Two years ago, Canada lost one of the best minds on its top court. Russell Brown, Supreme Court justice of eight years, resigned in 2023 after becoming the living embodiment of “the punishment is the procedure.” Subjected to a frivolous conduct complaint, then a frivolous possibly-forced leave of absence and frivolous investigation by the Canadian Judicial Council, he took matters into his own hands and retired from the bench — to the grief of the profession.