Canada Judge Quits Over Alleged Drunken Incident at Arizona Spa

A judge on Canada’s highest court has resigned after facing an investigation over his behavior at a US resort.

Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown’s resignation was announced Monday by the Canadian Judicial Council, which was preparing a formal review into the matter. The resignation means the review will no longer happen and it gives Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an opportunity to name a sixth judge to the nine-person bench.

Unlike in the US, judges on the Supreme Court of Canada face mandatory retirement at age 75.

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The incident took place in January in a lounge at the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, where Brown had been attending a banquet and delivering a ...