Clinton James Ford (March 29, 1882 – November 16, 1964) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He was the Chief Justice of Alberta from 1957 to 1961.

Clinton J. Ford
Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of Alberta
In office
January 17, 1957 – March 1, 1961
Personal details
Born(1882-03-29)March 29, 1882
Corinth, Ontario
DiedNovember 16, 1964(1964-11-16) (aged 82)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Occupationjudge, lawyer

Ford graduated from the University of Toronto in 1907, then studied law at Osgoode Hall. He was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1910 and practiced in Calgary. He was appointed to the District Court in 1942, to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Alberta in 1945, and in 1950 to the Appellate Division. In 1957, he became Chief Justice of Alberta, and retired in 1961.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Bowker, W. F. (1965). "Three Alberta Judges". Alberta Law Review. 4 (1): 5–10. doi:10.29173/alr2044. ISSN 1925-8356.
  2. ^ Knafla, Louis A. (1997). Lords of the western Bench: A Biographical History of the Supreme and District Courts of Alberta, 1876–1990. The Legal Archives Society of Alberta. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-9681939-0-7.