Infobox Officeholder name Henry Hague Davis image Henry Hague Davis.jpg imagesize caption office Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada termstart January 31, 1935 termend June 30, 1944 nominator appointer predecessor Robert Smith judge Robert Smith successor Roy Kellock James Wilfred Estey appointer nominator R. B. Bennett Richard B. Bennett office2 termstart2 termend2 nominator2 appointer2 predecessor2 successor2 birth date birth date 1885 09 10 birth place Brockville , Ontario death date death date and age 1944 06 30 1885 09 10 death place spouse Henry Hague Davis September 10, 1885 &ndash June 30, 1944 was a Canada Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada . Born in Brockville , Ontario , the son of William Henry Davis and Eliza Dowsley, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1907, a Master of Arts postgraduate Master of Arts in 1909 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1911 all from the University of Toronto . He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1911 and then proceeded to practice law with the firm of Kilmer, McAndrew & Irving in Toronto. In 1933, he was appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal. In 1935, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and served until his death in 1944. References cite web title The Honourable Mr. Justice Henry Hague Davis url http www.scc csc.gc.ca court cour ju davis index eng.asp accessdate November 11, 2005 Duff court Rinfret court Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Davis, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1885 PLACE OF BIRTH Brockville , Ontario DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1944 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Davis, Henry Category 1885 births Category 1944 deaths Category Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Category Justices of the Court of Appeal for Ontario Category Lawyers in Ontario Category University of Toronto alumni Category People from Brockville ... more details
Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix name Christopher Salmon Patterson honorific suffix image Christopher Salmon Patterson.jpg imagesize 150px caption The Honourable Mr. Justice Christopher Salmon Patterson, Jan. 1893 office Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada appointer nominator John A. Macdonald predecessor William Alexander Henry successor George Edwin King term start October 27, 1888 term end July 24, 1893 birth date birth date 1823 01 16 birth place London , England death date death date and age 1893 07 24 1823 01 16 death place nationality spouse party relations children residence alma mater occupation profession cabinet committees portfolio religion signature website footnotes Christopher Salmon Patterson January 16, 1823 &ndash July 24, 1893 was a Canada Canadian Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada . Born in London , England , the son of John and Ann Patterson, he studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution in Ireland . In 1845, he emigrated to Picton, Ontario Picton , Canada West now Ontario , Canada. He was called to the Canada West Bar in 1851 and moved to Toronto in 1856 and practised law. In 1874, he appointed to the Ontario Court of Error and Appeal and was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1888. He served until his death in 1893. Patterson Township, Ontario is named in his honour. References CanadaSupremeCourtbio patterson br align right Ritchie court Strong court Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Patterson, Christopher ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1823 PLACE OF BIRTH London , England DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1893 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Patterson, Christopher Category 1823 births Category 1893 deaths Category English emigrants to pre Confederation Canada Category Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Category People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution ... more details
Ariranga Govindasamy Pillay Tamil born 14 June 1945 was the Chief Justice of Mauritius Chief Justice of Mauritius until 2007, when he was succeeded by Y. K. J. Yeung Sik Yuen . ref citeweb url http www.gov.mu portal site Mainhomepage menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c ?content id 71a49dcb36623110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD title New Chief Justice Appointed publisher Government of Mauritius date 14 June 2007 accessdate 31 October 2010 ref He was called to the Bar at Lincoln s Inn in 1972 and is the Chairman of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission of Mauritius . In November 2001, he was elected as an Honourary Bencher of Lincoln s Inn, London . He has held numerous appointments among others Principal Crown Counsel, Assistant Solicitor General and Parliamentary Counsel at the Attorney General s office and Ministry of Justice. Chief Justice Pillay was appointed Puisne Judge and later, Acting Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Mauritius from 1987 1996. He is also a member of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as well as the appointed Adviser to the Governing Council of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pillay, Ariranga Govindasamy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Chief Justice of Mauritius DATE OF BIRTH 14 June 1945 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pillay, Ariranga Govindasamy Category 1945 births Category Living people Category Mauritian Hindus Category Hindu law jurists Category Mauritian judges Category Mauritian people of Indian descent Category Mauritian people of Tamil descent Category Members of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights law bio stub Mauritius politician stub ... more details
