Arthur M. Lutz

Arthur M. Lutz is a former Canadian judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.

Arthur M. Lutz
Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Personal details
Born1937
Nova Scotia
EducationBachelor of Commerce (1957)
Bachelor of Laws (1960)
Alma materDalhousie University
Not to be confused with Arthur Lutze.

History

Arthur M. Lutz was born in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in 1937.[lower-alpha 1] Arthur M. Lutz was admitted to the Bar of Alberta in 1961.[3] In 1966, Lutz joined a legal firm in Calgary, Alberta named Lutz, Westerberg, O'Leary, which was later renamed Lutz, Westerberg, O'Leary and Fenerty.[4] Lutz served as president of the Liberal Association of Calgary-Glenmore in 1969 and of the Alberta Liberal Party in 1973.[5][6][7]

In 1982, Lutz was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.[8]

Notable trials

Arthur M. Lutz delivered judgment in Wirth v Acadia Pipe & Supply Corp in 1991 and Olson v. New Home Certification Program of Alberta in 1998, each of which have been cited in more than forty subsequent cases.[9][10] Lutz also delivered judgment in R. v. Jarvis in 1998, which, in its 2002 appeal, has been cited more than five hundred times.[11][12][lower-alpha 2]

Notes
  1. The Edmonton Journal reported that Lutz was age 24 in June 1961 and age 45 in November 1982.[1][2]
  2. Although Lutz did not judge the 2002 appeal, Lutz's 1998 judgment is quoted multiple times in the 2002 appeal.

References
  1. "Nova Scotian Admitted to Alberta Bar". The Edmonton Journal. June 24, 1961. p. 37.
  2. "Three Men Appointed to Bench". The Edmonton Journal. November 6, 1982. p. E8.
  3. "Nova Scotian Admitted to Alberta Bar". The Edmonton Journal. June 24, 1961. p. 37.
  4. Mardon, Austin (2011). "Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's Appointments (1981-1984)". Alberta's Judicial Leadership: A Biographical Account. Edmonton: Golden Meteorite Press. pp. 104–105. ISBN 9781897472323.
  5. "Notice of Meeting". The Calgary Herald. p. 34.
  6. "Liberals Plan Leadership Meet in March". The Edmonton Journal. November 8, 1973. p. 62.
  7. "Liberals to Choose New Leader In March". The Red Deer Advocate. November 9, 1973. p. 2.
  8. "Three Men Appointed to Bench". The Edmonton Journal. November 6, 1982. p. E8.
  9. Lutz, Arthur M. (April 11, 1991). "Wirth Ltd. v. Acadia Pipe & Supply Corp". The Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  10. Lutz, Arthur M. (April 11, 1986). "Olson v. New Home Certification Program of Alberta". The Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  11. Lutz, Arthur M. (March 6, 1998). "R. v. Jarvis (1998)". The Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  12. "R. v. Jarvis (2002)". The Canadian Legal Information Institute. November 21, 2002.
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