James Edward Lockyer (born May 27, 1949) is a

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lawyer, law professor, and former politician.

Life and career

James E. Lockyer graduated with a BA degree from

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and earned his

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at the

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. He went on to

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to study at the

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, obtaining his

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degree in 1976. He obtained a

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from the Université de Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne) 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 (Law Faculty) which was established to teach common law in French. Lockyer taught at the Faculté de droit until June 1987. During this time he was appointed vice-dean and acting dean in 1983 and then Dean of the Faculté de droit from 1984 to 1987. After his career in provincial elected office (1987-1999), he returned to the Faculté de droit in 2000 where he taught full-time until 2019. Since then, he has remained active at the Faculté de droit teaching courses in trial and appellate advocacy. In 2020, he began teaching

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as a visiting professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of New Brunswick. His area of expertise is Civil Procedure, the Law of Sales and both appellate and trial advocacy. From 2007 until 2017 Lockyer taught trial advocacy to lawyers at Osgoode Hall Law School's annual Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop and since 2007 continues to teach members of the Quebec Bar in its program "Techniques de plaidoirie" at the Université de Sherbrooke. From 2007 until 2019 he was a visiting teacher of trial advocacy to students at the University of

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in South Bend Indiana. From 2008 to 2016 he conducted biannual Intensive Trial Advocacy Programs for Atlantic Canadian lawyers at the Université de Moncton where he has also presented written advocacy programs for lawyers. He has conducted trial advocacy programs for the Alberta Public Prosecutors Association, the Quebec Department of Justice and law firms and in 2024 will present a seven-day workshop for lawyers at the University of New Brunswick. He is a past president of the Sopinka Cup National Trial Advocacy Competition involving Canadian law schools and was a member of the organizing committee from 2001 until 2022. From 2007 until 2023, he authored the annual case file problem for the Sopinka Cup Competition. From 2001 to 2023, he organized and conducted the annual McKelvey Cup Trial Advocacy Competition for Atlantic region law schools. In June 2008, Lockyer was named a recipient of the American College of Trial Lawyers "Award of Merit" for his contribution to the teaching of trial advocacy. For 16 years (1983-1999) Lockyer held public office. He was elected to Moncton City Council in 1983 and re-elected in 1986. In the

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, Lockyer was elected to the

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as the Liberal Party's candidate for the riding of

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. He was re-elected in

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and

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s. Following his party taking power, on October 27, 1987 Lockyer was appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, posts he would hold twice. In addition, he served as the

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and Minister of Education. For three months in 1998 he was the acting Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. His last Cabinet post was Solicitor General in 1998-1999. In the

1999 New Brunswick general election The 1999 New Brunswick general election was held on June 7, 1999, to elect 55 members to the 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Campaign The election marked the debut of both C ...

James Lockyer lost by 1,253 votes to the Progressive Conservative Party's candidate. During his time as a member of the Legislative Assembly, Lockyer was Chairman of The Select Committee on Maritime Economic Union which reported its recommendations to the Legislative Assembly in 1992 as well as a member of the Law Amendments Committee and other standing committees. Lockyer is a former president of the Law Society of New Brunswick. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1987. Between 2003 and 2005, he was a member on the Federal Government's Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (TATC). He is a former member of the New Brunswick Securities Commission. He served twenty-three years in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve and was awarded the

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and Clasp. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the

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from 2016 to 2024. He was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the

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on 1 June 2024. Active in community affairs, Lockyer is a former vice-president of the

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Foundation and was actively involved in its fight against domestic and family violence. He served for many years as vice-president of the Dr. George L. Dumont Hospital's Tree of Hope Cancer fundraising campaign. He is a former Board Chair of the Greater Moncton YMCA. He was Chair of the organizing committee of the 2009 World Curling Championships. He was named recipient of the Lieutenant-Governor's Dialogue Award by Dialogue NB in June 2009. Lockyer co-chaired the YWCA "Transitionelle" Campaign raising funds for the establishment of the "Jean Irving Centre for Women and Children" in Moncton. He is a past Chair of the 3Plus Economic Development Corporation for the Greater Moncton area (Dieppe-Moncton-Riverview). He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport. He remains involved with various community organizations. On November 27, 2018 he was invested into the Order of New Brunswick. In 2022, he was awarded Moncton Rotary Club's 101 Resilience award. In 2023, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. In 2024 he was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the CHU Dumont Foundation (Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre). An instrument-rated private pilot with single, multi-engine and seaplane ratings, Lockyer is the President of the local branch of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association's (COPA), and a former Vice Chair and member of the Board of Directors of the Moncton Flight College. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of Hope Air, a national charity that arranges free non-emergency medical flights for low-income Canadians who must travel far from home to access healthcare. He remains a volunteer pilot with Hope Air. Lockyer is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia International Air Show Association. He is a former vice-president of the Halifax Harbour Airport Association and he is vice-president of the Moncton Aero Club Inc. Lockyer resides in Moncton with his wife, the Honorable Brigitte Robichaud. They have two adult children.

Election results

1999 election

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1995 election

1991 election

1987 election

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References

University of New Brunswick law alumni

James Edward Lockyer profile at the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
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