Oral History

The Hon. George Finlayson 1989, 337 pages

Documenting the life and career of George Finlayson (b. 1927), a Toronto- area lawyer who was appointed as a judge in the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Ontario in 1984. Interview topics include: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall Law School; articling; select cases; Law Society of Upper Canada; Court of Appeal; new types of cases. Interview conducted by Janette MacDonald. File includes 14 audio cassette recordings from a series of seven interviews, a transcript with index (335 p.), and a copy of a release form.

Date Started: 04/01/1990

Status: Please contact Osgoode Society for more information

Interviewer: Janette MacDonald

Occupation: Judge, Judge

Number of pages: 337

Read more about: Ontario Court of Appeal

Archive Details

Archive Link: https://aims.archives.gov.on.ca/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/DESCRIPTION_WEB/WEB_DESC_DET?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%2065143

Archive Code: C 81-1-0-66

Title: Interviews with George Finlayson

Date: Jan. 1988 - Jan. 1990

Description: Textual records, Sound recordings

Physical Description: 2 files of textual records (includes 14 audio cassettes (ca. 810 minutes))

Restrictions: None

Container Info: (Textual records located in container B436850; sound recordings located in container B436528)

George Finlayson

The Honourable George D. Finlayson 1928-2008. Esq., Q.C., LL.B., LL.D The Honourable George D. Finlayson was born in Winnipeg, MB in 1928. He started his post-secondary education in a pre-med program; however, after the first year he enrolled in an Honours Arts program at the University of Toronto. He graduated in 1949 with a Pass… Read more »