Samuel Sereth Lieberman was a Canadian judge.[1][2] Lieberman was the first Jewish judge in the province of Alberta.[3] He was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2006.[3]
Samuel Sereth Lieberman | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Alberta | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1922 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | September 19, 2012 (aged 90) |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts (1947) Bachelor of Laws (1948) |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
History
editSamuel 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
editSamuel 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]
References
edit- ^ Goldsand, Judith (2016). From Generation to Generation: Jewish Edmontonians as Heritage Builders. JAHSENA Books. pp. 113–116. ISBN 9781988048512.
- ^ Mardon, Ernest; Mardon, Austin (1990). Alberta Judicial Biographical Dictionary 1905-1990. Edmonton: RTAJ Fry Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9781895385144.
- ^ a b "Hon. Samuel Sereth Lieberman | The Alberta Order of Excellence". www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Mardon, Ernest G.; Mardon, Austin A. (2011). Alberta's Judicial Leadership: A Biographical Account. Golden Meteorite Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-1897472323.
- ^ "Varsity Announces Lawyer Graduates". The Edmonton Journal. May 11, 1948. p. 9.
- ^ "Queen's Counsel Named". The Edmonton Journal. December 30, 1961. p. 24.
- ^ "Clement, Lieberman Appointed Judges". The Edmonton Journal. February 13, 1970. p. 1.
- ^ "Judges' Ranks Contain Province's Top Legal Minds". The Edmonton Journal. September 10, 1983. p. G2.
- ^ The Canada Gazette. Vol. 117. 1983. p. 280.
- ^ "The Honourable Samuel Sereth Lieberman". The Edmonton Journal. September 22, 2012. p. D18.
- ^ "Tiesmaki v. Wilson". Alberta Law Reports. 1. Carswell: 120. 1977.
- ^ Neyers, JW (2016). "Divergence and Convergence in the Tort of Public Nuisance". In Robertson, Andrew; Tilbury, Michael (eds.). Divergences in Private Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing. pp. 89, footnote 176. ISBN 978-1782256601.