| 词条 | John Sopinka |
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| name = John Sopinka | image = John-sopinka.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | office = Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | termstart = May 24, 1988 | termend = November 24, 1997 | nominator = Brian Mulroney | appointer = | predecessor = Willard Estey | successor = Ian Binnie | office2 = | termstart2 = | termend2 = | nominator2 = | appointer2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|3|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = Broderick, Saskatchewan, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|1997|11|24|1933|3|19|mf=y}} | death_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | spouse = }} John Sopinka, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|QC}} (March 19, 1933 – November 24, 1997) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, the first Ukrainian-Canadian appointed to the high court. Early life and educationSopinka was born in Broderick, Saskatchewan and lived there until his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario.[1] He completed secondary school at Saltfleet High School in Stoney Creek.[2] He earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees at the University of Toronto. While studying law, he also played professional football with the Toronto Argonauts (1955 to 1957, 29 games) and then the Montreal Alouettes (1957, 8 games) of the Canadian Football League.[3] CareerHe was called to the bar of Ontario in 1960 and practiced law at Fasken & Calven before becoming a senior partner at Stikeman Elliott. He was designated Queen's Counsel in 1975 and was also a lecturer at both the Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He authored several books on the law, including a leading text on the law of evidence.[4] Sopinka was involved with several high-profile cases, including acting on behalf of Susan Nelles when she sued the government of Ontario and the Toronto police for malicious prosecution after the withdrawal of charges against her for murdering babies at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.[5] An inquiry into her case exonerated her and she won damages from the government for her ordeal. In 1986 he represented the Ukrainian Canadian Committee at the Deschênes Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals and argued against the deportation of suspected war criminals to their native lands, particularly the Soviet Union.[6] He also served as counsel to the William Parker Inquiry that looked into the conduct of former cabinet minister Sinclair Stevens.[7] Appointment to the Supreme Court of CanadaA noted trial lawyer, he was appointed directly to the Supreme Court of Canada on May 24, 1988[8] without ever having been a judge. At the time it was highly unusual for a Supreme Court of Canada appointee to have had no prior judicial experience. Following Sopinka's death, the court's next appointee, Ian Binnie, also came directly from private practice. DeathSopinka died in Ottawa on November 24, 1997 of a blood disease.[9] Posthumous recognitionIn 1999, a new courthouse in downtown Hamilton was named in his honour. The John Sopinka Courthouse has 18 courtrooms, accommodating Hamilton's civil, criminal, and small claims courts. The government of Canada had purchased and renovated the Dominion Public Building for an estimated $64-million. The building was erected in 1935-36 and served as the main post office until 1991.[10] Also in 1999, the Sopinka Cup was established. This is a national mock trial competition open to law students from law faculties all over Canada.[11] In 2000, the volume Ruled by Law: Essays in Memory of Mr. Justice John Sopinka was published as a special edition of the Supreme Court Law Review (volume 12, second series). Many of the contributors were former law clerks of John Sopinka who had gone on to become law professors. The collection was reprinted by Butterworths Canada as a free-standing volume in 2003. See also
References1. ^{{cite book|others=The Supreme Court of Canada|title=The Supreme Court of Canada and its Justices 1875-2000: La Cour suprême du Canada et ses juges 1875-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s8QhYNvBBxYC&pg=PA170|accessdate=10 June 2013|date=2000-11-01|publisher=Dundurn|isbn=9781770700956|page=170}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2263439-namesakes-john-sopinka-courthouse/ |title=NAMESAKES: John Sopinka Courthouse |date=25 November 2012 |work=The Hamilton Spectator |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YwcC9jfS?url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2263439-namesakes-john-sopinka-courthouse/ |archivedate=31 May 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 3. ^{{cite book|last=MacKinnon|first=Christopher|title=Canadian Sports Sites for Kids: Places Named for Speedsters, Scorers, and Other Sportsworld Citizens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qmngo1UDnO4C&pg=PA46|accessdate=10 June 2013|date=2012-11-24|publisher=Dundurn|isbn=9781459707061|page=46}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Sharpe|first=Robert Joel|title=Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z9kw6e3N608C&pg=PA300|accessdate=10 June 2013|year=2003|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=9780802089526|page=300}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b9EyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pu8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6261,31612&dq=john+sopinka+susan+nelles&hl=en|title=Sick Kids Supervisor Had Suspicions About Nurse|date=21 February 1984|work=Ottawa Citizen|page=4|accessdate=10 June 2013}} 6. ^{{cite book|last1=Stambrook|first1=Fred|last2=Friesen|first2=Bert|last3=Committee|first3=Jewish Mennonite Ukrainian|title=A sharing of diversities: proceedings of the Jewish Mennonite Ukrainian conference, "Building Bridges"|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8jR6AAAAMAAJ|accessdate=10 June 2013|year=1999|publisher=Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina|isbn=9780889771260|page=251}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vXBmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8YwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1191,2763033&dq=john+sopinka+sinclair+stevens&hl=en|title=Stevens Inquiry To Hear Another Two Witnesses|date=26 November 1986|work=Vancouver Sun|page=A2|accessdate=10 June 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/01/05/f-supreme-court-who.html |title=Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada |date=2009-01-05 |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=18 January 2010 |archivedate=18 January 2010 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5msjQ4dPk?url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/01/05/f-supreme-court-who.html |deadurl=yes |df= }} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Sopinka's death creates void|newspaper=Globe and Mail|date=1997-11-25|pages=A1, A10}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonlaw.on.ca/history.asp |title=Hamilton Law Association history |accessdate=2006-08-22 }} {{cite web|url=http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hamilton_tour/postoffice.htm |work=A Virtual Tour of Downtown Hamilton |title=Post Office |accessdate=2006-08-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906051146/http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hamilton_tour/postoffice.htm |archivedate=2006-09-06 |df= }} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/4602/moot-wrap-up.html?print=1&tmpl=component |title=Moot wrap-up |last=Moskvitina |first=Anastasia |date=1 April 2013 |work=Canadian Lawyer Magazine |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6HHMZ2OFi?url=http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/4602/moot-wrap-up.html?print=1 |archivedate=10 June 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }} External links
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