Fred Kaufman CM FRSC KC (May 7, 1924 – December 27, 2023) was a Canadian justice, lawyer, and arbitrator.

Life and career

Fred Kaufman was born on May 7, 1924.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Bishop's University and then spent six years as a reporter for the Montreal Star.[2] He graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law in 1954, where he was the second ever editor-in-chief of the McGill Law Journal.[3]

Following law school, Kaufman founded the law firm Kaufman, Yarosky & Fish.[2] He was appointed to the Québec Court of Appeal in 1973, and became acting Chief Justice of Quebec from 1990 to 1991 when he retired.[3][4] In 2005 he published the memoir Searching for Justice: An Autobiography.[5]

Kaufman died on December 27, 2023, at the age of 99.[6]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Searching for Justice: An Autobiography". JSTOR. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mason, Gordon (May 17, 2012). "Fred Kaufman to be Doctor of Laws". University of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "The Honourable Fred Kaufman, C.M., Q.C." ADR Chambers International. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Former judges". Quebec Court of Appeal. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ Kaufman, Fred (2005). Searching for Justice: An Autobiography. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802090515.
  6. ↑ "Fred Kaufman". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Legacy.com.
  7. ↑ "Fred Kaufman". The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Honourable Fred Kaufman". Office of the Governor General. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Honourable Fred Kaufman". Office of the Governor General. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Honourable Fred Kaufman". Office of the Governor General. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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