Judith Keating

Judith Keating is a Canadian Senator and former provincial civil servant and lawyer from the province of New Brunswick, who also had a career in the public service. On January 31, 2020, Keating was nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fill the vacant Senate seat in New Brunswick, which had become vacant earlier in the month following the mandatory retirement of former Senator Paul McIntyre.[1][2][3]

The Honourable

Judith Keating

Q.C.
Senator from New Brunswick
Assumed office
January 31, 2020
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byJulie Payette
Preceded byPaul McIntyre
Personal details
Born
Judith Keating
NationalityCanadian
Political partyIndependent Senators Group
OccupationLawyer/Public servant

Prior to being appointed to the Senate, Keating had served in various capacities with the government of New Brunswick, including as Chief Legislative Counsel, Chief Legal Advisor to the Premier of New Brunswick, the province's First Nations Representative, and a provincial chair of the working group on Truth and Reconciliation. She was the first woman to serve as Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of New Brunswick. She was also, at the time of her appointment to the Senate, editor-in-chief of the Canadian Bar Association’s Solicitor’s Journal.[4]

References
  1. "The Prime Minister announces the appointment of two Senators". Prime Minister of Canada. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. Tasker, John Paul (J.P.) (31 January 2020). "With two new Senate appointments, Trudeau has now appointed half of the upper house". CBC News. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "Saskatchewan, New Brunswick get new senators". The Chronicle Journal. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. "Judith Keating, Q.C." Prime Minister's Office (press release). January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.


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