Background
Urie, John James was born on January 2, 1920 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Son of G. Norman and Jane A. Urie.
Urie, John James was born on January 2, 1920 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Son of G. Norman and Jane A. Urie.
Bachelor of Commerce, Queen's U. Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Hall Law School.
Partner firm, Burke-Robertson, Urie, Weller & Chadwick, Ottawa, Ontario, 1948-1973;
judge, Federal Court Canada, Ottawa, 1973-1990;
counsel, Scott and Aylen, Ottawa, since 1991. General counsel to Joint Committee of Senate and House of Commons on ConsumerCredit. Chairman planning committee First National Conference on Law, Ottawa, 1972.
Judge Court Martial Appeal Court, 1973-1990.
Past president County of Carleton Law Association. Past vice president Children's Aid Society. Past president Eastern Professional Hockey League.
Served with Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Canada Army, 1942-1945. Member Royal Canada Military Institute, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Dorothy Elizabeth James. Children: David, Janet, Alison.