B.C. law society removes statue of 'hanging judge'

By Amanda Jerome ( April 18, 2017, 4:09 PM EDT) -- The Law Society of British Columbia decided to remove the statue of Justice Matthew Begbie, known as the "hanging judge," from its lobby last week as a commitment to recommendations made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Justice Begbie was the first judge appointed to B.C. in 1858, becoming chief justice in 1869....