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File consists of oral history records documenting the life and career of David Vanek (b. 1915), a lawyer who was appointed Magistrate in 1968, and became a Provincial Court Judge later that year. Interview topics include: University of Toronto; articling; Osgoode Hall Law School; lecturer, Osgoode Hall; World War II; appointment as Magistrate; change from Magistrate to Provincial Court Judge; select cases; Judges of the Provincial Court, 1968; Provincial Judges Association; Criminal Justice in Ontario, report, 1987. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes six audio cassette recordings from a series of three interviews and a transcript with index (155 p.).
Interview conducted as part of the Criminal Lawyers Project.
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C 81-2 Osgoode Society Oral History Programme - Topical Programme interview files
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