Samuel Freedman, (16 April 1908 – 6 March 1993), was a Canadian lawyer and judge, who served as Chief Justice of Manitoba from 1971 to 1983. Personal life and education Born on 16 April 1908, to Nathan and Ada (Foxman) Freedman in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), Freedman moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, when he was three years old. He lived with his family in Winnipeg's north end, attending Aberdeen School and St. John's Technical High School. In 1934, Freedman married Brownie Udow. The two were parents to Martin Freedman, a former Justice of the Manitoba Court of Appeal whose first judicial appointment was to a position once held by his father. University education and activities Freedman earned a scholarship that allowed him to enter the 5-year arts program at the University of Manitoba in 1924. He earned five scholarships during the course of his university career. With his studies focused on the subjects of Latin and Greek, he planned to pursue his study of the classics had he been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in 1928. Instead, he pursued his second choice—law—thereby entering the Manitoba Law School in 1929. At that time, legal education in Manitoba comprised two parts—classes at the law school (which was located in the downtown courthouse) and practical training with practicing lawyers. Freedman completed his practicum with the firm of Steinkopf and Lawrence, a partnership of Winnipeg lawyers Max Steinkopf and W. D. Lawrence. Extra-curriculars During his time at university, Freedman was also involved with the Jewish club on campus, known as the Menorah Society. He also served as editor of the University of Manitoba yearbook, the Brown and Gold, in 1929–1930 (during his first year of law school). Freedman was also a skilled public speaker and enjoyed participating in debates, which likely helped hone his oratorical skills. He was an active debater at St. John's High School, and continued to debate in university through his involvement with the Debating Union. In November 1930, he participated in the Imperial Debate with Andrew Stewart, Trevor Lloyd and John Mitchell. That year, he also won the McGoun Coup for Manitoba, partnered with W. L. Morton. After graduation, he remained active with the Debating Union, as well as the League of Nations Society. Career Freedman received his call to the bar in 1933, then joined Steinkopf & Lawrence in practice, where he became a partner in 1935. In later