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A complaint against an Alberta judge who criticized a Nigerian-born expert witness’s accented speech as he dismissed charges against two parents in the death of their son will proceed now that an appeal in the case is over.
The Canadian Judicial Council shelved the complaint against Justice Terry Clackson, who criticized a medical examiner in a 2019 ruling as he dismissed charges against David and Collet Stephan. They were accused of failing to provide the necessaries of life for old son, Ezekiel, who died in 2012.
Complaint over Alberta judge s comments about Nigerian-born medical expert s accent moving ahead
A complaint over comments an Alberta judge made about a Nigerian-born medical examiner s accent is now before a member of the Canadian Judicial Council s conduct committee.
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Posted: Mar 10, 2021 2:05 PM MT | Last Updated: March 11
Court of Queen s Bench Justice Terry Clackson, shown in a court sketch, has been accused of discriminatory actions that could be perceived as racist in his treatment of a Nigerian-born medical examiner, Dr. Bamidele Adeagbo. (CBC )
CALGARY - A complaint over comments an Alberta judge made about a Nigerian-born medical examiner's accent is now before a member of the Canadian Judicia.