Edmund Leslie Newcombe

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Edmund Leslie Newcombe (February 17, 1859 – December 9, 1931) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, the son of John Cumming Newcombe and Abigail H. Calkin, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1878 and a Master of Arts degree in 1881 from Dalhousie University. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1881 from the University of Halifax. In 1882, he was called to the Nova Scotia Bar and started to practice law.

In 1893, he became Deputy Minister of Justice and was called to the Ontario Bar. In 1924, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and served until his death in 1931.

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Preceded by
Francis Alexander Anglin		 Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
September 16, 1924 – December 9, 1931		 Succeeded by
Oswald Smith Crocket
The Anglin court (1924–1933)
September 1924 - October 1924: J. Idington | L. Duff | P. Mignault | A. Malouin | E. Newcombe
October 1924 - 1927: J. Idington | L. Duff | P. Mignault | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret
1927-1929: L. Duff | P. Mignault | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith
1929-1930: L. Duff | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith
1930-1931: L. Duff | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon
1931-1932: L. Duff | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon
1932-1933: L. Duff | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon | O. Crocket
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