Robert L. Barnes is a retired judge who served on the Federal Court of Canada from November 2005 until November 2021.[1]
Personal life
Barnes was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1951.[2]
Education
He received degrees from Acadia University and Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.[2]
Career
In 1978, Barnes was called to the bar in British Columbia and Nova Scotia, and was appointed as Queens Counsel in 1995.[2] Barnes became a Judge of the Federal Court in 2005, and Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada in 2006, and a judicial member of the Competition Tribunal in 2015.[2]
Red Cross
Barnes was the vice-president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 2004 to 2005 and was president of the Canadian Red Cross Society from 2001 to 2004.[2]
References
- ^ Federal Court of Canada, About the Court
- ^ a b c d e "The Honourable Robert L. Barnes". fct-cf.gc.ca. Federal Court of Canada. Retrieved 26 November 2019.