F.R. Scott Lecture: The Honourable Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court of Canada
The F.R. Scott Lecture is presented by the Friends of the 麻豆社 Library.
This lecture is now full to capacity. RSVPs will no longer be taken.
The Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella earned a B.A. and an LL.B. from the University of Toronto after having studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1972 and practiced civil and criminal litigation until 1976 when she was appointed to the Ontario Family Court. She was appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1992 and in 2004, Justice Abella became the first Jewish woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. She has written numerous publications, been awarded a great many distinguished awards and has received 35 honourary degrees. In 2016, she became the first Canadian woman to be awarded an 聽from Yale University.
For more information on Justice Abella, please view her profile on聽the Supreme Court of Canada .
Read the recent Globe and Mail article about Justice Abella by聽clicking .
The F.R. Scott Lecture is generously sponsored by the Honourable John Gomery and the Honourable Pierrette Rayle.
(Photo credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer,聽Supreme Court of Canada Collection)