Edward Bayda (September 9, 1931 – April 2, 2010) was the Chief Justice of

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

, Canada and Chief Justice of the Province's Court of Appeal.

Early life

Edward Bayda was born in Alvena, Saskatchewan. He attended the

University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan (U of S, or USask) is a Universities in Canada, Canadian public university, public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatch ...

, where he received a B.A. in 1951 and an LL.B. in 1953.

Jury

After nearly twenty years of law practice, he was appointed to the Queen's Bench in 1972 and the Court of Appeal in 1974. He became Chief Justice of Saskatchewan in 1981 and retired in September 2006.

Death

Bayda died in İzmir, Turkey on April 2, 2010, at the age of 78.

External links

University of Saskatchewan biography of Edward Dmytro
1931 births 2010 deaths Lawyers in Saskatchewan Judges in Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan alumni University of Saskatchewan College of Law alumni {{Canada-law-bio-stub