Infobox Person name Henry Halford Vaughan image image size caption birth name birth date Birth date 1811 8 27 birth place 1 Montague Place, London , England death date Death date and age 1885 4 19 1811 8 27 death place Upton Castle , Pembrokeshire , Wales body discovered death cause resting place resting place coordinates residence nationality British education alma mater occupation Historian home town known for title Regius Professor of Modern History Oxford Regius Professor of Modern History term 1848 1858 predecessor John Antony Cramer successor James Anthony Froude spouse partner children William Wyamar Vaughan parents John Vaughan puisne judge relations signature website footnotes Sir Henry Halford Vaughan , or Halford Vaughan 27 August 1811 19 April 1885 was an English historian , Regius Professor of Modern History Oxford Regius Professor of History at Oxford University , 1848 1858. The son of John Vaughan puisne judge Sir John Vaughan 1769 1839 . His own son was the educationalist William Wyamar Vaughan External links http www.oxforddnb.com index 101028130 Henry Vaughan Oxford Biography Index entry http www.rcplondon.ac.uk heritage munksroll munk details.asp?ID 4547 Royal College of Physicians entry for Janet Vaughan Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Vaughan, Henry Halford ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 27 August 1811 PLACE OF BIRTH 1 Montague Place, London , England DATE OF DEATH 19 April 1885 PLACE OF DEATH Upton Castle , Pembrokeshire , Wales DEFAULTSORT Vaughan, Henry Halford Category 1811 births Category 1885 deaths Category Statutory Professors of the University of Oxford UK historian stub ... more details
Cleanup date November 2009 Sir Michael Whitley , Knight Bachelor Kt 26 September 1872 14 October 1959 was a British colonial administrator who became a senior judge and later Attorney General In The Penal Colony . Education Michael Henry Whitley was educated at Itchen College in Southampton and at King s College, London King s College in London . Career Whitley joined the civil service of the Federated Malay States in 1896 and was called to the Par dn date January 2012 by the Inner Temple . In 1918 he was appointed a Puisne Justice Puisne Judge of the Penal Colony , where he remained until his appointment as Attorney General of Singapore in 1925. Whitley retired and became a knight bachelor in 1929. He returned to England and was made a Justice of the Peace for Itchen dn date January 2012 . Sources Obituary of Sir Michael Whitley, The Times, 16 October 1959 pg. 15 Issue 54593 col C Death of Sir Michael Whitley reported , The Straits Times, 24 February 1960 http janus.lib.cam.ac.uk db node.xsp?id CV 2FPers 2FWhitley 2C 20Sir 20Michael 20Henry 20 1872 1959 20Knight Janus, Catalogue entries for Sir Michael Whitley from the photographic collection of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore, Extracted 6 May, 2010 start box succession box before James William Murison title Attorney General of Singapore years 1925 1929 after Walter Clarence Huggard end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Whitley,Michael ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British colonial administrator DATE OF BIRTH 26 September 1872 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 14 October 1959 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Whitley,Michael Category 1872 births Category 1959 deaths Category People educated at Blundell s School Category Alumni of King s College London Category British colonial governors and administrators Category British colonial judges Category British barristers Category Attorneys general ... more details
Sir James Shaw Willes 1814 1872 was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas England English Court of Common Pleas . Willes was born in Cork city Cork in 1814. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin , where he took his B.A. degree in 1836. Four years later, he was called to the English Bar and commenced practice on the Home Circuit . In 1850, he was appointed to the Law Commission England and Wales Common Law Commission , and did useful service in the preparation of the several Law Procedure Acts. When he was forty one years old, he was appointed a Puisne Justice puisne judge of the Common Pleas, receiving the honour of knighthood at the same time. He was esteemed one of the wisest and most learned of English lawyers, displaying in his decisions not only a rare and profound knowledge of principles, but a wonderful power of dealing with complicated facts and evidence. His decisions on questions of mercantile and maritime law were especially lucid and convincing. He took his own life, at his residence near Watford, Hertfordshire , while suffering under temporary aberration of mind, the result of suppressed gout , on 2 October 1872, aged about 58 . ref name IrishBio cite book last Webb first Alfred authorlink Alfred Webb publisher M. H. Gill & son location Dublin year 1878 pages 565 title A Compendium of Irish Biography url http en.wikisource.org wiki A Compendium of Irish Biography Willes, Sir James Shaw accessdate 2010 04 21 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Willes, James Shaw ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Irish born judge DATE OF BIRTH 1814 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1872 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Willes, James Shaw Category 1814 births Category 1872 deaths Category Justices of the Common Pleas Ireland law bio stub ... more details
