April 16, 2026

Honouring Justice Sheilah L. Martin: A Legacy on the Bench, Celebrating What’s Next

by: Legal Archives

WHERE: Hyatt Regency Calgary, 700 Centre Street SE

WHEN: Thursday, October 15 at 5:30 PM

Early Bird Ticket Price — until August 15: $275/person, $2,750/table of 10

Regular Price — starting August 16: $325/person, $3,250/table of 10

Tax Receipts available for $125/person, $1,250/table of 10

The Legal Archives Society of Alberta and the Calgary Bar Association invites you to join us for a special evening in honour of Justice Sheilah L. Martin of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Justice Martin’s distinguished career has spanned academia, legal practice, and the judiciary. She began as a professor at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law, later serving as Acting Dean and Dean, where she helped shape a generation of legal scholars and practitioners. She subsequently practiced criminal and constitutional litigation in Calgary, appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada. During this time, she also contributed as an expert witness to the Thomas Sophonow Inquiry and worked with national leaders and advocates to help develop the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

In 2005, Justice Martin was appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta and in 2016 to the Court of Appeal of Alberta, also serving the appellate courts of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. She has also served as a Deputy Judge for the Supreme Court of Yukon since 2009. Justice Martin has carried her commitment to education into her judicial career. She serves on the Canadian Judicial Council’s Education Committee and collaborates with numerous organizations to advance judicial education. In 2017, she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Please join us as we celebrate Justice Martin’s remarkable career and lasting contributions to the law.

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