Fred Kaufman Explained

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

Life and career

Fred Kaufman was born on May 7, 1924 in Vienna.[1] [2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Bishop's University and then spent six years as a reporter for the Montreal Star.[3] 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.[4]

Following law school, Kaufman founded the law firm Kaufman, Yarosky & Fish. 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.[5] In 2005 he published the memoir Searching for Justice: An Autobiography.[6]

After retirement as a judge, he was appointed by the Ontario government to preside over an inquiry into the wrongful murder conviction of Guy Paul Morin in 1997-98. Later in 2002-04, he presided for the Government of Canada over an inquiry into the murder trial of Steven Truscott, which led to Truscott's conviction being overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal.[2]

Kaufman died on December 27, 2023, at the age of 99 in Toronto.[7] [2]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Searching for Justice: An Autobiography . JSTOR . 30 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Freeman . Alan . Esteemed jurist Fred Kaufman led two high-profile wrongful conviction inquiries . The Globe and Mail . 26 July 2024 . 12 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Fred Kaufman to be Doctor of Laws . Mason . Gordon . May 17, 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827183808/http://www.unb.ca/graduation/encaenia/highlights/hdcitations/kaufman.html . August 27, 2016 . December 30, 2023.
  4. Web site: The Honourable Fred Kaufman, C.M., Q.C. . ADR Chambers International . December 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022518/http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvkaufman.htm . March 4, 2016.
  5. Web site: Former judges . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230171341/https://courdappelduquebec.ca/en/about-the-court/composition/former-judges/ . December 30, 2023 . December 30, 2023.
  6. Book: Kaufman, Fred . Searching for Justice: An Autobiography . 2005 . . Toronto, Ontario . 9780802090515.
  7. Web site: Fred Kaufman . . . December 30, 2023.
  8. Web site: Fred Kaufman . The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230164131/https://www.osgoodesociety.ca/book-author/fred-kaufman/ . December 30, 2023 . December 30, 2023.
  9. Web site: The Honourable Fred Kaufman . Office of the Governor General . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230164552/https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-3979 . December 30, 2023 . December 30, 2023.
  10. Web site: The Honourable Fred Kaufman . Office of the Governor General . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230164950/https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/125-41767 . December 30, 2023 . December 30, 2023.
  11. Web site: The Honourable Fred Kaufman . Office of the Governor General . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230165112/https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/126-103469 . December 30, 2023 . December 30, 2023.

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