William Scott 1705 &ndash 17 April 1776 ref name rayment http www.leighrayment.com commons irelandcommons.htm ref was an Irish lawyer. Son of Rev. Gideon Scott and Jane McNeill, who shared the same mother as her half brother, James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute . He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for the Londonderry City Parliament of Ireland constituency city of Londonderry in 1739 ref name rayment , and appointed Serjeant at law Ireland Prime Serjeant at the Irish Bar on 6 October 1757. ref Haydn, p. 592 ref In 1759 he was made a Puisne Justice of the Court of King s Bench ref Haydn, p. 579 ref , and on 1 August 1768 transferred to the Court of Exchequer as a Puisne Baron. ref Haydn, p. 584 ref He held this office until his death. On 13 December 1771 Scott and his fellow Barons of the Exchequer Anthony Foster Foster and George Smyth lawyer Smyth , along with the Lord Chancellor of Ireland Lord Chancellor James Hewitt, 1st Viscount Lifford Lifford and the Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland Chancellor of the Exchequer William Gerard Hamilton Hamilton , were appointed Commissioners of Accounts for Ireland by Letters Patent. ref Haydn, p. 567 ref . He married Hannah Gledstanes. References Joseph Haydn and Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities , 3rd edition, London 1894 reprinted Bath 1969 reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Scott, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1705 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1706 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Scott, William Category 1705 births Category 1706 deaths Category Irish lawyers Category Irish MPs 1727 1760 ... more details
Mesne an Anglo French legal form of the O. Fr. meien , mod. moyen , mean, Med. Lat. medianus , in the middle, cf. English mean , middle or intermediate, an adjective used in several legal phrases. A mesne lord is a landlord who has Tenement law tenants holding under him, while himself holding of a superior lord. Similar ideas are subinfeudation and subcontractor subcontract . Mesne process was such process as intervened between the beginning and end of a suit. Mesne profits are profits derived from land while in wrongful possession, and may be claimed in damages for trespass , either in a separate action or joined with an action for the recovery of the land. The plaintiff must prove that he has re entered into possession, his title during the period for which he claims, the fact that the defendant has been in possession during that period, and the amount of the mesne profits. The amount recovered as mesne profits need not be limited to the rental value of the land, but may include a sum to cover such items as deterioration or reasonable costs of getting possession. References 1911 See also Demesne Puisne Quia Emptores Category Feudalism ... more details
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Gonthier may refer to Brigitte Gonthier Maurin born 1956 , member of the Senate of France representing the Hauts de Seine department Charles Gonthier , CC 1928 2009 , Puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Canada Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen 1830 1909 , ruler of the principality of Schwarzburg Sondershausen within the German Empire Dominique Ceslas Gonthier 1853 1917 , Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Dominican, author, and professor Maine de Biran Fran ois Pierre Gonthier Maine de Biran 1766 1824 , French philosopher Johanne Gonthier born 1954 , Quebec politician Linard Gonthier 1565 after 1642 , glass painter who worked in Troyes, France Roger Gonthier 1884 1978 , French architect in Limoges See also Gonthier Group SA , company that develops, markets, and provides Swiss annuities Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Gonthier surname de Gonthier fr Gonthier nl Gonthier ... more details
George Smyth 1705 &ndash 15 February 1772 was an Irish lawyer. He represented Blessington Parliament of Ireland constituency Blessington in the Irish House of Commons from 1759 until he was raised to the bench as a Puisne Baron of the Irish Court of Exchequer on 25 November 1768. On 13 December 1771 he was appointed one of the Commissioners of Accounts for Ireland. References http www.leighrayment.com commons irelandcommons.htm Joseph Haydn and Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities , 3rd edition, London 1894 reprinted Bath 1969 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Smyth, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1705 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 15 February 1772 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Smyth, George Category 1705 births Category 1772 deaths Category Irish lawyers Category Irish MPs 1727 1760 Category Irish MPs 1761 1768 ... more details
