Micheline Rawlins
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University of Windsor (LLB)
Micheline Rawlins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Education | McGill University (BA) University of Windsor (LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer · judge |
| Years active | 1986–1992 (assistant crown attorney) 1992– (judge) |
Micheline A. Rawlins (born 1951) is a lawyer and judge in Ontario, Canada. She was the first black woman appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice.[1]
She was born in Montreal, Quebec and received a BA from McGill University in 1974 and a LLB from the University of Windsor in 1978.[2] She was called to the Ontario bar in 1982.[1] Rawlins was an assistant Crown Attorney in Kent County from 1986 until she was named to the bench in 1992.[3][2]
Rawlins has served on the board of governors for the University of Windsor.[1] She has also served on the boards for various organizations such as the Girl Guides, the Boy Scouts, Robinson House, the Windsor Urban Alliance and the Windsor Media Council.[3]
In 2002, Justice Rawlins received national media attention for attacking a female lawyer's choice of clothing, and adjourning a case for "lack of counsel" because she objected to the lawyer's attire.[4]
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