Kathryn Feldman

(BA 1970 UC) (LLB 1973 U of T) - 2016 Award Recipient

Justice Kathryn Feldman of the Ontario Court of Appeal has distinguished herself as a jurist of the highest quality. A former partner with Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, she was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in December 1990, where she presided over criminal and civil matters, before being elevated to the Court of Appeal in June 1998.

As a lecturer, she has made tremendous contributions to continuing legal education for students, lawyer and judges. She served as chair of the insurance committee of the Canadian Superior Court Judges’ Association and, in 2001, became the first recipient of the Canadian Superior Court Judges Association President’s Award. She is currently a director of the Canadian chapter of the International Association of Women Judges.

As an alumna, she sat on the Moss Scholarship selection committee for six years, three as chair; on the President’s International Alumnae Council; and is a recipient of the University of Toronto Arbor Award.