Infobox Judge name John Charles Major image imagesize caption office List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada termstart November 13, 1992 termend December 25, 2005 nominator Brian Mulroney appointer predecessor William Stevenson judge William Stevenson successor Marshall Rothstein office2 termstart2 termend2 nominator2 appointer2 predecessor2 successor2 birth date birth date and age 1931 2 20 mf y birth place Mattawa, Ontario Mattawa , Ontario death date death place spouse John Charles Jack Major, Order of Canada CC , Queen s Counsel QC born February 20, 1931 is a Canada Canadian jurist and was a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1992 to 2005. Born in Mattawa, Ontario , Major received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Loyola College Montreal Loyola College in 1953 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1957. He was appointed a Queen s Counsel in 1972. He practiced law as a partner in the Calgary office of Bennett Jones Bennett Jones LLP for 34 years. From 1975 to 1985, he was the Senior Counsel for the City of Calgary Police Service . He was appointed to the Alberta Court of Appeal Court of Appeal of Alberta on July 11, 1991. Supreme Court On November 13, 1992, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada by Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister Brian Mulroney . During much of his time of the Court, he was a comparatively low key judge. He was known for his belief in providing deference to government and for his particularly succinct writing style. Major stepped down from the court on December 25, 2005, approximately two months early. Post court On January 5, 2006, he rejoined the Calgary office of Bennett Jones LLP, the firm with whom he practised before his judicial career. On March 8, 2006, he was appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to lead a public inquiry into the Air India Flight 182 bombing and the resulting trials. He was made a Companion ... more details
Infobox Judge honorific prefix small The Honourable Mr. Justice small br name Wishart Flett Spence image Wishart Spence.jpg imagesize caption office 49th List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada termstart May 30, 1963 termend December 29, 1978 nominator Lester B. Pearson appointer predecessor Robert Taschereau successor William McIntyre office2 termstart2 termend2 nominator2 appointer2 predecessor2 successor2 birth date March 9, 1904 birth place Toronto , Ontario death date Death date and age 1998 4 16 1904 3 9 death place spouse Wishart Flett Spence , Post nominals country CAN CC OBE March 9, 1904 &ndash April 16, 1998 was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada . Born in Toronto , Ontario , the son of James Houston Spence and Margaret Hackland, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Toronto in 1925. He received his Bachelor of Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School . He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1928. In 1929, he received his Masters of Law from Harvard Law School . He practiced law in Toronto and was a part time lecturer at Osgoode Hall. In 1950, he was appointed to the High Court of Justice of Ontario. On May 30, 1963, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and retired on December 29, 1978. He chaired the royal commission investigating the Munsinger Affair . In 1979, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada . References CanadaSupremeCourtbio spence Robert Taschereau court Cartwright court Fauteaux court Laskin court Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Spence, Wishart ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1904 PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1998 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Spence, Wishart Category 1904 births Category 1998 deaths Category Companions of the Order of Canada Category Harvard Law School alumni Category Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Category Officers of the O ... more details
For the Scottish Australian minister William McIntyre minister Infobox officeholder honorific prefix The Honourable Mr. Justice name William Rogers McIntyre honorific suffix Order of Canada CC image imagesize caption office List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada term start January 1, 1979 term end February 15, 1989 nominator Pierre Trudeau appointer Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number predecessor Wishart Spence successor Beverley McLachlin birth date birth date 1918 03 15 birth place Lachine, Quebec Lachine , Quebec death date death date and age 2009 06 14 1918 03 15 death place Victoria, British Columbia Victoria , British Columbia alma mater University of Saskatchewan blank1 Awards data1 Order of Canada spouse William Rogers McIntyre , Post nominals country CAN CC March 15, 1918 &ndash June 14, 2009 was a Canada Canadian Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada . Born in Lachine, Quebec , the son of Charles Sidney McIntyre and Pauline May Sifton, he moved with his family to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan when he was young. In 1939, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan . After serving during World War II , he received his Bachelor of Laws in 1946 from University of Saskatchewan. In 1947, he was called to the Bars of Saskatchewan and British Columbia and practiced law in Victoria, British Columbia . In 1967, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia and elevated to the British Columbia Court of Appeal in 1973. In 1979, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and retired in 1989. In 1991, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada . Death McIntyre died in Victoria, British Columbia from throat cancer , aged 91, on June 14, 2009. External links CanadaSupremeCourtbio mcintyre http ualbertalaw.typepad.com faculty 2009 06 ave atque vale william mcintyre 19182009.html Obituary University of Alberta Faculty of Law http www.theglo ... more details
