James E. Lockyer

Who is James E. Lockyer?

James Edward Lockyer, QC CD is a Canadian lawyer, law professor, and former politician.

Lockyer graduated with a BA degree from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick then earned his law degree at the University of New Brunswick. He went on to London, England to study at the London School of Economics, obtaining his LL.M degree in 1976. Fluent in the French language, he obtained a Diplôme d'études approfondies from the Université de Paris 1 in 1979.

After being admitted to the Barrister's Society of New Brunswick in September 1975, Lockyer practiced law with the Moncton law firm of Stewart & Cooper. In November 1977 he became the first full-time person hired by the Université de Moncton for its new Faculté de droit which was established to teach common law in French. Lockyer taught at the law school until June 1987 returning in 2000. He was named vice-dean and acting dean in 1983 and was Dean of the Faculté de droit from 1984 to 1987. After his career in provincial elected office he returned to the law school where he has taught full-time. His area of expertise is Civil Procedure, the Law of Sales and both Appellate and Trial Advocacy.