Robert Leckey (SJD 2006) receives CBA's Hero Award

Photo courtesy of the McGill Faculty of Law

On July 16, U of T Law graduate Dr. Robert Leckey (SJD 2006) received the 2024 Hero Award presented by the Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance Section (SAGDA) of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA). 

This prestigious award recognizes excellence within the Canadian legal profession in advancing the cause of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and two-spirit people.

Dr. Leckey is currently Dean of McGill University Faculty of Law and is a renowned expert in constitutional law and family law. His publications have addressed same-sex marriage, recognition of a variety of parenting arrangements, and the links between family law and the criminalization of homosexual conduct. Dr. Leckey received his Doctor of Juridical Science in 2006 from U of T Law for his dissertation on Contextual Subjects: Family, State, and Relational Theory.