- Ivan Rand
Ivan Cleveland Rand (
April 27 ,1884 –January 2 ,1969 ) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, academic, and Justice of theSupreme Court of Canada .Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, the son of Nelson Rand and Minnie Turner, he received a
Bachelor of Arts degree fromMount Allison University in 1909. In 1912, he received aBachelor of Law degree fromHarvard Law School . He was called to the bar of New Brunswick in 1912. From 1912 to 1920, he practiced law inMedicine Hat, Alberta . Returning back to Moncton in 1920, he joined theCanadian National Railways as a counsel.In 1924, he was named Attorney General of New Brunswick and was a member of the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from February to June 1925.On
April 22 ,1943 , he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. In 1945, he developed theRand formula . In 1947, he was Canada's representative on the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP ). He retired onApril 27 ,1959 .From 1959 to 1964, he was the first Dean of the law school of the
University of Western Ontario . In 1966, he chaired aRoyal Commission into allegations of improper stock trading againstSupreme Court of Ontario justiceLeo Landreville .In 1969, he was made a Companion of the
Order of Canada .He received Honorary degrees from Mount Allison University, the
University of New Brunswick , Dalhousie University,Queen's University , theUniversity of Toronto , the University of Western Ontario andColumbia University .External links
* [http://www.cdn-friends-icej.ca/un/unscop.html Ivan Rand and the UNSCOP Papers]
* [http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/aboutcourt/judges/rand/index_e.asp Ivan Cleveland Rand] at the [http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/ Supreme Court of Canada]
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