Arthur M. Lutz
Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Personal details
Born1937
Nova Scotia
EducationBachelor of Commerce (1957)
Bachelor of Laws (1960)
Alma materDalhousie University

Arthur M. Lutz is a former Canadian judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.

History

Arthur M. Lutz was born in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in 1937.[lower-alpha 1] Arthur M. Lutz was admitted to the Bar of Alberta in 1961.[3] In 1966, Lutz joined a legal firm in Calgary, Alberta named Lutz, Westerberg, O'Leary, which was later renamed Lutz, Westerberg, O'Leary and Fenerty.[4] Lutz served as president of the Liberal Association of Calgary-Glenmore in 1969 and of the Alberta Liberal Party in 1973.[5][6][7]

In 1982, Lutz was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.[8]

Notable trials

Arthur M. Lutz delivered judgment in Wirth v Acadia Pipe & Supply Corp in 1991 and Olson v. New Home Certification Program of Alberta in 1998, each of which have been cited in more than forty subsequent cases.[9][10] Lutz also delivered judgment in R. v. Jarvis in 1998, which, in its 2002 appeal, has been cited more than five hundred times.[11][12][lower-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Edmonton Journal reported that Lutz was age 24 in June 1961 and age 45 in November 1982.[1][2]
  2. ↑ Although Lutz did not judge the 2002 appeal, Lutz's 1998 judgment is quoted multiple times in the 2002 appeal.

References

  1. ↑ "Nova Scotian Admitted to Alberta Bar". The Edmonton Journal. June 24, 1961. p. 37.
  2. ↑ "Three Men Appointed to Bench". The Edmonton Journal. November 6, 1982. p. E8.
  3. ↑ "Nova Scotian Admitted to Alberta Bar". The Edmonton Journal. June 24, 1961. p. 37.
  4. ↑ Mardon, Austin (2011). "Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's Appointments (1981-1984)". Alberta's Judicial Leadership: A Biographical Account. Edmonton: Golden Meteorite Press. pp. 104–105. ISBN 9781897472323.
  5. ↑ "Notice of Meeting". The Calgary Herald. p. 34.
  6. ↑ "Liberals Plan Leadership Meet in March". The Edmonton Journal. November 8, 1973. p. 62.
  7. ↑ "Liberals to Choose New Leader In March". The Red Deer Advocate. November 9, 1973. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "Three Men Appointed to Bench". The Edmonton Journal. November 6, 1982. p. E8.
  9. ↑ Lutz, Arthur M. (April 11, 1991). "Wirth Ltd. v. Acadia Pipe & Supply Corp". The Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  10. ↑ Lutz, Arthur M. (April 11, 1986). "Olson v. New Home Certification Program of Alberta". The Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  11. ↑ Lutz, Arthur M. (March 6, 1998). "R. v. Jarvis (1998)". The Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  12. ↑ "R. v. Jarvis (2002)". The Canadian Legal Information Institute. November 21, 2002.
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