2 files of textual records (includes 5 audio cassettes (ca. 300 minutes))

Files consist of oral history records documenting the life and career of Leonard Montgomery (b. 1932), a lawyer who was appointed a judge in 1975. Interview topics include: Queen's University; Osgoode Hall Law School; articling; sole practice in Orillia, 1958-1963; purchase of Alec Forbes' practice, 1963; expansion of firm, 1968-1974; appointment to the bench, 1975; sentencing; select cases; Ontario Provincial Court Judges' Association. Interviewer unknown. File includes five audio cassette recordings from a series of two interviews and a transcript with index (184 p.).

Closed until 24 July 2018

Interview conducted as part of the Provincial Court Project.

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