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Family and legal profession suffer loss on the passing of the Honourable John C. Bouck
CLEBC Staff January 20, 2010

The Honourable John C. Bouck, who sat as a BC Supreme Court justice for many years and co-authored Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions for 20 years and Civil Jury Instructions since its first edition in 1989, passed away on January 18, 2010.

Bouck was born in Calgary in 1931 and graduated from the University of British Columbia law school in 1955. He was appointed a BC Supreme Court Judge in Vancouver in 1974 after practicing in Vancouver until that time. In 1996, he moved to Victoria and continued as a judge of the Supreme Court until May 2006.

As co-author of Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions for 20 years and Civil Jury Instructions since its first edition in 1989, Bouck was generous with both his time and his knowledge, and was a valued CLEBC volunteer and leader in the profession. Bouck also authored more than 130 articles on legal subjects, and both British Columbia Annual Practice since 1988 and British Columbia Annual Criminal Practice since 1997.

The University of Victoria law faculty awards an annual prize honouring his contributions to the criminal law bar: “the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Award in Criminal Law Honouring Mr. Justice John Bouck”.

In 2006, he wrote a book (published by www.juriliber.com) entitled Exploding the Myths: An Insider’s Look at Canada’s Justice Systems.

Before joining the legal profession, Bouck was a Royal Canadian Air Force jet fighter pilot and civilian pilot.

Bouck is survived by his wife, Shirley, three children, and seven grandchildren. His daughter Carolyn graduated from the University of Victoria Law School in 1986 and was recently appointed a master of the BC Supreme Court.