Mr. Justice Charles Anderson

This oral history interview features Justice Charles Anderson, born June 7, 1948 in Toronto, discussing his journey from family roots in Ottawa to his judicial career. Anderson describes his upbringing in a Liberal-leaning, United Church family, with his father Francis James Elliott Anderson serving as a career army officer and later civil servant, and his mother Anna Helena Robertson. His family background included connections to government service, with his grandmother working signing dollar bills and his grandfather attending Ottawa Normal School.

The interview covers Anderson’s education at Mount Allison University and Queen’s University Law School, followed by his legal practice in Brockville with the firm Hewitt & Co. His career encompassed work with both Provincial and Federal Crown, involvement in various government departments including Supply & Services and Indian Affairs & Northern Development, and service on the Contracts Dispute Settlement Board. Anderson was active in community organizations including the YMCA, Boy Scouts, and Downtown Business Improvement area, before receiving his judicial appointment to handle family law matters, drug cases, and other criminal proceedings in the Superior Court system.

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