William Alexander Stevenson , Order of Canada OC born May 7, 1934 was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1990 to 1992. Early life Stevenson was born in Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton , Alberta to Alexander Lindsay Stevenson and Eileen Harriet Burns. In 1956, he graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts B.A. , and then an Bachelor of Laws LL.B. in 1957. While at university, he helped found the Alberta Law Review and served as its first Editor in Chief. Upon graduation, he received the Horace Harvey Gold Medal in Law. ref https www.law.ualberta.ca documents stevenson.pdf ref Career He worked at the firm of Morrow, Morrow & Reynolds subsequently Morrow, Reynolds and Stevenson in Edmonton until 1968. In 1963, he became a teacher at the University of Alberta, serving as a full time professor from 1968 until 1970 when he returned to his firm. In 1975, he was the first Chairman of the Legal Education Society of Alberta . Justice In 1975, he was appointed to the District Court of Alberta and then to the Court of Queen s Bench of Alberta in 1979. The following year he was appointed to the Court of Appeal of Alberta where he stayed for over ten years. He has also served on the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories from 1976 1980, the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories from 1980 1990, and the Supreme Court of Yukon Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory from 1978 1983. He also was a founder of the Canadian Judicial Centre in the late 1980s, and is seen as a pioneer of continuing education for Canadian judges. On September 17, 1990, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, however, he retired only two years later on June 5, 1992 for health reasons. Between October 1990 and April 1992 he published a total of 21 reasons for judgment ... stevenson s start S legal succession box title List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada before Antonio Lamer after John C. Major years September ... more details
Infobox Judge image name Peter deCarteret Cory imagesize caption office List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada termstart February 1, 1989 termend June 1, 1999 nominator Brian Mulroney appointer predecessor Jean Beetz Gerald Le Dain successor Louise Arbour office2 termstart2 termend2 nominator2 appointer2 predecessor2 successor2 birth date Birth date and age 1925 10 25 mf y birth place Windsor, Ontario death date death place spouse Peter deCarteret Cory , Post nominals country CAN CC QC born October 25, 1925 was a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1989 to 1999. Born in Windsor, Ontario , the son of Andrew and Mildred Beresford Howe Cory, he was educated at the University of Western Ontario Assumption receiving his Bachelor of Arts BA in 1947 and at Osgoode Hall Law School receiving his law degree in 1950. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1950. As a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF , he served overseas with 6th Bomber Group during the Second World War, flying many combat missions. He was appointed to the Queen s Counsel in 1963. He practised law with Holden, Murdoch and was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1971. He is past chairman of the Ontario Civil Liberties Section of the Canadian Bar Association, past president of the County of York Law Association, past National Director of the Canadian Bar Association, and past president of the Advocates Society. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1974, the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 1981, and was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on February 1, 1989. He retired from the Supreme Court on June 1, 1999. He served as the 11th Chancellor of York University from 2004 to 2008. He is an Honorary Colonel of the 426 Transport Training Squadron . In 2002 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada . Following his retirement, Cory was appointed to conduct an independent inquiry into six particular ... more details
Infobox Judge honorific prefix The Honourable Mr. Justice br name Jean Beetz honorific suffix small Order of Canada CC small image imagesize caption office List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada termstart January 1, 1974 termend November 10, 1988 nominator Pierre Trudeau appointer predecessor Douglas Abbott Emmett Hall Bora Laskin successor Charles Gonthier Peter Cory office2 termstart2 termend2 nominator2 appointer2 predecessor2 successor2 birth date birth date 1927 3 27 mf y birth place Montreal , Quebec death date death date and age 1991 9 30 1927 3 27 mf y death place spouse Jean Marie Phil mon Joseph Beetz , Post nominals country CAN CC March 27, 1927 &ndash September 30, 1991 was a Canada Canadian jurist and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada . Born in Montreal , Quebec , the son of Jean Beetz and Jeanne Cousineau, he earned a B.A. in 1947 from the Universit de Montr al and an LL.L in 1950. