F.R. Scott Lecture 2016 - FULL TO CAPACITY
The Friends of the Library welcome Justice Rosalie Abella for the Annual F.R. Scott Lecture. The conference will be followed by a moderated Q&A session.
This event is at capacity. We regret that we cannot accept any more RSVPs.
About the speaker
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 honorary degree聽from Yale University.
For more information on Justice Abella, please view on the Supreme Court of Canada website.
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The F.R. Scott Lecture is generously sponsored by the Honourable John Gomery and Honourable Pierrette Rayle.
