Samuel Sereth Lieberman

Samuel Sereth Lieberman
Supreme Court of Alberta
Personal details
Born(1922-04-14)April 14, 1922
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DiedSeptember 19, 2012(2012-09-19) (aged 90)
EducationBachelor of Arts (1947)
Bachelor of Laws (1948)
Alma materUniversity of Alberta

Samuel Sereth Lieberman was a Canadian judge.[1][2] Lieberman was the first Jewish judge in the province of Alberta.[3] He was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2006.[3]

History

Samuel Sereth Lieberman was born in 1922 in Edmonton, Alberta. He flew as a coastal command pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.[4]

Samuel Sereth Lieberman graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in 1948.[5] In 1961, Lieberman was named to the Queen's Counsel.[6] Lieberman was first appointed as a judge in 1970 and in 1976, Lieberman became a judge in the Alberta Court of Appeal.[7][8] Lieberman served as a Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Northwest Territories in 1983.[9]

Lieberman died on September 19, 2012.[10]

Notable trials

Samuel Sereth Lieberman judged Tiesmaki v. Wilson in 1974 and Kuipers v Gordon Riley Transport in 1976, both of which have been judicially noticed in many subsequent Canadian cases.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Goldsand, Judith (2016). From Generation to Generation: Jewish Edmontonians as Heritage Builders. JAHSENA Books. pp. 113–116. ISBN 9781988048512.
  2. ^ Mardon, Ernest; Mardon, Austin (1990). Alberta Judicial Biographical Dictionary 1905-1990. Edmonton: RTAJ Fry Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9781895385144.
  3. ^ a b "Hon. Samuel Sereth Lieberman | The Alberta Order of Excellence". www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Mardon, Ernest G.; Mardon, Austin A. (2011). Alberta's Judicial Leadership: A Biographical Account. Golden Meteorite Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-1897472323.
  5. ^ "Varsity Announces Lawyer Graduates". The Edmonton Journal. May 11, 1948. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Queen's Counsel Named". The Edmonton Journal. December 30, 1961. p. 24.
  7. ^ "Clement, Lieberman Appointed Judges". The Edmonton Journal. February 13, 1970. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Judges' Ranks Contain Province's Top Legal Minds". The Edmonton Journal. September 10, 1983. p. G2.
  9. ^ The Canada Gazette. Vol. 117. 1983. p. 280.
  10. ^ "The Honourable Samuel Sereth Lieberman". The Edmonton Journal. September 22, 2012. p. D18.
  11. ^ "Tiesmaki v. Wilson". Alberta Law Reports. 1. Carswell: 120. 1977.
  12. ^ Neyers, JW (2016). "Divergence and Convergence in the Tort of Public Nuisance". In Robertson, Andrew; Tilbury, Michael (eds.). Divergences in Private Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing. pp. 89, footnote 176. ISBN 978-1782256601.