Lerners LLP Women in Law Lecture: Justice Sheilah Martin

The Lerners LLP Women in Law Lecture showcases successful female legal professionals who inspire and empower the next generation. 

This series encourages open discussions about the challenges women face in the legal profession, inspire them to become leaders, and build a dynamic, supportive community among local lawyers and law students.

Western Law and Lerners LLP invite students, alumni, and members of the London legal community to attend our inaugural lecture in the series featuring Justice Sheilah Martin of the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Martin’s lecture will focus on “Reflections on the Status of Women in The Legal Profession: Then and Now.”

The lecture will be followed by light refreshments.

Western Law thanks Lerners LLP for their generous support of this lecture series.

About Justice Sheilah Martin 

Born and raised in Montréal, Justice Sheilah L. Martin was trained in both civil law and common law before moving to Alberta where her career as an educator, lawyer, and judge has been driven by a commitment to fairness and equal justice for all. 

Justice Martin was appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench for Alberta in 2005. In 2016, she was appointed to the Courts of Appeal of Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. She has also served as a Deputy Judge for the Supreme Court of Yukon since 2009. Justice Martin’s commitment to teaching and education has carried over into her career on the bench. She serves on the Canadian Judicial Council’s Education Committee and has worked with a variety of organizations on judicial education programming. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on December 18, 2017. 

Find Justice Martin’s full biography here.