Samuel Sereth Lieberman
Samuel Sereth Lieberman | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Alberta | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1922 |
| Died | September 19, 2012 |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts (1947) Bachelor of Laws (1948) |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Samuel Sereth Lieberman was a judge in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Lieberman was the first Jewish judge in the province of Alberta.[1] He was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2006.[1]
History
Samuel Sereth Lieberman was born in Edmonton in 1922. He flew as a coastal command pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.[2]
Samuel Sereth Lieberman graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in 1948.[3] In 1961, Lieberman was named to the Queen's Counsel.[4] Lieberman was first appointed as a judge in 1970 and in 1976, Lieberman became a judge in the Alberta Court of Appeal.[5][6] Lieberman served as a Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Northwest Territories in 1983.[7]
Lieberman passed away 19 September 2012.[8]
Notable trials
Samuel Sereth Lieberman judged Tiesmaki v. Wilson in 1974 and Kuipers v. Gordon Riley Transport in 1976, both of which were judicially noticed in many subsequent Canadian cases.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b "Hon. Samuel Sereth Lieberman | The Alberta Order of Excellence". www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Mardon, Ernest G.; Mardon, Austin A. (2011). Alberta's Judicial Leadership: A Biographical Account. Golden Meteorite Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-1897472323.
- ^ "Varsity Announces Lawyer Graduates". The Edmonton Journal. May 11, 1948. p. 9.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Queen's Counsel Named". The Edmonton Journal. December 30, 1961. p. 24.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Clement, Lieberman Appointed Judges". The Edmonton Journal. February 13, 1970. p. 1.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Judges' Ranks Contain Province's Top Legal Minds". The Edmonton Journal. September 10, 1983. p. G2.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ The Canada Gazette. Vol. 117. 1983. p. 280.
- ^ "The Honourable Samuel Sereth Lieberman". The Edmonton Journal. September 22, 2012. p. D18.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tiesmaki v. Wilson". Alberta Law Reports. 1. Carswell: 120. 1977.
- ^ Neyers, JW (2016). "Divergence and Convergence in the Tort of Public Nuisance". In Robertson, Andrew; Tilbury, Michael (eds.). Divergences in Private Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing. pp. 89, footnote 176. ISBN 978-1782256601.
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