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Trailblazers in Canadian Legal History: Justice Julius Isaac

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A significant legal figure who had a profound influence on the history of Canadian law, the Honourable Justice Julius Isaac served in many important roles, including as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario and as a chief justice of the Federal Court of Canada—the first Person of Colour to be appointed to that bench. Born in 1928 in …

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Justice Corrine Sparks – An Inspiring Figure in Canadian Legal History

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Born in 1953, Corrine Sparks became the first Black Nova Scotian judge and the first Black woman judge in Canada. After serving as an attorney in Halifax for six years, Justice Sparks was appointed to the Nova Scotia Family Court judiciary in 1987.   Justice Sparks grew up in Lake Loon, a small, segregated community in rural Nova Scotia, and traces …

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