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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME
COURT OF
NEWFOUNDLAND - TRIAL DIVISION
October 18, 2000
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today the appointment of the
Honourable Mr. Justice J. Derek Green, a Judge of the Court of Appeal
of Newfoundland, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, Trial
Division. He replaces the Honourable T.A. Hickman who retires from that position
on October 19, 2000.
Mr. Justice Green received a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from Memorial
University in 1968. He is a former Rhodes Scholar for Newfoundland. He received
a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1973 and a Master of Arts in 1976, both from Oxford
University. Mr. Justice Green was appointed to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
in 1992 and to the Newfoundland Court of Appeal in 1996. He was called to the
Newfoundland Bar in 1974.
This appointment is effective October 19, 2000.
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