Who will replace ex-justice Russell Brown on Canada’s top court? Process begins – National | 24CA News

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Published 20.06.2023
Who will replace ex-justice Russell Brown on Canada’s top court? Process begins – National | 24CA News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun the seek for a brand new Supreme Court of Canada justice.

Qualified candidates within the job, who should be functionally bilingual and exhibit a relationship with Western or Northern Canada, can have till July 21 to use.

A non-partisan advisory board is then anticipated to select a shortlist of candidates to current to Trudeau.


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Lametti says he was conscious of Justice Russell Brown’s depart of absence, gained’t say if he must be eliminated


The emptiness was created when former justice Russell Brown resigned from the highest courtroom earlier this month, ending a probe into allegations of misconduct associated to an occasion in late January.

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Brown has vigorously denied accusations that he was intoxicated and harassed a gaggle of buddies after an occasion at a Scottsdale, Ariz., resort lodge.

The Canadian Judicial Council ended its evaluate when Brown stepped down, saying it not had jurisdiction to research.

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