The Court of Appeal for Saskatachewan
The First Hundred Years
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2018
- Category
- Legal History, Lawyers & Judges, Post-Confederation (1867-)
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780889775718
- Publish Date
- Sep 2018
- List Price
- $39.99
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Description
A history of Saskatchewan’s highest court on its centennial, The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan places the court within the context of Canadian law and shows how the court contributed to the province’s legal, political, and social development. Tying together legal analysis with a compelling narrative, David Mittelstadt includes a biography of each judge who ever sat on the court, discusses the role of patronage and political partisanship in judicial appointments, and relates some of the touchstone legal decisions that influenced both the province and the nation.
About the author
David Mittelstadt is a historian and heritage consultant based in Calgary. His previous books include Foundations of Justice: Alberta’s Historic Courthouses and People, Principles, Progress: The Alberta Court of Appeal’s First Century.