Susan Elliott (judge) explained

Order1:54th
Office1:Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada
Term Start1:1995
Term End1:1997
Predecessor1:Paul Stephen Andrew Lamek
Successor1:Harvey Thomas Strosberg
Susan Elliott
Birth Date:August 8, 1953
Birth Place: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.

Career

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]

Awards and recognition

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.canadianlawlist.com/listingdetail/contact/e-susan-elliott-540373/ Canada Law List website
  2. Web site: geh.ca - Domain Name For Sale. Dan.com. 13 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Law Society of Ontario.
  4. Web site: August 2011. Seniors in Transition. 13 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Federal Court Appointments: Justice Robin Camp, Justice E. Susan Elliott, Justice Sylvie Roussel, Justice Ann Marie McDonald | GetTaxNetPro. 13 August 2023.
  6. Web site: The Laura Legge Award | Law Society of Ontario. 13 August 2023.
  7. http://www.imagesofjustice.com/ Goring's website