Keywords
Nova Scotia, Canada, Supreme Court of Canada, Roland Almon Ritchie, legal history
Abstract
Mr. Justice Roland Almon Ritchie (1910-1988) was the most recent Nova Scotian to have been on the bench of the Supreme Court of Canada, serving for a quarter-century (1959-1984). Judicial biographies in this country are rare enough that any addition to the literature can be justified but Ritchie is an especially intriguing choice. He served on the bench for a long period, there is a wealth of information regarding his formative years courtesy of the published diaries of his older brother, Charles, and he is regarded as the embodiment of conservatism in a court that has frequently been described as conservative or "captive".
Recommended Citation
Thomas Stinson, "Mr. Justice Roland Ritchie: A Biography" (1994) 17:2 Dal LJ 509.
