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Karen Sharlow | |
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| Canadian Federal Court of Appeal | |
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| Spouse(s) | Steve Sharlow [1] |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University [1] University of British Columbia [1] |
Karen Sharlow is a former judge of the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal. [2] She served as the Acting Chief Justice for the Federal Court of Appeal from June to September, 2014.
Sharlow graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1979 with her BA in Commerce and Economics. [1]
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