Ted Richard

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J. Edward "Ted" Richard is a former territorial level politician, lawyer and senior judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. Richards, a former lawyer, was a partner in the law firm of Richard, Vertes, Peterson & Schuler in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. He practiced private law until 1988.^[1]

Richard was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election. He won the Yellowknife South electoral district defeating incumbent Lynda Sorenson. Richard was re-elected to his second term in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election. He vacated his seat a year later when he was appointed to the Northwest Territories Supreme Court.

Richard was also appointed to serve as a judge in the Court of Appeal of Nunavut.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Judicial Appointments to the Nunavut Court of Appeal Announced". Department of Justice. March 24, 1999. Retrieved 2007-09-23.

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by Lynda Sorenson	MLA Yellowknife South 1983-1988	Succeeded by Tony Whitford

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