F.R. Scott Lecture: The Honourable Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court of Canada

The F.R. Scott Lecture is presented by the Friends of the McGill 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 honorary degree from Yale University.

For more information on Justice Abella, please view her profile on the Supreme Court of Canada web page.

Read the recent Globe and Mail article about Justice Abella by clicking here.

The F.R. Scott Lecture is generously sponsored by the Honourable John Gomery and the Honourable Pierrette Rayle.

(Photo credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer, Supreme Court of Canada Collection)