LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bertha Wilson, Sodomy
Document Summary
They all come from different faiths and cultures. Canadian judges are not attempting to please the crown or government because they are not elected. Canadian judges are only removed from office when there has been judicial misbehavior. Judges cannot participate in business or political activities while on the bench. Supreme court judge berger criticized trudeau"s constitutional accord publicly because it didn"t guarantee aboriginal rights and its denial to veto of constitutional change to quebec. Berger was then charged with conduct inconsistent with judicial office. Council determined: comments were an indiscretion though were not basis for removal, judges should therefore avoid discussion over their political views unless directly relate to court operations. The first female judge was justice bertha wilson in 1982. Her appointment instigated discussion of a women"s role on the bench. She has been involved in many decisions involving women including battered women"s syndrome and our access to abortion.
