Education
Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1938, he later moved to and attended high school in Victoria, British Columbia.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1938, he later moved to and attended high school in Victoria, British Columbia.
He enrolled in Victoria College in 1955, and went on to earn his undergraduate and law degree at the University of British Columbia and was called to the bar in 1963. He Articled at Guild, Yule & Company in Vancouver, British Columbia and became partner in 1968. He is a former President of the Vancouver Bar Association (1976), and served an appointment as a bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia (from 1981 to 1983).
He has actively taught at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law and the Continuing Legal Education Program.
He was in private practice from 1963 to 1983. He was appointed to Supreme Court of British Columbia on May 5, 1983.
On May 28, 1993 he was appointed to the British Columbia Court of Appeal and appointed Chief Justice on June 6, 2001. He has publicly voiced concern over access to justice for the working poor, and middle class who earn too much to qualify for legal aid but not enough to afford a lawyer
He was a member of the University"s rowing team He is a member of the Dean"s Advisory Council at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law.