Justice Julia E. Lawn (LLB 1997) appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver

On March 7, 2025, the Hon. Arif Virani (LLB 1998), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the appointment of U of T Law graduate, Justice Julia E. Lawn (LLB 1997), to Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Justice Julia E. Lawn was born in Brockville, Ontario and grew up in Prescott, Ontario, but has been an adopted British Columbian for most of her adult life. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Trinity College (BA 1991) and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (LLB 1997), where she was a Grand Mooter among other honours. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1998, after clerking at the British Columbia Supreme Court. 

“I wish Justices MacNaughton and Lawn every success as they take on their new roles. I am confident they will serve the people of British Columbia well as members of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and the Supreme Court of British Columbia.” said the Hon. Arif Virani, Minister of Justice, and Attorney General of Canada.

Read the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announcement.