New Student Bursary Honours Two Legendary Criminal Lawyers

The family, friends and colleagues of The Honourable David G. Humphrey and The Honourable Hugh R. Locke have established a new student bursary in their honour at Osgoode Hall Law School.

The award will be given annually to an Osgoode student(s) registered in the LLB program who has successfully completed two years of law study. The recipient(s) must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the field of criminal law, as reflected in their selection of law school courses in the criminal law field, their enrollment in the criminal law intensive, the Innocence Project, or other similar intensive or clinical program, their employment activity during law school or their employment plans following the completion of their law degree, or such other indicia which, in the opinion of the Student Awards Committee, reflect a commitment to a pursuit of a career in criminal law. In addition, the recipient(s) must demonstrate financial need, be a resident of the province of Ontario and must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The funds for this award were matched by the Ontario Government.

David G. Humphrey ('50) and Hugh R. Locke ('54) established the firm of Humphrey Locke in 1954. They were two of Toronto's leading criminal lawyers until they were called to the bench, Hugh in 1976 and David in 1985. They influenced generations of criminal lawyers and demonstrated an outstanding responsibility to the profession and their colleagues. As distinguished members of the bench, their judgments demonstrated wisdom, clarity and integrity. Their service to criminal law in Ontario spanned more than 40 years.