Russell Brown

Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown is vigorously denying, through his lawyers, allegations made about his behaviour while at a high-end Arizona resort in ...

Before joining the highest court in the land, Justice Brown was the chair of the Health Law Institute and the University Appeals Board and chair of the Professional Review Board at the University of Alberta. “The following day, after speaking with Justice Brown, Chief Justice Wagner put him on leave from his duties at the Supreme Court of Canada, with immediate effect, awaiting a determination of the complaint by the Council.” 31, the CJC notified Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of the SCC, of the complaint. 31, Chief Justice Hinkson asked Justice Brown to comment on the allegations in the complaint. His absence from the bench was first noticed when Law360 Canada, an online legal news service, asked the SCC why Brown was not included in an 8-0 judgment on the appeal of a man convicted of sexual assault. [in a news release earlier this week](https://cjc-ccm.ca/en/news/canadian-judicial-council-reviews-matter-involving-honourable-russell-brown) that the complaint against Justice Brown was received on Jan. A spokesperson for the Supreme Court has said Justice Brown has been on leave since Feb. 28 to that given by Crump in the Sun story, though both say that Justice Brown joined Crump’s table of friends while Crump was not there. Justice Brown had earlier given a speech at a gala that honoured Louise Arbour, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and a former UN high commissioner for human rights. A report of the incident that was obtained by Postmedia, publisher of the Vancouver Sun, indicates that a police officer arrived at the resort about 1:30 am on Jan. “In light of the false statements in the media by Mr. 29 complaint to the CJC by Philadelphia resident Jon Crump alleges Justice Brown pestered him and his friends at a Scottsdale resort on Jan.

On leave from the top court since February, Justice Brown defends himself in Friday statement after complainant shared story with media.

Mr. And he said the incident has harmed him and the court. Brown said Mr. She has been teaching them that courts try to protect their legitimacy with the public by ensuring that their judges conduct themselves appropriately, on and off the bench. In Mr. Until now, the matter of Justice Brown’s conduct has been treated with the utmost secrecy. The police did not respond to The Globe’s requests for comment on Friday, and said the records department was closed till Monday. 29 to the Canadian Judicial Council, a disciplinary body. “Outside the lounge, Mr. At some point, he was invited to join a nearby table, Justice Brown said in a statement Friday. Justice Brown fell down, and later, Mr. (He referred to the man as Jonathan Crump.)

Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown spoke out Friday, a rarity for a member of Canada's highest court, about an alleged altercation in Arizona that ...

It works at arm's length from the executive and legislative branches of government. Supreme Court Justice Christopher Hinkson, who chairs the council's conduct committee, also declined to comment. Brown has been on leave from the court since Feb. “Outside the lounge, Mr. Brown looks on during his welcoming ceremony at the Supreme Court in Ottawa on October 6, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld