Cecily Strickland

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Cecily Strickland is a justice with the Federal Court of Canada. [1] Before her appointment she was a lawyer at the firm Stewart McKelvey in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. [2]

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References

  1. "Federal Court: Judges and Prothonotaries". Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  2. Federal Court Judicial Appointment Announced, December 14, 2012, retrieved June 12, 2013