Susan Elliott | |
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54th Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada | |
In office 1995–1997 | |
Preceded by | Paul Stephen Andrew Lamek |
Succeeded by | Harvey Thomas Strosberg |
Personal details | |
Born | August 8,1953 Kingston,Ontario,Canada |
Education | Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute;Queen's University at Kingston (BComm 1975);University of Ottawa (LLB 1979) |
Occupation | lawyer |
Website | https://www.fct-cf.gc.ca/en/pages/about-the-court/members-of-the-court/judges/the-honourable-e-susan-elliott |
Eleanor "Susan" Elliott (born August 8,1953) is a Canadian judge who has served on the Federal Court of Canada since 2015.
Elliott was called to the bar in 1981. [1] She was a lawyer at Good Elliott Hawkins LLP in Kingston,Ontario from 1981 until she was appointed to the court. [2] She became a bencher in 1991 and was elected the 54th Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada,the second woman to have served the role,serving from 1995 to 1997. [3] [4]
On June 26,2015,Elliott was appointed as judge of the Federal Court of Canada. She replaced Mary J. L. Gleason who was elevated to the Federal Court of Appeal. [5]
Elliott was the first person to receive the Laura Legge award from the Law Society of Ontario in 2008. [6] She was awarded the Law Society of Upper Canada's top honour,the Law Society Medal.
Her Law Society portrait was painted by Trevor Goring. [7]
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