMaster of Science (M. Sc.), business intelligence, HEC MontréalMaster of Laws (LL. M.), joint degree from Université de Sherbrooke and Université de Montpellier
  • ResearchApplying business intelligence methods to court administration, including measuring the effect of judicial settlement conferences, drawing on more than 113,000 civil files
  • LanguagesFrench and English, speaking engagements in both

Career

Experience and education

Experience

  1. Since 2015

    Executive Legal Officer

    Superior Court of Québec, Office of the Chief Justice

    Strategic and legal advice to the Chief Justice on court governance, judicial independence, institutional relations and major transformation files.

    • Governance of judicial data and negotiation of agreements with the Ministère de la Justice
    • Governance of artificial intelligence and technology in judicial activity
    • Business intelligence and decision support for the Court's leadership: indicators, dashboards and quantitative analysis
    • Analysis of judicial complement, delay and workload
    • Handling of sensitive matters addressed to the Office of the Chief Justice
  2. 2012 to 2015

    Legal Research Counsel

    Superior Court of Québec

    Legal research and preparation of opinions for the judges of the Court.

    • Drafting of legal opinions and preparation of bench materials and case summaries for judges
    • Strategic and management advice to the Court's leadership
    • Planning of judicial assignments

Education

  1. 2026

    Master of Science (M. Sc.) in management, business intelligence

    HEC Montréal, degree conferred July 2026

    Thesis on the causal evaluation of judicial settlement conferences, drawing on more than 113,000 civil files. Survival analysis and propensity score weighting.

  2. 2012

    École du Barreau du Québec

    Called to the Barreau du Québec in 2012

  3. 2011

    Master of Laws (LL. M.) – health law and policy

    Université de Sherbrooke

    Completed as a joint degree with Université de Montpellier.

  4. 2011

    Master II in the law of health, social and medico-social institutions

    Université de Montpellier, France

  5. 2010

    Bachelor of Laws (LL. B.)

    Université de Sherbrooke

Publications

Research and work in progress

Forthcoming

  • 2026

    Judicial settlement conferences at the Superior Court of Québec: an empirical analysis of settlement rates and processing times

    Master's thesis (M. Sc.), business intelligence, HEC Montréal. Written in French. Deposit in the institutional repository under way.

    Causal evaluation of the effect of judicial settlement conferences on the resolution of civil files, drawing on more than 113,000 files. Survival analysis and propensity score weighting.

    Thesis

In preparation

  • Forthcoming

    Article drawn from the thesis, for a legal periodical

    The findings of the research, presented for a legal readership.

    Article

Speaking and training

Public engagements and teaching
  • 24 June 2026

    Artificial intelligence in the courts and the Superior Court of Québec's AI pilot project

    National Judicial Institute, « Judging in the Digital Age » program, Edmonton. To judges of the Canadian superior courts.

    Also facilitator of the hands-on workshop "A Closer Look at AI Tools, Hands-On Exercises" held as part of the same program.

    Training
  • 14 May 2026

    The Superior Court's AI pilot project and the place of AI in the courts

    Association of Canadian Court Executive Officers (ACCEO), Halifax.

    Conference
  • 30 April 2026

    The Superior Court of Québec's AI pilot project

    Joint presentation to the three Ontario courts.

    Conference
  • 28 April 2026

    Technology and Legal Practice 2026

    Law Society of Ontario. Panellist.

    Panel
  • Dec. 2025 to Mar. 2026

    "Midi-IA" training series

    Superior Court of Québec. For the judges of the Court.

    Training
  • 2024

    The Superior Court's work on artificial intelligence

    Annual Assembly of the Superior Court of Québec. To all judges of the Court.

    Conference

In the press

Media coverage

Get in touch

Invitations, collaboration, enquiries

I welcome invitations to speak, proposals for research collaboration and questions about my work. I act in a personal capacity and use this address for that purpose only.