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Encyclopedia > Anne Russell

Madam Justice Anne Helen Russell (May 22, 1940 — ) is a former judge on the Alberta Court of Appeal. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Alberta Court of Appeal is the highest court in Alberta. ...


Russell was born Anne Helen Lucas in Winnipeg, and studied Law at the University of Alberta. She was appointed to the Provincial Court of Alberta in 1984, to the Court of Queen's Bench in 1992, and to the Court of Appeal in 1994. She is one of the few Alberta judges to have served on all three courts in the province. Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... The University of Alberta (U of A) is a public coeducational research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The Provincial Court of Alberta is a Provincial Court for the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Court of Queens Bench of Alberta is the superior court of the Canadian province of Alberta. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...


One of the most famous judgments she delivered was on the case of Vriend versus Alberta[1] that she presided over on the Court of Queen's Bench. The case involved a dismissal of a teacher because of his sexual orientation. She found in favor of Vriend, writing that the discrimination homosexuals suffer “is so notorious that [she could] take judicial notice of it without evidence”. The decision was overturned by the Alberta Court of Appeal, and then proceeded to the Supreme Court of Canada [2]. Vriend v. ... Sexual orientation refers to the direction of an individuals sexuality, normally conceived of as falling into several significant categories based around the sex or gender that the individual finds attractive. ... The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system. ...


References

  1. ^ Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench (1994), 152 A.R. 1
  2. ^ Supreme Court of Canada (1998), 493

External link

  • Full text of Supreme Court of Canada decision at LexUMand CanLII

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