Lundi 6 mai 2019 (Halifax, N.-É.) – Pour fêter son 25e anniversaire, le chapitre canadien de l’Association internationale des femmes juges (CCAIFJ) remet à deux de ces anciennes présidentes le prix d’excellence. L’honorable Petra Newton, de la cour de justice de l’Ontario, était à Halifax la … [Read more...]
CCIAWJ Celebrates 25 Years Protecting Rights of Women in the Justice System
Monday, May 6, 2019 (Halifax, NS) – To help mark its 25th anniversary this year, the Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (CCIAWJ) is honouring two of its Past Presidents with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Hon. Petra Newton of the Ontario Court of Justice was in … [Read more...]
Justice Tamarin Dunnet first recipient of CCIAWJ Lifetime Achievement Award
La version française Biography of the Honourable Justice Tamarin Dunnet by Justice Lois Hoegg Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal The CCIAWJ Communications Committee wishes to introduce Justice Tamarin Dunnet, the first recipient of the CCIAWJ Lifetime Achievement Award. Justice Dunnet … [Read more...]
April 2016 Newsletter, Le bulletin Avril 2016
We are delighted to bring back our CCIAWJ newsletter in this new electronic form, and hope you will enjoy reading about our recent activities. April 2016 Accent Newsletter (pdf) C’est avec plaisir que nous vous présentons à nouveau notre bulletin du Chapitre canadien de l’Association … [Read more...]
Women Judges Support Aboriginal Legal Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Women Judges Support Aboriginal Legal Education Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – June 3, 2014 – Madam Justice Donna Wilson, Justice of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan, stopped by the Native Law Centre to drop off a generous $3000.00 cheque from the … [Read more...]
International Women’s Day looks at whether women judges have made a difference
Have women judges really made a difference? This question echoed the title of Justice Bertha Wilson's famous speech at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1990, and was posed to the panellists at the International Women's Day Forum held Monday March 2 at the Law Society. Co-hosted by the Law Society, the … [Read more...]
Honourable Danielle Côté
Spring 2011 The Honourable Danielle Côté was recently elevated to the most esteemed position of Juge en chef adjointe chambre criminelle et pénale - Associate chief justice criminal and penal division Cour du Québec. This is not only exciting for women judges around the world, but also for … [Read more...]