Fred Kaufman

Fred Kaufman is a Canadian justice, lawyer, and arbitrator. A different 'Fred Kaufman' is Executive Producer for PBS' NATURE.

Career

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Bishop's University and then spent six years as a reporter for the Montreal Star.[1] 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.[2] After law school he founded the law firm Kaufman, Yarosky & Fish.[1] Kaufman was appointed to the Québec Court of Appeal in 1973, and became Acting Chief Justice of Québec from 1990-91.[2] In 2005 he published the memoir Searching for Justice: An Autobiography.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fred Kaufman to be Doctor of Laws". May 17, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "The Honourable Fred Kaufman, C.M., Q.C." Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ Fred Kaufman (2005). Searching for Justice: An Autobiography. University of Toronto Press.
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