Justice Morris J. Fish reappointed adjunct professor

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Justice Morris J. Fish, QC, BA'59, BCL'62, LLD'01, will once more be joining the ranks of its faculty members as adjunct professor.

Justice Fish, who was awarded the F.R. Scott Medal in 2006, has been a sessional lecturer here at the Faculty at various times. He taught Criminal Evidence and Procedure from 1973 to 1980, and Advanced Criminal Law from 1986 to 1989. Justice Fish graduated from the Faculty with first-class honours and was awarded the Macdonald Travelling Fellowship in 1962. A long-time criminal lawyer and distinguished constitutional law expert, he was appointed QC in 1984, to the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1989, and to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2003.

An active alumnus and volunteer of the Faculty of Law, Justice Fish was a sessional lecturer for many years in criminal law. He served as a member and was Chair of the Faculty's Advisory Board until 2004.

Faculty members and students look to his wisdom, insight and experience as sources of enrichment for the intellectual life of McGill University.