Justice Russell Brown retires from Supreme Court, ending judicial conduct review
Russell Brown retired from the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday, ending a probe into allegations of misconduct, and the federal justice minister says the search to replace him will begin “in the coming days.”
“While my counsel and I are confident that the complaint would have ultimately been dismissed, the continuing delay is in nobody’s interests — the Court’s, the public’s, my family’s or my own,” Brown said in a statement Monday. The responding officer recorded his arrival at the resort around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 29, according to a police report obtained by The Canadian Press.
“Outside the lounge, Mr. Crump objected to me rejoining the group and suddenly, without warning or provocation, punched me several times in the head. Taken by surprise, I was unable to defend myself,” Brown said. They said the evidence shows a “calculated plan by the complainant to concoct an account in which Justice Brown was the aggressor — to ‘get out ahead of it,’ in the words of one of the complainant’s own companions.”
Chief Justice Richard Wagner said the Supreme Court will continue to render decisions in Brown’s absence, but he is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to promptly appoint a new justice.
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