Sidney B. Linden
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The Honourable Sidney B. Linden CM OOnt QC |
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| Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice | |
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In office April 1990 – 1999 |
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Sidney Bryan Linden November 9, 1938 Toronto, Ontario |
| Spouse(s) | Beverley Joy Linden |
| Relations | Allen Linden, Sandra Linden |
| Children | Cary, Neil, Jonathan |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (University College & Faculty of Law) |
| Occupation | lawyer, judge |
Sidney Bryan LindenCM OOnt QC is a former Chief Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice and a judicial reformer and administrator in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Linden graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from University College in 1961 and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1964. He was later called to the bar in 1966, Linden became well known as a lawyer specializing in criminal defence and civil liberties, a number of his cases receiving public notice.
Linden was executive director and the first full-time general counsel (1966–67) for the fledgling Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Under his direction, the association applied for a grant from The Ford Foundation to improve its financial position.
He was an early member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association, serving as vice-president from 1975 to 1979. Linden worked on bail reform as co-director of the Amicus Foundation Toronto Bail Project (1967–68), which used interviews and a scoring system to assess the suitability of prisoners for personal bail or release on recognizance, thereby countering the tendency of then bail system to favour individuals with financial means. He was also a contributing editor (justice) for Maclean's Magazine and a member of the founding editorial board of Canadian Lawyer, first published in October, 1977.
Linden was a supporter and active participant in the Legal Aid Plan of the Law Society of Upper Canada and worked for the plan's reform. He was co-chair of the Sub-Committee to Study the Delivery of Legal Aid Services, formed April 1978, whose recommendations let to improvements in the plan's capacity and infrastructure. During the plan's infancy, Linden was ejected from court by a judge for attempting to represent an accused as duty counsel.
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