Canadian Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin Visits Stetson Law

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On March 4, 2009, Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada since 2000 and the first woman to hold the position, visited the Stetson University College of Law campus in Gulfport, Florida. While at Stetson, Chief Justice McLachlin taught an Advanced Comparative Tort Law course, met with faculty, and participated in informal discussions with students in her role as Distinguished International Fellow.

In Stetson's Mann Lounge, Justice McLachlin fielded questions from students about some of the landmark interpretations by the Supreme Court of Canada that have shaped social justice in the country. She also advised Stetson law students on the importance of collegiality, legal analysis and the ethic of honest service.

"It's a license to serve the people. That's why you are given your privileges," McLachlin responded to a student's inquiry about why character should be important to aspiring lawyers. "It is a lesson that is sometimes forgotten in rushing about," she said. "When you talk to lawyers who have had happy professional careers.what they remember is how they were able to help people or how they were able to do something that was good for society."

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[rajahpuri]

She's my role model and I agree with all of her decisions i have read so far whether it is criminal law, admin, constitutional or contracts .... she is a guiding light for the young canadian lawyers i think :)