Douglas R. Campbell

Douglas R. Campbell
Judge of the Federal Court of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 2, 2003
Personal details
Born (1945-08-27) August 27, 1945 (age 79)
Calgary, Alberta

Douglas R. Campbell (born August 27, 1945) was a judge who served on the Federal Court of Canada.[1] He was Canada's longest-serving judge, serving a total of 46 years.[2]

He was appointed a judge on the Provincial Court of British Columbia at age 29 in 1974.[2] In 1995 he was appointed to the Federal Court of Canada, where he served until his mandatory retirement at age 75 in 2020.[2]

References

  1. ^ Federal Court of Canada, About the Court Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c Fine, Sean (8 September 2023). "How Canada's longest-serving judge made 'Campbelling' part of the legal lexicon for refugee cases". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 October 2023. He was once Canada's youngest judge and he stayed until he became the longest-serving


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