Judith Keating

The Honourable
Judith Keating
QC
Senator for New Brunswick
In office
January 30, 2020 – July 15, 2021
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byJulie Payette
Preceded byPaul McIntyre
Personal details
Born
Marie Georgine Judith Vallee

(1957-05-19)May 19, 1957[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJuly 15, 2021(2021-07-15) (aged 64)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Children2
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • public servant

Marie Georgine Judith Keating QC (née Vallee;[1] May 19, 1957 – July 15, 2021) was a Canadian senator, provincial civil servant, and lawyer from the province of New Brunswick, who also had a career in the public service. On January 30, 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.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Prime Minister announces the appointment of two Senators". Prime Minister of Canada. January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Tasker, John Paul (J.P.) (January 31, 2020). "With two new Senate appointments, Trudeau has now appointed half of the upper house". CBC News. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan, New Brunswick get new senators". The Chronicle Journal. January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.