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Russell S. Brown (born September 15, 1965) is a former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He was nominated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to replace outgoing justice Marshall Rothstein and served in the role starting on August 31, 2015.
- Conflicting Versions of Events
- 'You called Police to Say You Beat Up A guy?
- 'Very Uncomfortable'
- 'No Crime Was determined'
In a statement, Brown said the CJC probe into the Arizona incident "may continue well into 2024," a delay he said is in "nobody's interests — the Court's, the public's, my family's or my own." "I have therefore decided that the common good is best served by my retirement, so that a replacement judge can join the court in time for its busy fall term...
Balcom said Crump was "argumentative, hostile, antagonistic" while reporting the incident — behaviour the officer attributed to Crump's intoxication. Police-worn body camera footage of the January night shows a rattled-looking Crump hurling profanities at the officers who came to the resort. Crump, wearing a shirt allegedly torn by Brown during the...
One of the women reported that she invited Brown to join her and her mother for drinks near them at the resort bar. After identifying himself as a Supreme Court justice, Brown allegedly proceeded to kiss the woman in question "once or twice" on her cheek, and then touched the small of her back and a leg. The woman told the officer that Brown did no...
He said he knocked on Brown's hotel room door multiple times but got no response. The resort staff only knew Brown's name and cell phone number. Without hearing Brown's side of the story, Balcom concluded that two intoxicated men got into a brief physical altercation after Brown followed the group back to their hotel room and attempted to follow th...
Mar 10, 2023 · Justice Russell Brown, who was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2015, was temporarily relieved of his duties last month, the court said.
Jun 12, 2023 · Justice Russel Brown allegedly had a drunken altercation at an Arizona resort, which involved harassment of a female guest in January. Mr Brown, who has denied the allegations, has been...
Justice Russell Brown was born in Vancouver on September 15, 1965, and raised in Burns Lake, British Columbia. He holds degrees from the University of British Columbia (BA), the University of Victoria (LLB) and the University of Toronto (LLM, SJD).
Mar 9, 2023 · OTTAWA — Justice Russell Brown of the Supreme Court of Canada is on an indefinite paid leave of absence pending an investigation into an unspecified complaint that has Canada’s legal...
Jun 12, 2023 · OTTAWA—Russell Brown, 57, retired early from Canada’s top court on Monday, ending a disciplinary probe into a public complaint about allegedly drunk and obnoxious behaviour that the former judge...