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and received a B.A. from Oxford University in 1953. Returning to Canada he became an assistant professor teaching constitutional law at the Universit de Montr al in 1953. He was appointed by Pierre Trudeau , a former student of his, to the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1973 and was soon elevated to the Supreme Court of Canada on January 1, 1974. He retired in 1988, and in 1989 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada . Judgments Beetz s area of expertise was constitutional law. Consequently, he would often take part in major federalism decisions. More than anyone else on the Court at the time, he supported the provinces in the division of powers. List of judgments Soci t des Acadiens v. Association of Parents 1986 majority Beauregard v. Canada 1986 dissent References cite web title The Honourable Mr. Justice Jean Beetz work The Supreme Court of Canada url http www.scc csc.gc.ca court cour ju beetz index eng.asp accessdate March 30, 2005 Canadian honour Type orc ... more details
Infobox Judge image honorific prefix small The Honourable Mr. Justice small br name Louis LeBel imagesize caption office List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada termstart January 7, 2000 termend nominator Jean Chr tien appointer predecessor Beverley McLachlin successor Incumbent office2 termstart2 termend2 nominator2 appointer2 predecessor2 successor2 birth date birth date and age 1939 11 30 birth place Quebec City , Quebec death date death place spouse Louis LeBel born November 30, 1939 is a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada . ref CanadaSupremeCourtbio lebel ref LeBel was born in Quebec City . He was the son of lawyer Paul LeBel, Q.C. He went to school at the Coll ge des J suites , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts BA in 1958 from College des Jesuites. He earned his law degree at Universit Laval in 1962 and went on to get an Master of Laws LL.M from the University of Toronto in 1966. He was a top student, winning the Governor General s medal, the Lieutenant General s medal and the Tessier silver medal. 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 Universit 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 Chr tien to the Supreme Court in 2000. He was married to Louise Poudrier, August 28, 1965. His wife was also a lawyer and taught at Laval University until 2000. They had three children Paul, Catherine and Francois. See also Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice LeBel References reflist McLachlin court FederalCourtsOfCanada Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lebel, Louis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1939 PLACE OF BIRTH Quebec City , Quebec DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lebel, Louis Category Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada C ... more details
Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix name Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin honorific suffix image Malouin.jpg constituency MP Quebec Centre parliament Canadian predecessor Fran ois Langelier successor Arthur Lachance term start 1898 term end 1905 office2 Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada predecessor2 Louis Philippe Brodeur successor2 Thibaudeau Rinfret term start2 January 30, 1924 term end2 October 1, 1924 birth date birth date 1857 3 13 birth place Quebec City, Canada East death date death date and age 1939 4 5 1857 3 13 death place nationality spouse party Liberal Party of Canada Liberal relations Jacques Malouin , father children residence alma mater occupation profession religion Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin March 13, 1857 &ndash April 5, 1936 was a Canada Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada . Born in Quebec City , Canada East now Quebec , the son of Jacques Malouin and Marie Ang lique Suzor, he received a Bachelor of Law degree from Universit Laval in 1882. He was called to the Barreau du Quebec Quebec Bar in 1882 and practiced law in Quebec City. In a 1898 by election , he was acclaimed to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Party of Canada Liberal for the Riding division riding of Quebec Centre . He was re elected in Canadian federal election, 1900 1900 and Canadian federal election, 1904 1904 . In 1905, he was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Quebec Superior Court , Arthabasca District. On January 30, 1924, he was appointed to the Supreme Court but served only until October 1, 1924. References CanParlbio 0b1b55a6 2e4a 42aa 8439 bbc60857db89 CanadaSupremeCourtbio malouin Davies court Anglin court Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Malouin, Arthur ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1857 PLACE OF BIRTH Quebec City, Canada East DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1936 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Malouin, Arthur Category Justices of the Supreme Court of Ca ... more details
Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix small The Honourable small br name John Wellington Gwynne honorific suffix br small Queen s Counsel QC small image John Wellington Gwynne.jpg imagesize 200px caption The Honourable Mr. Justice John Wellington Gwynne office Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada appointer John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll Marquess of Lorne nominator John A. Macdonald predecessor William Johnstone Ritchie successor David Mills Canadian politician David Mills term start January 14, 1879 term end January 7, 1902 birth date birth date 1814 03 30 birth place Castleknock , Republic of Ireland Ireland death date death date and age 1902 01 07 1814 03 30 death place Ottawa , Ontario nationality spouse party relations children residence alma mater occupation profession cabinet committees portfolio religion signature website footnotes John Wellington Gwynne, Post nominals country CAN QC March 30, 1814 &ndash January 7, 1902 was a Canada Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada . Born in Castleknock , Republic of Ireland Ireland , the son of William Gwynne and Eliza Nelson, he emigrated to Canada in 1832. Gwynne was elected a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1849 and appointed Queen s Counsel QC in 1850. In 1874, he was appointed a puisne judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal. In 1879, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and he served until his death in 1902. References CanadaSupremeCourtbio gwynne Canadabio ID 6757 Ritchie court Strong court Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gwynne, John Wellington ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1814 PLACE OF BIRTH Castleknock , Republic of Ireland Ireland DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1902 PLACE OF DEATH Ottawa , Ontario DEFAULTSORT Gwynne, John Wellington Category 1814 births Category 1902 deaths Category Irish emigrants to pre Confederation Canada Category Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Category People from Castlekn ... more details
Edward Winnington or Jeffreys 8 October 1669 20 July 1725 was a son of Sir Francis Winnington and a younger brother of Salwey Winnington . Winnington was called to the bar at the Middle Temple on 18 May 1694. He married Anne Blome, the niece and heiress of Henry Jeffreys of Ham Castle in Worcestershire , and took the name Edward Jeffreys in about 1709 to inherit the Jeffreys estates. He sat as MP for Droitwich UK Parliament constituency Droitwich from 1708 until his death. He was made a King s Counsel in 1711 and again in 1714. From 1711 to 1714, he was Puisne Justice of the Great Sessions for Carmarthenshire , Cardiganshire , and Pembrokeshire , and was Puisne Justice of Chester from 1714 until his death. He left no surviving children, and his estates went to his eldest brother, Salwey Winnington . References cite book first William last Retlaw title The Parliamentary History of Worcester page 130 url http books.google.com books?id vzg0AAAAIAAJ&pg PA133 accessdate 2008 03 12 Burkes Peerage and Baronetage Rayment hc date March 2012 s start s par gb succession box title Member of Parliament for Droitwich UK Parliament constituency Droitwich with Edward Foley 1676 1747 Edward Foley 1708 1711 with2 Richard Foley politician Richard Foley 1711 1726 before Edward Foley 1676 1747 Edward Foley br Charles Cocks 1646 1727 Charles Cocks after Richard Foley politician Richard Foley br Thomas Winnington 1696 1746 Thomas Winnington years 1708 1725 s legal succession box before John Warde judge John Warde title Puisne Justice of Chester years 1714 1725 after John Willes judge John Willes s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jeffreys, Edward ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 8 October 1669 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 20 July 1725 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jeffreys, Edward Category 1669 births Category 1725 deaths Category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Category Welsh judges Category Bri ... more details
Infobox Judge name John Sopinka image imagesize caption office List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada termstart May 24, 1988 termend November 24, 1997 nominator Brian Mulroney appointer predecessor Willard Estey successor Ian Binnie office2 termstart2 termend2 nominator2 appointer2 predecessor2 successor2 birth date birth date 1933 3 19 mf y birth place Broderick, Saskatchewan Broderick , Saskatchewan death date death date 1997 11 24 mf y death place spouse John Sopinka, Queen s Counsel QC March 19, 1933 November 24, 1997 was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada , the first Ukrainian Canadian appointed to the high court. Sopinka was born in Broderick, Saskatchewan Broderick , Saskatchewan and lived there until his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario . He completed secondary school at Saltfleet High School in Stoney Creek, Ontario Stoney Creek . He earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees at the University of Toronto . While studying law, he also played professional Canadian football football with the Toronto Argonauts 1955 to 1957, 29 games and then the Montreal Alouettes 1957, 8 games of the Canadian Football League . He was called to the bar of Ontario in 1960 and practiced law at Fasken & Calven before becoming a senior partner at Stikeman Elliott . He was designated Queen s Counsel in 1975 and was also a lecturer at both the Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law . He has authored several books on the law, including a leading text on the law of evidence. Sopinka was involved with several high profile cases including acting on behalf of Susan Nelles when she sued the government of Ontario and the Toronto police for malicious prosecution ... 1 External links CanadaSupremeCourtbio sopinka s start S legal succession box title List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada before Willard ... more details
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