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John Edward Brownlee QC (August 27, 1883 – July 15, 1961) was the fifth premier of Alberta, serving from 1925 until 1934.Born in Port Ryerse, Ontario, he studied history and political science at the University of Toronto's Victoria College before moving west to Calgary to become a lawyer.
Arthur John Lee (Chinese: 李僑棟; born September 30, 1947) is a Canadian politician and lawyer based in British Columbia.He served as a Liberal Party of Canada member of Parliament (MP) representing Vancouver East from 1974 to 1979, and as the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party from 1984 to 1987, becoming the first Chinese Canadian to lead a provincial or federal political party.
As Attorney-General, Brownlee inherited the prohibition implemented by the previous Liberal government. While the UFA base and public opinion both favoured prohibition, the existing law was full of loopholes and unevenly enforced. [10] Some judges, opponents of prohibition, refused to convict defendants charged with liquor offences.
John Zihun Lee (born March 30, 1968) [1] [2] is an American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2012 to 2022.
Lawyer: 41 John Robert Cartwright (1895–1979) Ontario: December 22, 1949 – March 22, 1970: September 1, 1967 – March 22, 1970: 20 years, 90 days 2 years, 202 days St. Laurent (as puisne justice); Pearson (as chief justice) Osgoode Hall Law School (Law Society of Upper Canada) (1920) Lawyer: 42 Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux (1900–1980 ...
The Lee Samis Canadian Defence Lawyers Award for distinguished service, named for the founding president of CDL, was created to recognize exceptional contributions and/or achievements by members of CDL to the legal profession in general, to jurisprudence in Canada on the law of insurance. An award dinner is held annually to honour the recipient ...
This category is for those who have practiced law in Canada by representing and/or advising clients, whether private or government. Despite obtaining a law degree, a person is only a lawyer in Canada if they have been admitted to the bar governing the profession in their province.
John Alan Lee (August 24, 1933 – December 5, 2013) was a Canadian writer, academic and political activist, best known as an early advocate for LGBT rights in Canada, [1] for his academic research into sociological and psychological aspects of love and sexuality, and for his later-life advocacy of assisted suicide and the right to die.