• Bertha Wernham Wilson CC FRSC (September 18, 1923 – April 28, 2007) was a Canadian jurist and the first female puisne justice of the Supreme Court of...
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  • Bertha for the World War I howitzer known as Big Bertha. Women named Bertha include: Saint Bertha of Kent (539 – c. 612), Queen of Kent Saint Bertha of...
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    recognition of battered woman syndrome. The judgment, written by Justice Bertha Wilson, is generally considered one of her most famous. The court held in favour...
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    it function in any sort of judicial manner under section 96. Justice Bertha Wilson wrote her own concurring opinion taking a significantly different approach...
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  • of Illinois Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth (born 1945), justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Bertha Wilson (1923–2007), puisne...
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  • first large corporate law firm in Canada to admit a woman as a partner, Bertha Wilson, who went on to become the first female justice appointed to the Supreme...
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  • from Quebec and the second woman appointed to this position, after Bertha Wilson. Previously, she had been one of the first woman lawyers to handle divorce...
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    decision in favour of Andrews. The majority of the court led by Justice Bertha Wilson with Chief Justice Brian Dickson and Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé concurring...
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  • Williams. The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, Bertha Wilson, was a graduate from Dalhousie Law School. Other notable alumni from...
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    Charter, while three allowed the appeals under the Bill of Rights: Bertha Wilson – with Chief Justice Brian Dickson and Antonio Lamer – held that section...
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    February 15, 1989) Antonio Lamer (March 28, 1980 – January 6, 2000) Bertha Wilson (March 4, 1982 – January 4, 1991) Gerald Le Dain (May 29, 1984 – November...
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    Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson Reasons given Majority Dickson J (paras 1–151), joined by Beetz, McIntyre, Chouinard and Lamer JJ Concurrence Wilson J (paras 152–164)...
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    Justices: Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé Reasons given...
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    dismissed Court membership Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Bertha Wilson, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier...
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    Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain, Gérard La Forest Reasons given Majority Dickson CJ (paras 1–81), joined by Chouinard, Lamer, Wilson and Le Dain...
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  • interim then Brian Mulroney Chief Justice: Bora Laskin William McIntyre Bertha Wilson Antonio Lamer Roland Almon Ritchie John Sopinka Jean Beetz Julien Chouinard...
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    sufficiently-different crimes.[citation needed] An opinion was also given by Justice Bertha Wilson, who also would have ruled against Schmidt. She argued that a citizen...
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  • Karakatsanis, Bora Laskin, Michael Moldaver, and Mahmud Jamal, as well as Bertha Wilson, who was the first female justice on both the Court of Appeal for Ontario...
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  • (2007-05-01). "Bertha Wilson, 83: First female Supreme Court justice". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved 2010-05-02. "Supreme Court of Canada – Bertha Wilson". Scc-csc...
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    Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain Reasons given Majority McIntyre J., joined by Dickson C.J. and Estey, Chouinard and Le Dain JJ. Concurrence Wilson J....
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  • Canada - Preston Manning Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Beverley McLachlin Bertha Wilson then Frank Iacobucci William Stevenson Gérard V. La Forest John Sopinka...
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  • Democratic Party- Ed Broadbent Chief Justice: Brian Dickson William McIntyre Bertha Wilson Antonio Lamer Gérard V. La Forest (sworn in January 16) John Sopinka...
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    under section 1. The Majority was written by Lamer CJC with Dickson CJC, Wilson, Gonthier and Cory JJ concurring. Section 213(a) is known as the "constructive...
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    membership Chief Justice: Brian Dickson Puisne Justices: Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier...
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  • Democratic Party- Ed Broadbent Chief Justice: Brian Dickson William McIntyre Bertha Wilson Antonio Lamer Gérard V. La Forest John Sopinka Jean Beetz Julien Chouinard...
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    Bertha Pallan Thurston Cody (née Parker; August 30, 1907 – October 8, 1978) was an American archaeologist, working as an assistant in archaeology at the...
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    Canada (upon her appointment to the Supreme Court of British Columbia). Bertha Wilson became the first female appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court...
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  • Clark Chief Justice: Bora Laskin William McIntyre Ronald Martland then Bertha Wilson Antonio Lamer Roland Almon Ritchie Jean Beetz Julien Chouinard Gerald...
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    Bertha M. Wilson (pen name, B. M. Wilson; August 14, 1874 – 1936) was an American dramatist, critic, and dramatic actress, who earned a reputation throughout...
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  • Democratic Party- Ed Broadbent Chief Justice: Brian Dickson William McIntyre Bertha Wilson Antonio Lamer Gérard V. La Forest John Sopinka Jean Beetz Claire L'Heureux-Dubé...
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