David W. Stratas (born 1960) is a Canadian jurist. He has served on the Federal Court of Appeal since 2009 and the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada since 2012.
David Stratas | |
|---|---|
| Federal Court of Appeal | |
| Assumed office December 11, 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Pierre Blais |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1960 Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Queen's Law School University of Oxford |
Biography
editDavid W. Stratas was born in 1960 in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Stratas was educated at Queen's University, earning an LL.B. in 1984 and Oxford University, earning a B.C.L. in 1986. He then returned to Canada and clerked for Justice Bertha Wilson of the Supreme Court of Canada. He proceeded to practise law as a litigator at Toronto law firms, including Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt and Heenan Blaikie.[2]
From 1994 until his appointment to the Federal Court of Appeal in 2009, he served as an adjunct professor at Queen's Law School.[3]
References
edit- ^ Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell. 1994. p. NA316B. ISBN 1-56160-078-4. OCLC 30350765.
- ^ "Hon. David Stratas". Davidstratas.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
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