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Mary J.L. Gleason is a Canadian judge. Gleason was appointed as a justice of the Federal Court of Appeal in 2015. [1] Prior to her appointment she was a senior partner with Norton Rose in Ottawa, Ontario. [2]
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Mary J.L. Gleason is a Canadian judge. Gleason was appointed as a justice of the Federal Court of Appeal in 2015. [1] Prior to her appointment she was a senior partner with Norton Rose in Ottawa, Ontario. [2]
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