Helen Kinnear | |
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.jpg) Kinnear (ca. 1943) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1894 Cayuga, Ontario |
| Died | April 25, 1970 (aged 75) Port Colborne, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Osgoode Hall Law School |
Helen Alice Kinnear, QC (May 6, 1894 – April 25, 1970)[1] was a Canadian lawyer and judge. She was the first woman in the British Commonwealth to be made a King's Counsel, the first female lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court of Canada, and the first woman appointed as a judge by the Government of Canada.[1]
- ^ a b "Born on this day...May 6, 1894 – Helen Kinnear". Law Society of Upper Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2016.