James Judd (born August 1947) is a Canadian retired diplomat and senior civil servant. He served as the Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). He was appointed to the position by Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin on November 29, 2004 and retired from the position on June 27, 2009, before the end of his term. He was succeeded by Richard Fadden, the former Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Early life Judd was born in August 1947 in Montreal, Quebec. Before entering university, he lived in Germany and the Netherlands, and several places in Canada, including Edmonton, Fort Nelson, Whitehorse, Carleton Place and CFB Borden. He graduated from Carleton University where he received his Honours B.A. in Political Science and a Master's degree majoring in International affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Career Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Between 1973 and 1987, Judd worked in several positions within Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), both in Ottawa and outside of Canada. He spent two years (1975 to 1977) serving as Second Secretary at the Canadian Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Between 1977 and 1981, he worked at the Personnel Operations Bureau of the Department of External Affairs. From 1981 to 1982, Judd worked as the Secretary of the Restrictive Trade Practices Enquiry on Competitiveness in the Canadian Petroleum Industry. Afterwards, between 1982 and 1983, Judd worked as a senior advisor to the Deputy Minister (for Reorganization) at the Department of External Affairs. Between 1983 and 1987 he was Counsellor and Congressional Liaison at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Other roles in government Between 1987 and 1990, he was the Senior Departmental Assistant in the Canadian Office of the Secretary of State for External Affairs. Between 1991 and 1992, he served as Chief of Staff to the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs. Between 1992 and 1994, he was the Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet for Foreign and Defence Policy in the Privy Council Office In September 1994, Judd was working on Special Assignment in the Deputy Minister's Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade until, in July 1995, he became Assistant Deputy Minister Corporate Services in the department. Department of Finance In November 1996, Judd was appointed G-7 Deputy and Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Finance of