Constance Glube

Constance Glube
21st Chief Justice of Nova Scotia
In office
1998 – June 2004
Nominated by Jean Chrétien
Preceded by Lorne Clarke
Succeeded by J. Michael MacDonald
Personal details
Born (1931-11-23)November 23, 1931
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died February 15, 2016(2016-02-15) (aged 84)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Constance R. Glube, OC ONS (November 23, 1931 – February 15, 2016) was the 21st Chief Justice of Nova Scotia and first female Chief Justice in Canada.

Early life

Born in Ottawa, Glube attended McGill University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952. In 1955, she graduated from Dalhousie Law School and was called to the bar in 1956.[1]

Judicial career

In 1982, she was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. In 1998 she was appointed Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, which included the title of Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. Glube retired in June 2004 and was replaced by Michael MacDonald.

One of the higher profile cases she heard, was for an injunction to halt the Richard Inquiry into the Westray Mine disaster.[2] She ruled, on November 13, 1992, that the Inquiry was unconstitutional, because she viewed it as a criminal investigation that would force deponents to incriminate themselves.[2] This was the first time in Canada a public inquiry was halted before any witnesses were heard.[2] Her ruling was overturned by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeals on January 19, 1993, but did delay the inquiry until all charges went through the court system first.[3]

Awards

In 1997 she was a recipient of the Frances Fish Women Lawyers Achievement Award.[4] Glube was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006 for her part in serving the community as a legal trailblazer, including becoming the first female chief justice in Canada.[5]

In 2009, the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Bar Association established the Contance R. Glube CBA Spirit Award to recognize achievement in law by Nova Scotian women lawyers.[6]

Death

On February 15, 2016, Glube died in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "The Honourable Constance R. Glube Retired Chief Justice of Nova Scotia". The Courts of Nova Scotia. Halifax: Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  2. 1 2 3 Cox, Kevin (1992-11-14). "Court Halts Westray inquiry". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). p. A4.
  3. ↑ Spears, John (1993-01-20). "Westray inquiry given go ahead". The Toronto Star (Toronto). p. A2.
  4. ↑ "Past Recipients of the Frances Fish Women Lawyers' Achievement Award". The Courts of Nova Scotia. Halifax: Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Constance R. Glube, O.C., O.N.S., LL.B., LL.D.". Governor General of Canada: It's an honour. Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  6. ↑ Contance R. Glube CBA Spitit Award
  7. ↑ "Constance Glube dies at 84". The Chronicle Herald. February 15, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  8. ↑ "Constance Glube, 1st female chief justice of a Canadian court, dead at 84". CBC News. February 15, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-15.

External links

Constance Glube: Canada’s first female chief justice made history Globe and Mail obituary by Allison Lawlor, Feb. 15, 2016


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