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Canadian jurist (1924–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fred Kaufman CM FRSC KC (May 7, 1924 – December 27, 2023) was a Canadian justice, lawyer, and arbitrator.
Fred Kaufman was born on May 7, 1924 in Vienna.[1][2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Bishop's University and then spent six years as a reporter for the Montreal Star.[3] He graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law in 1954, where he was the second ever editor-in-chief of the McGill Law Journal.[4]
Following law school, Kaufman founded the law firm Kaufman, Yarosky & Fish.[3] He was appointed to the Québec Court of Appeal in 1973, and became acting Chief Justice of Quebec from 1990 to 1991 when he retired.[4][5] In 2005 he published the memoir Searching for Justice: An Autobiography.[6]
After retirement as a judge, he was appointed by the Ontario government to preside over an inquiry into the wrongful murder conviction of Guy Paul Morin in 1997-98. Later in 2002-04, he presided for the Government of Canada over an inquiry into the murder trial of Steven Truscott, which led to Truscott's conviction being overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal.[2]
Kaufman died on December 27, 2023, at the age of 99 in Toronto.[7][2]
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