Anne Mactavish

Who is Anne Mactavish?

Anne L. Mactavish, a Canadian Federal Court trial judge, was born in Montreal, Quebec. Her education was at Bishop's University, University of New Brunswick and University of Ottawa. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1982. She became an Associate and Partner at Perley-Robertson, Panet, Hill & McDougall from 1982 to1996. She was appointed President of the Human Rights Tribunal Panel in 1995, and Chairperson of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in 1998. Mactavish was also President of the County of Carleton Law Association.

As of January 2009, she remains President of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. She was appointed Judge of the Federal Court and Member ex officio of the Federal Court of Appeal on November 19, 2003. She was appointed as a Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada on March 23, 2004.