Judicial Council Reviewing Complaint Against Supreme Court of Canada’s Russell Brown

Brown looks on during his welcoming ceremony at the Supreme Court in Ottawa on Oct. 6, 2015. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

The Canadian Judicial Council is reviewing a complaint about the alleged conduct of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown.

In a statement Tuesday, the council said the complaint against Brown, received Jan. 29, was referred to Christopher Hinkson, chief justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and chairperson of the council’s judicial conduct committee.