died in Ottawa on November 24, 1997 of a blood disease. Posthumous recognition In 1999, a new courthouse in downtown Hamilton was named in his honour. The John Sopinka Courthouse has 18 courtrooms, accommodating Hamilton's civil, criminal, and small claims courts. The government of Canada had purchased and renovated the Dominion Public Building for an estimated $64-million. The building was erected in 1935-36 and served as the main post office until 1991. Also in 1999, the Sopinka Cup was established. This is a national mock trial competition open to law students from law faculties all over Canada. In 2000, the volume Ruled by Law: Essays in Memory of Mr. Justice John Sopinka was published as a special edition of the Supreme Court Law Review (volume 12, second series). Many of the contributors were former law clerks of John Sopinka who had gone on to become law professors. The collection was reprinted by Butterworths Canada as a free-standing volume in 2003. See also List of decisions by John Sopinka References External links Obituary at The Canadian Encyclopedia Archives of John Sopinka (John Sopinka fonds, R1312) are held at Library and Archives Canada Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Lawyers in Ontario University of Toronto alumni Toronto Argonauts players Montreal Alouettes players Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan 1933 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Canadian lawyers Canadian King's Counsel University of Toronto Faculty of Law alumni