Brad Green (politician)

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Bradley V. Green, KC (born January 29, 1965, in Fredericton, New Brunswick) [1] is a Canadian lawyer, judge and a former politician in the Province of New Brunswick.

The son of Vernon Green, Green studied at the University of New Brunswick, earning an honours degree in Political science and a law degree. He was admitted to Bar of New Brunswick in 1991. [2]

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1998 by-election and was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. He represented the electoral district of Fredericton South and was a member of the cabinet from 1999 to 2006. [2]

His career in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly ended when he lost his seat in 2006 to Liberal MLA, Rick Miles.

In May 2008, he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for the judicial district of Saint John. [3] Green was named to the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick in Fredericton on September 1, 2009. [4]

Green married Margaret Gregg in 1996 and they have since divorced. He has since remarried. [1]

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  24. Mayors of the Towns of New Brunswick with precedence among themselves according to the alphabetical order of the place-names
  25. Mayors of the Villages of New Brunswick with precedence according to the alphabetical order of the place-names
  26. Councillors of the Cities, Towns, and Villages of New Brunswick in the same order of precedence among themselves according to the alphabetical order of their surnames
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  29. Auditor General
  30. Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick
  31. Clerk of the Executive Council
  32. Deputy Heads of the Civil Service, with precedence according to their date of appointment
  33. Heads of Crown Corporations and Agencies, with precedence according to their date of appointment
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  36. Chancellors of New Brunswick universities in the following order: University of New Brunswick, Mount Allison University, St. Thomas University and Université de Moncton
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References

  1. 1 2 "Biographies of Members Legislative Assembly New Brunswick" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. 2000. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  2. 1 2 "The Honourable Mr. Justice Bradley V. Green". Court of Appeal of New Brunswick. Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  3. Schmitz, Cristin (April 25, 2008). "'Patronage' appointment to Bench draws mixed reviews". The Lawyers Weekly. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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