Lance Finch

Lance Finch
Chief Justice of British Columbia Court of Appeal
In office
June 6, 2001  June 16, 2013
Nominated byJean Chrétien
Preceded byAllan McEachern
Succeeded byRobert J. Bauman
Puisne Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal
In office
May 28, 1993  June 6, 2001
Nominated byBrian Mulroney
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
In office
May 5, 1983  May 28, 1993
Personal details
Born(1938-06-16)June 16, 1938
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DiedAugust 30, 2020(2020-08-30) (aged 82)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
ProfessionLawyer

Lance Sydney George Finch, QC OBC (June 16, 1938  August 30, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist. He was President of the Vancouver Bar Association and a bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia. He was appointed as a judge in 1983 and went on to serve as the Chief Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal from 2001 until his retirement on June 16, 2013.