Creation and Beginnings of the Court
Current and Former Chief Justices
Current and Former Puisne Judges
About the Court
Judges of the Court
The Honourable Mr. Justice Oswald Smith Crocket
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Oswald Smith Crocket was born in Chatham, New Brunswick, on April 13, 1868.
He was the son of William Crocket and Marion Caldwell. He graduated from the
University of New Brunswick with a B.A. in 1886, then studied law for five
years while working as the Fredericton correspondent for the Saint John Globe.
He was called to the bar in 1892 and later founded the law firm of Phinney & Crocket
in Fredericton, but he continued to work as a journalist part-time until 1904,
the year he was elected to the House of Commons. He was a member of Parliament
for nine years, resigning in 1913 to accept an appointment to the Court of
King's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. Three years later,
he was also named Judge of the Court of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes of New
Brunswick. On September 21, 1932, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of
Canada. He served on the Supreme Court for 11 years and retired on April 13,
1943. Justice Crocket died on March 2, 1945, at the age of 76.
