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John Prentice: Former provincial court judge practised law until he was 95 years old.
John Prentice: Former provincial court judge practised law until he was 95 years old.

John Prentice: Former provincial court judge practised law until he was 95 years old.

Date1/9/1982
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132351F
Four generations: Great-granddaughter Karen Barber, 3, granddaughter Lois Barber 28, and daughter Esther Campbell (right) help Judge John Prentice celebrate his 100th birthday yesterday at St
Four generations: Great-granddaughter Karen Barber, 3, granddaughter Lois Barber 28, and daughter Esther Campbell (right) help Judge John Prentice celebrate his 100th birthday yesterday at St
1/19/1986
Provincial court Judge Sam Darragh in court at Old City Hall: Many say it's time the selection process was opened up more
Provincial court Judge Sam Darragh in court at Old City Hall: Many say it's time the selection process was opened up more
6/8/1987
Rebel with a cause: Judge William Sharpe called into question the impartiality of provincial court judges when he refused to hear an appeal in a careless driving case
Rebel with a cause: Judge William Sharpe called into question the impartiality of provincial court judges when he refused to hear an appeal in a careless driving case
12/18/1982
On the bench: Provincial Court Judge John Smith chats with student Stace Gurr, 15, during a break in a mock drunk-driving trial held yesterday at Mayfield Secondary School in the Town of Caledon
On the bench: Provincial Court Judge John Smith chats with student Stace Gurr, 15, during a break in a mock drunk-driving trial held yesterday at Mayfield Secondary School in the Town of Caledon
5/16/1986
John Hogarth, a professor at Osgoode Hall law school, looks over his report on the methods and attitudes of lower court judges in sentencing offenders
John Hogarth, a professor at Osgoode Hall law school, looks over his report on the methods and attitudes of lower court judges in sentencing offenders
10/5/1971
David M. Stone of Pickering and Harry Stone of television's Night Court have a couple of things in common. Both are judges and self-confessed hams. On June 1, David Stone became a judge. For Stone - previously a criminal lawyer and crown attorney - the appointment to the provincial court (criminal division) in Oshawa is a dream come true. [Incomplete]
David M. Stone of Pickering and Harry Stone of television's Night Court have a couple of things in common. Both are judges and self-confessed hams. On June 1, David Stone became a judge. For Stone - previously a criminal lawyer and crown attorney - the appointment to the provincial court (criminal division) in Oshawa is a dream come true. [Incomplete]
7/19/1990
It's like a secular baptism, says County Court Judge Archibald Carter about ceremony when he grants permanent custody of children to adoptive parents. Carter went through his customary warm ceremony for 9-month-old John who became son of Ray and Bambi Reilly. Brother Grant, 4, looks on.
It's like a secular baptism, says County Court Judge Archibald Carter about ceremony when he grants permanent custody of children to adoptive parents. Carter went through his customary warm ceremony for 9-month-old John who became son of Ray and Bambi Reilly. Brother Grant, 4, looks on.
1/27/1977
Winner at last: Frank Kiss, 80, who was left out of his 79-year-old wife's will, says he's so happy that a Supreme Court judge has awarded him a share in her $240,000 estate
Winner at last: Frank Kiss, 80, who was left out of his 79-year-old wife's will, says he's so happy that a Supreme Court judge has awarded him a share in her $240,000 estate
10/17/1980
Visiting old city hall with pupils from Grade 5 of Dewson Public School, volunteer school helper 86-year-old Ida Seigal chats with Judge Tupper Bigelow in his chambers after the group sat in on his court for more than two hours. Judge Bigelow and Mrs. Seigal served on school board together during 1930s.
Visiting old city hall with pupils from Grade 5 of Dewson Public School, volunteer school helper 86-year-old Ida Seigal chats with Judge Tupper Bigelow in his chambers after the group sat in on his court for more than two hours. Judge Bigelow and Mrs. Seigal served on school board together during 1930s.
12/14/1971
David Cooper: President of Harcourt hadn't heard of the firm, which was opened by George Harcourt in 1842, until eight years ago. But its customers have included kings, presidents and the Supreme Court of Canada.
David Cooper: President of Harcourt hadn't heard of the firm, which was opened by George Harcourt in 1842, until eight years ago. But its customers have included kings, presidents and the Supreme Court of Canada.
12/31/1982
He'll stay until Lake Ontario freezes over, says Guido Merkl of Dryden who pitched his tent at Queen's Park on Wednesday to bolster his claim that the provincial government owes him $2,000 for damages when a house was removed from a construction site he was working on last year
He'll stay until Lake Ontario freezes over, says Guido Merkl of Dryden who pitched his tent at Queen's Park on Wednesday to bolster his claim that the provincial government owes him $2,000 for damages when a house was removed from a construction site he was working on last year
10/13/1978
That's what they called Graham Scott - until he up and quit the government to join John Turner in one of Toronto's leading law firms
That's what they called Graham Scott - until he up and quit the government to join John Turner in one of Toronto's leading law firms
1/19/1984