Brown’s sudden retirement was announced by The Canadian Judicial Council, which was investigating a complaint filed by an American man.
OTTAWA—Justice Russell Brown, 57, has retired early from Canada’s top court, effectively ending a disciplinary probe into a public complaint about allegedly drunk and obnoxious behaviour at an Arizona resort hotel.
Brown held one of two Western seats at the country’s top court, and his departure opens up a vacancy that will provide Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an opportunity to name his fifth judge to the Supreme Court. Wagner had put Brown on paid leave as of Feb. 1 after Jonathan Crump of Philadelphia filed his complaint Jan 29.
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