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Que. judge who quit biker trial faces inquiry
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Date: Mon. Feb. 3 2003 2:30 PM ET
MONTREAL — The Canadian Judicial Council ruled Monday it will proceed with an inquiry into a Quebec judge who abandoned a high-profile biker trial.
The inquiry into the conduct of Quebec Superior Court Justice Jean-Guy Boilard will be conducted in two phases, said inquiry chairman John Richard, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada. The inquiry will begin on Feb. 19.
Procedural arguments occupied the bulk of the brief opening session of the inquiry on Monday. Boilard was not present.
The inquiry was convened following a letter from Quebec's attorney general, who asked the council to consider whether
Boilard's decision to abandon a biker mega-trial over which he was presiding in July 2002 constituted misconduct.
Boilard said at the time he did not feel he had the "moral authority" to preside over the case because he had just received news that he was being disciplined for conduct against a lawyer at the trial but in an unrelated case.
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