Susan Elliott (judge)

Susan Elliott
54th Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada
In office
1995–1997
Preceded byPaul Stephen Andrew Lamek
Succeeded byHarvey Thomas Strosberg
Personal details
Born (1953-08-08) August 8, 1953 (age 72)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
EducationKingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute; Queen's University at Kingston (BComm 1975); University of Ottawa (LLB 1979)
Occupationlawyer
Websitehttps://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.

Career

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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.[citation needed] 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Awards and recognition

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Elliott was the first person to receive the Laura Legge award from the Law Society of Ontario in 2008.[5] 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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Canada Law List website
  2. ^ "Law Society of Ontario". Archived from the original on December 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "August 2011". Seniors in Transition. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Federal Court Appointments: Justice Robin Camp, Justice E. Susan Elliott, Justice Sylvie Roussel, Justice Ann Marie McDonald | GetTaxNetPro". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Laura Legge Award | Law Society of Ontario". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Goring's website