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Name: Robert Bauman
Current position:
Chief justice of British Columbia, chief ustice of the
Court of Appeal for British Columbia and chief justice
of the Court of Appeal of Yukon
Key dates:
» 1982: Joined Bull Housser & Tupper in Vancouver
» 1996: Appointed to the Supreme Court of
British Columbia
» 2008: Appointed to the Court of Appeal
for British Columbia
» 2009: Appointed as chief justice of the Supreme
Court of British Columbia
» 2013: Appointed as chief justice of British Columbia
» 2012 and 2013: Named by Canadian Lawyer as one
of the "Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers and Judges"
» 2013 to 2016: Acted as vice chairman of the
Canadian Judicial Council
» 2015: Confirmed as the chairman of the BC Access
to Justice Committee at its launch
» 2020: Launched the first virtual courtroom at the
Court of Appeal of Yukon
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