The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC and more than 450 members of the Bench and Bar, including 19 Chief Justices attended The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC Tribute Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel on January 21, 2010. This sold out dinner was also a fundraiser event which equally benefited Access Pro Bono and the Justice Education Society. The dinner was held in Vancouver and was hosted by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, The Law Society of British Columbia, UBC Law Alumni Association and the Vancouver Bar Association. The evening was co-hosted by The Honourable Chief Justice Robert Bauman of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and George Macintosh, QC of Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP. Special guests included:
- The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC, Chief Justice of Canada
- The Honourable Chief Justice Robert Bauman, Supreme Court of British Columbia
- The Honourable Chief Justice Pierre Blais, Federal Court of Appeal
- The Honourable Chief Justice Lance Finch, Court of Appeal of British Columbia
- The Honourable Chief Justice Catherine A Fraser, Court of Appeal of Alberta
- The Honourable Chief Justice J Derek Green, Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal
- The Honourable Chief Justice John Klebuc, Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
- The Honourable Chief Justice Robert D Laing, Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan
- The Honourable Chief Justice Allan Lutfy, Federal Court of Canada
- The Honourable Chief Justice Jacqueline R Matheson, Trial Division, Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
- The Honourable Chief Justice Marc Monnin, Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba
- The Honourable Chief Justice JJ Michel Robert, Chief Justice of Quebec
- The Honourable Chief Justice David B Orsborn, Trial Division, Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
- The Honourable Chief Justice Gerald J Rip, Tax Court of Canada
- The Honourable Chief Justice F Rolland, Superior Court of Quebec
- The Honourable Chief Justice Richard J Scott, Manitoba Court of Appeal
- The Honourable Chief Justice David D Smith, Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick
- The Honourable Chief Justice Warren K Winkler, Court of Appeal of Ontario
- The Honourable Chief Justice Neil C Wittmann, Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
- The Honourable Senior Judge Ronald Veale, Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory
- The Honourable Associate Chief Justice J Douglas Cunningham, Superior Court of Justice of Ontario
- The Honourable Associate Chief Justice J D Rooke, Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
- The Honourable Associate Chief Justice A H J Wachowich, Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
- Mr Jake Kerr, CM, OBC, LLD, Chair, Vancouver Foundation
- Mr John Hunter, QC, Hunter Litigation Chambers
- Mr George Macintosh, QC, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
- President James M Bond, The Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch (CBABC)
- President Glen Ridgway, QC, The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC)
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First Row: Chief Justice Robert Bauman, Chief Justice Pierre Blais, Chief Justice Catherine Fraser,
The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC, The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC,
Chief Justice Lance Finch, Chief Justice JJ Michel Robert and Chief Justice Richard Scott
Second Row: Chief Justice J Derek Green, Chief Justice John Klebuc, Chief Justice Gerald Rip, Chief Justice Allan Lutfy,
Chief Justice Jacqueline Matheson, Chief Justice Marc Monnin, Associate Chief Justice AHJ Wachowich,
Chief Justice Warren Winkler and Associate Chief Justice Douglas Cunningham
Third Row: Chief Justice David Orsborn, Chief Justice Robert Laing, Chief Justice Francois Rolland, Chief Justice David Smith,
Chief Justice Neil Wittmann, Senior Judge Ronald Veale and Associate Chief Justice J D Rooke
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The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC and The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC
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The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC, The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC,
Ms Erin Brenner, Mrs Robin Brenner and Mr Frank McArdle
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Rod Urquhart, The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC,
The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC and Dean Mary Anne Bobinski
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CBABC President James M Bond, Chief Justice Lance Finch, The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC,
The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC,
CBABC Past President Miriam Maisonville, QC and CBABC Executive Director Caroline Nevin
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Jamie Maclaren, Allan Parker, QC, The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC,
The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC,
Rick Craig and Judge Pedro L J de Couto
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First Row: Kathryn Berge, QC, Gavin Hume, QC, Chief Justice Lance Finch, The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC,
The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC,
Glen Ridgway, QC, Bruce Le Rose, QC and Thelma O'Grady
Second Row: David Renwick, QC, Adam Whitecombe, Su Forbes, QC, Carol Hickman, Suzette Narbonne,
Catherine Sas, QC, Barbara Levesque, Gordon Turriff, QC, David Mossop, QC and Jan Lindsay, QC
Third Row: Alan Treleavan, Patrick Kelly, Robert Brun, QC, Peter Lloyd, FCA,
Haydn Acheson, Joost Blom, QC, James Vilvang, QC, Alan Ross and John Hunter, QC
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The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC
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The Honourable Donald Brenner, QC
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George Macintosh, QC
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Chief Justice Robert Bauman
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Chief Justice Lance Finch
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John Hunter, QC
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Jake Kerr, CM, OBC, LLD
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George Macintosh, QC and Chief Justice Robert Bauman
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Articles of Interest
Chief Justice Donald Brenner Retired: Some reflections
by The Honourable Chief Justice Donald Brenner
A Life on the Bench: Retired chief justice reflects on his time in the air and a career grounded in law
By Catherine Clement
BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Brenner Resigns
[posted January 22, 2010]
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