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Vancouver, BC

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Tom & Lydia

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Business: Provincial Court of British Columbia

Career/Occupation

Law

Employer/Position

Provincial Court of British Columbia/Judge

Family

Spouse: Lydia Lovison and I married in 2004. I was married once before.
Children: I have a stepson, Jesse (39), and a daughter, Nicola (29), both by my first marriage.

Jesse is a free-lance graphic artist who got his training at Langara College's publishing program. He does all manner of projects designing and producing brochures, advertisements, etc. for a wide variety of clients from his home office. He has long time "significant other" called Bobbi. They are a great couple.

Nicola has a B.A. in art history from UBC and has thoughts of taking further training, perhaps to become a family justice counsellor. Her "significant other", Adam, has just finished at UBC and has a postdoctoral fellowship in mathematics that he will be pursuing at UQAM beginning in September. Thus, he and Nicola will soon be moving to Montreal. They too are a great couple.

My wonderful kids have given me endless pleasure and I am very proud of them. I will be even more pleased if and when they supply me with grandchildren (but no pressure).

Hobbies & Fun Things

Writing, reading, editing, book reviewing, travel, running, learning to speak and read Italian, and music (both listening and playing). I have given up the drums but still play rhythm guitar in a rock band composed of lawyers (and one judge, me), mostly at charitable fundraising events. You can see a 2007 video of us performing Joe Jackson's "I'm the Man" at the Commodore.

Post-secondary Education

All at UBC: B.A., psychology (1974); M.A., educational psychology/special education (1983); LL.B., law (1987).

What's Happened Since High School

1974-1984: The Laurel House Society (a treatment centre for children with autism where I began as a behavior therapist and later held clinical research and administrative posts)

1984-1987: time out to attend law school at UBC

1987-2007: Lawson Lundell LLP (a Vancouver law firm where I articled and then practised mainly civil litigation as an associate and partner)

2007 to present: Provincial Court of British Columbia (I am a judge hearing mainly criminal and family cases, and some civil cases)

Other Comments

Planning to attend the 40th reunion in 2010.