Samuel Sereth Lieberman Explained

Samuel Sereth Lieberman
Birth Date:	14 April 1922
Birth Place:	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Office:	Supreme Court of Alberta
Education:	Bachelor of Arts (1947) Bachelor of Laws (1948)
Alma Mater:	University of Alberta

Samuel Sereth Lieberman was a Canadian judge.^{[1] [2]} Lieberman was the first Jewish judge in the province of Alberta. He was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2006.^[3]

History

Samuel Sereth Lieberman was born in 1922 in Edmonton, Alberta. He flew as a coastal command pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.^[4]

Samuel Sereth Lieberman graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in 1948.^[5] In 1961, Lieberman was named to the Queen's Counsel.^[6] Lieberman was first appointed as a judge in 1970 and in 1976, Lieberman became a judge in the Alberta Court of Appeal.^{[7] [8]} Lieberman served as a Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Northwest Territories in 1983.^[9]

Lieberman died on September 19, 2012.^[10]

Notable trials

Samuel Sereth Lieberman judged Tiesmaki v. Wilson in 1974 and Kuipers v Gordon Riley Transport in 1976, both of which have been judicially noticed in many subsequent Canadian cases.^{[11] [12]}

External links

• Alberta Order of Excellence

Notes and References

1. Book: Goldsand, Judith . From Generation to Generation: Jewish Edmontonians as Heritage Builders . JAHSENA Books . 2016 . 9781988048512 . 113–116.
2. Book: Mardon . Ernest . Alberta Judicial Biographical Dictionary 1905-1990 . Mardon . Austin . RTAJ Fry Press . 1990 . 9781895385144 . Edmonton . 71–72.
3. Web site: Hon. Samuel Sereth Lieberman The Alberta Order of Excellence. June 22, 2020. www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca.
4. Book: Mardon. Ernest G.. Alberta's Judicial Leadership: A Biographical Account. Mardon. Austin A.. Golden Meteorite Press. 2011. 978-1897472323. 74–75.
5. News: May 11, 1948. Varsity Announces Lawyer Graduates. 9. The Edmonton Journal.
6. News: December 30, 1961. Queen's Counsel Named. 24. The Edmonton Journal.
7. News: February 13, 1970. Clement, Lieberman Appointed Judges. 1. The Edmonton Journal.
8. News: September 10, 1983. Judges' Ranks Contain Province's Top Legal Minds. G2. The Edmonton Journal.
9. Book: The Canada Gazette. 1983. 117. 280.
10. News: September 22, 2012. The Honourable Samuel Sereth Lieberman. D18. The Edmonton Journal.
11. 1977. Tiesmaki v. Wilson. Alberta Law Reports. Carswell. 1. 120.
12. Book: Neyers, JW. Divergences in Private Law. Hart Publishing. 2016. 978-1782256601. Robertson. Andrew. Oxford. 89, footnote 176. Divergence and Convergence in the Tort of Public Nuisance. Tilbury. Michael.