Edward Bayda
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Edward Dmytro Bayda was the Chief Justice
of Saskatchewan
, Canada
and Chief Justice of the Province's Court of Appeal.
Bayda was born in Alvena, Saskatchewan
. He attended the University of Saskatchewan
, where he received a B.A. in 1951 and an LL.B. in 1953. 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.
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Chief Justice of the Province's Court of Appeal.
Bayda was born in Alvena, Saskatchewan
Alvena, Saskatchewan
-History:Many early settlers to Alvena were of Ukrainian decent. Many were peasant serf farmers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Others were from Poland and they erected Roman Catholic Churches in the area. Earlier Settlers along the South Saskatchewan River were Métis...
. He attended the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
, where he received a B.A. in 1951 and an LL.B. in 1953. 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.