Nominated by Brian Mulroney Succeeded by Louise Arbour Role Judge | Name Peter Cory Preceded by Gerald Le Dain | |
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Born October 25, 1925 (age 98)
Windsor, Ontario ( 1925-10-25 ) Education University of Western Ontario | ||
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Peter deCarteret Cory, (born October 25, 1925) was a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1989 to 1999.
Contents
- Peter cory tribute video
- Beverley McLachlin Chief Justice of Canada presents alumni award to The Hon Peter Cory
- Early life and education
- Career
- Post Court
- Personal life
- References
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, presents alumni award to The Hon. Peter Cory
Early life and education
Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Andrew and Mildred (Beresford Howe) Cory, he was educated at the University of Western Ontario (Assumption) receiving his BA in 1947 and at Osgoode Hall Law School receiving his law degree in 1950. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1950.
Career
As a pilot in the RCAF, he served overseas with 6th Bomber Group during the Second World War, flying many combat missions. He was appointed to the Queen's Counsel in 1963. He practised law with Holden, Murdoch and was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1971.
He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1974, the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 1981, and was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on February 1, 1989. He retired from the Supreme Court on June 1, 1999.
Post-Court
He served as the 11th Chancellor of York University from 2004 to 2008. He is an Honorary Colonel of the 426 Transport Training Squadron.
In 2002 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Following his retirement, Cory was appointed to conduct an independent inquiry into six particular deaths during 'the Troubles' in Northern Ireland. The Cory Collusion Inquiry was established to investigate allegations of collusion between security forces and paramilitaries in those cases.
Personal life
He was pre-deceased by first wife Edith Nash (with whom he had three children: Christopher, Andrew, and Robert) and in 2007 wed Mary Dayton. He was a Mississaugan as of 2002.
He is past chairman of the Ontario Civil Liberties Section of the Canadian Bar Association, past president of the County of York Law Association, past National Director of the Canadian Bar Association, and past president of the Advocates' Society.