Robert Smith (judge)

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Robert Smith (December 7, 1858 – March 18, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Lanark County, Canada West (now Ontario), the son of William Smith and Jean Neilson, he was called to the Ontario Bar in 1885. He then practiced law in Cornwall, Ontario.

In 1904, he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the riding of Stormont, Ontario. He lost but won in 1908. He did not run for re-election.

In 1922, he was appointed to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Ontario and then to the Appellate Division. In 1926, he sat on the Supreme Court as an ad host judge and was appointed as a judge in 1927. He retired in 1933.

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Preceded by
John Idington		 Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
May 18, 1927 – December 7, 1933		 Succeeded by
Henry Hague Davis/Patrick Kerwin


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
The Duff court (1933–1944)
March 1933 - December 1933: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | F. Hughes
December 1933 - 1935: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | F. Hughes
1935-1936: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin
1936-1940: T. Rinfret | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson
1940-1943: T. Rinfret | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau
1943-1944: T. Rinfret | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau | I. Rand
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