Jamie William Sutherland Saunders is a former Justice of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.
Early life and education
editJustice Saunders was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. He graduated from Bishop's University in 1970, having studied in Political Science.[1] He then obtained his law degree at Dalhousie Law School, graduating in 1973.[2][3]
Legal career
editCalled to the bar in 1974, he practiced law in Halifax as both a civil and criminal litigator. His experience included working as counsel for the Nova Scotia government on the Donald Marshall, Jr. Inquiry.
In 1990, he was appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. In 2000, he was appointed to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.[4]
In June 2020, the Nova Scotia Courts announced on Twitter that Saunders would retire from the Court of Appeal in September 2020.[5]
References
edit- ^ Bishop's University News: Spring 2007[permanent dead link] ubishops.ca
- ^ NOVA SCOTIA COURT OF APPEAL BIDS FAREWELL TO TWO JUDGES Nova Scotia Courts
- ^ Bishop's University News: Spring 2008 ubishops.ca[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Two lawyers named to N.S. Supreme Court". Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ @CourtsNS_News (June 17, 2020). "In what we believe to be our 1st virtual pencil-breaking ceremony, The Hon. Jamie Saunders bid farewell to his Court of Appeal colleagues yesterday. A judge for almost 30 yrs, Justice Saunders retires this Sept" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- CBA biography [1] Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine