The Honourable Robert J Bauman, a Judge of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. He replaces The Honourable Chief Justice Donald Brenner, who retired on September 7, 2009.

Chief Justice Bauman was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1996 and a Judge of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia in 2008. He has been a member of the Provincial Attorney General Rules Committee since 2004 and Chair of the Supreme Court civil law committee since 2005.

Chief Justice Bauman completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Western Ontario in 1971 and Bachelor of Laws (LLB with Honours) from the University of Toronto in 1974. He was an associate and partner with Wilson, King Co in Prince George, British Columbia from 1975 to 1977, a partner with Wilson, Bauman in Kelowna, British Columbia from 1977 to 1981. He practised with Bull, Housser & Tupper in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1982 to 1996, just prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Welcoming Ceremony TBA.

[posted September 10, 2009]