Peter Cory

Peter deCarteret Cory, CC QC (October 25, 1925 – April 7, 2020) was a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, from 1989 to 1999.Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Andrew and Mildred (Beresford Howe) Cory, he was educated at the University of Western Ontario (Assumption) receiving his BA in 1947 and at Osgoode Hall Law School receiving his law degree in 1950.As a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, he served overseas with 6th Bomber Group during World War II, flying many combat missions.Following his retirement, Cory was appointed to conduct an independent inquiry into six particular deaths during "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland.[1][2] Cory was chairman of the Ontario Civil Liberties Section of the Canadian Bar Association ("CBA"), president of the County of York Law Association, national director of the CBA and president of the Advocates' Society.
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