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]

References

  1. ^ Canada Law List website
  2. ^ "geh.ca - Domain Name For Sale". Dan.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Law Society of Ontario". [dead link]
  4. ^ "August 2011". Seniors in Transition. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Federal Court Appointments: Justice Robin Camp, Justice E. Susan Elliott, Justice Sylvie Roussel, Justice Ann Marie McDonald | GetTaxNetPro". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Laura Legge Award | Law Society of Ontario". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Goring's website