Global InformationCarol Baird Ellan information
Carol Baird Ellan | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge – British Columbia Provincial Court | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Robert W. Metzger |
| Succeeded by | Hugh C. Stansfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carol Cecilia Baird 1957 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Tim Ellan |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge, politician |
| Website | Carol Baird Ellan |
Carol Baird Ellan, K.C.[1] is a Canadian retired judge, the former Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia, and a former federal political candidate. Appointed Chief Judge on July 14, 2000 at age 43, she was the second youngest chief judge in BC history and the first female chief of the BC Provincial Court.
Baird Ellan currently lives on the Sunshine Coast of BC with her husband Tim, with whom she practiced law and family mediation under the firm name Ellan Community Law until 2014. They volunteer with and have served as the Northwest Region representatives for Retrouvaille International, a marriage support charity. Baird Ellan continues a legal practice in family and civil mediation, and disciplinary adjudication. She was appointed King's Counsel in December 2023. Tim and Carol have five adult children who live in BC, four grandchildren, all on the Sunshine Coast.[2]
In February 2015, Baird Ellan received the nomination of the New Democratic Party of Canada in the federal riding of Burnaby North—Seymour in the 2015 federal election. The riding was created by the federal redistricting of 2012, and comprises a section of North Vancouver east of Lynn Creek North Vancouver and the section of Burnaby north of the Lougheed Highway Burnaby—Douglas.[3]
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