Allen Linden

Judge

1934 –

30

Who is Allen Linden?

Allen Martin Linden is a former supernumerary judge of the Federal Court of Appeal.

Linden attended the University of Toronto, York University's Osgoode Hall Law School and University of California at Berkeley. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1960.

Linden was an associate at Levinter, Grossberg, Dryden & Co., until he left to teach at Osgoode Hall Law School from 1961 to 1978. In 1978, he was appointed to the Superior Court of Ontario. He became the president of the Law Reform Commission of Canada from 1983 to 1990. In 1990, he was appointed to the Federal Court of Appeal.

Justice Linden has taught in the U.S., Australia and the U.K. and has written several books and scores of articles about torts. In 1965, he authored a statistical study on Compensation for Auto Accidents which led the Province of Ontario to adopt a no-fault auto insurance plan in 1969. Justice Linden also did a statistical study on compensation for victims of crime which influenced the Ontario government to enact a public scheme to furnish compensation to victims of violent crime.

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Born
Oct 7, 1934
Also known as
  • Judge Allen Linden
Nationality
  • Canada
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on July 23, 2013

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