Robert L. Barnes

Robert L. Barnes
Judge of the Federal Court of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office November 22, 2005
Personal details
Born	British Columbia

Robert L. Barnes is a retired judge who served on the Federal Court of Canada from November 2005 until November 2021.^[1]

Personal life

Barnes was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1951.^[2]

Education

He received degrees from Acadia University and Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.^[2]

Career

In 1978, Barnes was called to the bar in British Columbia and Nova Scotia, and was appointed as Queens Counsel in 1995.^[2] Barnes became a Judge of the Federal Court in 2005, and Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada in 2006, and a judicial member of the Competition Tribunal in 2015.^[2]

Red Cross

Barnes was the vice-president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 2004 to 2005 and was president of the Canadian Red Cross Society from 2001 to 2004.^[2]

References

1. Federal Court of Canada, About the Court
2. "The Honourable Robert L. Barnes". fct-cf.gc.ca. Federal Court of Canada. Retrieved 26 November 2019.