Ian Josephson

Ian Josephson

A Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Ian Josephson gained national attention overseeing the trial of two persons accused of bombing Air India Flight 182, the largest mass-murder in Canadian history.

Josephson articled at the Nelson law firm of Stewart Enderton, and became notable in 1975 for being named a Provincial Court judge at the age of only 29. Nine years later he was named associate chief judge, and in 1988 became chief judge. In 1990, with the merging of British Columbia's court system, he was renamed as a judge of the province's Supreme Court [ [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050316/airindiatrial_judge_20050316?s_name=&no_ads= CTV.ca | Profile of the judge who presided over Air India trial ] ]

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