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Russell Brown has resigned from the Supreme Court of Canada rather than face a public inquiry into allegations he harassed women at an Arizona hotel, the first time a justice on Canada’s highest court has quit amid questions of misconduct.
The council has the authority to recommend a judge’s dismissal if it decides, after holding a public inquiry, that a judge has lost the confidence of the Canadian public. Since the council was established in 1971, it has recommended five federally appointed judges for dismissal. Four of the five resigned before Parliament could decide their cases; a fifth is now with Justice Minister David Lametti.. The allegations were made in writing on Jan.
Justice Brown was not allowed to participate in deciding more than a dozen cases he had heard since last September but which had not been ruled on by February.Before this, no Supreme Court of Canada judge had ever faced a judicial council hearing or been placed on leave while a complaint was investigated. Justice Brown’s salary as of April 1 was $456,900 a year.
Bodycam footage and a written report from Paradise Valley police officer Adam Balcom show that three witnesses to Justice Brown’s conduct said he was drunk and, according to two of the witnesses, kissed and touched one of the women without her consent before the altercation. Paige Bowmaster said Justice Brown also touched her on her lower leg and agreed with her mother that he kissed her more than once on her cheek or neck.
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