John Norsworthy Cram

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Mr. Cram behaved in an intemperate and disrespectful manner toward a BC Supreme Court judge while appearing as counsel on April 22, 1994. He was convicted of criminal contempt, fined $10,000, and prohibited from practising until July 1995. He voluntarily ceased Law Society membership in 1995. In 2004 he admitted to the Discipline Committee under Rule 4-21 that his conduct constituted professional misconduct and conduct unbecoming, resolving the outstanding citation, which was rescinded.

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court

Aggravating factors:

• Conviction for criminal contempt of court arising from the conduct

Mitigating factors:

• Admission of misconduct and expression of regret
• Prior criminal court sanction already imposed (fine and one-year prohibition from practice)
• Had not practised law since