Wilfred Judson

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The Honourable Mr. Justice
Wilfred Judson
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office
February 5, 1958  July 20, 1977
Preceded by Roy Kellock/Henry Grattan Nolan
Succeeded by Willard Estey
Personal details
Born (1902-07-20)July 20, 1902
Todmorden, England
Died June 15, 1980(1980-06-15) (aged 77)

Wilfred Judson, CC (July 20, 1902 June 15, 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Todmorden, England, he received a BA in 1922 and an MA in 1923 from the University of Manchester. In 1923 he emigrated to Canada and graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the bar in 1932. After practising law for 19 years he was appointed to the High Court of Justice of Ontario in 1951 and to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1958. He retired in 1977.

In 1978, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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