The Honourable Ronald Martland

Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from January 15, 1958 until February 9, 1982.

Ronald Martland was born in Liverpool, England, on February 10, 1907. He was the son of John Martland and Ada Wild. When he was four years old, his family emigrated to Canada and settled in Edmonton. He graduated from high school at the age of 14, but he was too young to attend university, so he worked as a page in the Alberta Legislature for two years. He then attended the University of Alberta and obtained a B.A. in 1926 and an LL.B. two years later. Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, he pursued his studies at Oxford University, earning a B.A. there in 1930 and a B.C.L. in 1931. Upon his return to Edmonton in 1932, he was called to the bar of Alberta and joined the law firm of Milner, Carr, Dafoe & Poirier, with which he practised for over 25 years. On January 15, 1958, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. He served on the Court for 24 years and retired on February 10, 1982. Justice Martland died on November 20, 1997, at the age of 90.