Roland Ritchie
| Roland Almon Ritchie | |
|---|---|
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
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In office May 5, 1959 – October 31, 1984 |
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| Nominated by | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Ivan Rand |
| Succeeded by | Gérard La Forest |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 19, 1910 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | June 5, 1988 (aged 77) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Alma mater |
University of King's College, Halifax Pembroke College, Oxford |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canadian Army |
| Service/branch | Royal Canadian Artillery |
| Rank | Captain |
Roland Almon Ritchie, CC (June 19, 1910 – June 5, 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of William Bruce Almon Ritchie and Lillian Stewart, Ritchie was a scion of prominent families — the Almons, Ritchies, and Stewarts were all major families in Nova Scotia. Ritchie's great-uncle, Sir William Johnstone Ritchie, had also been on the Supreme Court, serving as a puisne justice and then as the second Chief Justice of Canada. His brother, Charles Ritchie was an important Canadian diplomat and diarist.
Ritchie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of King's College, Halifax, in 1930. He then received a Rhodes scholarship and read law at Pembroke College, Oxford University, receiving an additional Bachelor of Arts degree, in law, in 1932.
Ritchie was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1934, but his law practice was interrupted by World War II. He joined the Royal Canadian Artillery, and eventually served as Assistant Deputy Judge Advocate with the Third Canadian Division from 1941 to 1944.
After the war he helped found the law firm, Daley, Phinney & Ritchie. He was a lecturer on insurance law at Dalhousie University, and acted as counsel to the royal commission on the terms of Newfoundland's union with Canada in 1949.
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