The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) said Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown has retired effective immediately. .The CJC was reviewing a complaint into the alleged misconduct of Brown, stemming from events which took place while he attended a banquet in Arizona in January, according to a Monday press release..The release said this complaint was referred to the chairperson of the CJC’s Judicial Conduct Committee, and it was confirmed in March the matter had been referred to a judicial conduct review panel. .As per the Judges Act, the CJC has the duty to investigate complaints made against federal judges. Since he is no longer a judge, its jurisdiction over the complaint against him has ended under the act. .The release concluded by saying proceedings before it involving Brown have come to an end. .The CJC said in March it was reviewing a complaint into Brown’s conduct, who was on leave. .READ MORE: Canadian Judicial Council reviewing complaint into Supreme Court justice's conduct.A complaint was made against Brown in January to CJC Judicial Conduct Committee chairperson and Supreme Court of British Columbia Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson. .It was announced Brown was on leave for an unknown reason in February..The CJC confirmed in March the allegations pertain to Brown engaging in obnoxious, drunken conduct in Arizona, which ended in an altercation. .Complainant Jon Crump alleged the justice pestered his friends and him at a resort. Crump said fists were thrown. .“He harassed my friends [and] spoke about how important he was,” he said.
