The Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba, 1870-1950: a Biographical..

2006. Brawn, Dale. The Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba, 1870-1950: a Biographical History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [2006]. xii, 508 pp. Hardcover in fine dust jacket. Internally clean. $30. * The biographical data that Brawn has collected for this book highlights the extent to which judicial candidates underwent a socialization process designed to produce a legal elite whose members shared remarkably similar views and ways of thinking. In addition, these biographies suggest that until at least 1950, seats on provincial benches were rewards for political services rendered. Many lawyers became judges not because of their legal ability, but because they had made themselves known in the communities in which they practiced. This fascinating study offers an intimate look at personalities ranging from prime ministers to members of the bench and both senior levels of government. (Publisher's description).