Samuel Freedman
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Samuel Freedman, O.C., LL.B., LL.D., Q.C. (1908-1993), Manitoba lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of the Province of Manitoba (Canada) (1971-1983).
Born in Zhitomir, Ukraine, Sam Freedman moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada when he was three years old. He became a successful lawyer there and was made a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba in 1952 and, in 1960, a judge of the Court of Appeal of Manitoba. In 1971, Freedman became Chief Justice of Manitoba and remained in that position until his retirement at age 75.
As well, Freedman was the Chancellor of the University of Manitoba from 1959 to 1968 and was the Chairman of the Rhodes Scholarship Selections Committee from 1956 to 1966.
Samuel Freedman was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada, Jeanne Sauve, on June 25, 1984.
He is the father of current associate Justice Martin Freedman, of the Court of Appeal of Manitoba. Ironically, the younger Freedman's first judicial appointment was to a position once held by his father.