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British Columbia judicial appointment
September 18, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment
of the Honourable Mr. Justice Bryan Williams, of the Court of
Appeal of British Columbia, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of British Columbia. He is replacing Chief Justice William Esson
who becomes a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Chief Justice Williams graduated in law from the University of
British Columbia in 1958 and was called to the Bar of British
Columbia in 1959. He then joined the firm Swinton & Co.,
in Vancouver, where he became a partner in 1961.
Chief Justice Williams was appointed to the Court of Appeal on
September 28, 1995.
This appointment is effective September 30, 1996.
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