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|order1 = [[List of Treasurers of the Law Society of Upper Canada|54th]]

|office1 = Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada

|term_start1 = 1995

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|predecessor1 = [[Paul Stephen Andrew Lamek]]

|successor1 = [[Harvey Thomas Strosberg]]

|name = Elenor Susan Elliott

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|birth_date = August 8, 1953

|birth_place = Kingston, Ontario, Canada

|education = Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute; Queen's University at Kingston (BComm 1975); University of Ottawa (LLB 1979)

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|occupation = [[lawyer]]

|website = httphttps://www.gehfct-cf.gc.ca/en/pages/about-the-court/members-of-the-court/judges/the-honourable-e-susan-elliott}}

'''Eleanor''' "'''Susan'''" '''Elliott''' (born August 8, 1953) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] judge who has served on the [[Federal Court of Canada]] since 2015.

'''Eleanor Susan Elliott,''' was [[called to the bar]] in 1981.<ref>[http://www.canadianlawlist.com/listingdetail/contact/e-susan-elliott-540373/ Canada Law List website]</ref>

==Career==

She was the 54th (and 2nd woman) [[Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada]], serving from 1995 to 1997.<ref name="treasurer-list">[http://www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=421 The Law Society of Upper Canada, List of Law Society Treasurers]</ref><ref>[https://gordonsestateservices.wordpress.com/2011/08/ "Seniors in Transition," August, 2011]</ref>

Elliott was [[called to the bar]] in 1981.<ref>[http://www.canadianlawlist.com/listingdetail/contact/e-susan-elliott-540373/ Canada Law List website]</ref> She was a lawyer at Good Elliott Hawkins LLP in [[Kingston, Ontario]] from 1981 until she was appointed to the court.{{cn|date=November 2024}} She became a bencher in 1991 and was elected the 54th [[Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada]], the second woman to have served the role, serving from 1995 to 1997.<ref name="treasurer-list">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=421|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205135857/http://www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=421|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2010|title=Law Society of Ontario}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gordonsestateservices.wordpress.com/2011/08/|title=August 2011|website=Seniors in Transition|accessdate=13 August 2023}}</ref>

Her Law Society [[portrait]] was painted by [[Trevor Goring]].<ref>[http://www.imagesofjustice.com/ Goring's website]</ref>

On June 26, 2015, Elliott was appointed as judge of the Federal Court of Canada. She replaced [[Mary J. L. Gleason]] who was elevated to the Federal Court of Appeal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gettaxnetpro.com/blog/Bill%20Innes/federal-court-appointments-justice-robin-camp-justice-e-susan-elliott-justice-sylvie-roussel-justice-ann-marie-mcdonald-696/|title=Federal Court Appointments: Justice Robin Camp, Justice E. Susan Elliott, Justice Sylvie Roussel, Justice Ann Marie McDonald &#124; GetTaxNetPro|accessdate=13 August 2023}}</ref>

She is a lawyer at Good Elliott Hawkins LLP in [[Kingston, Ontario]].<ref>[http://www.geh.ca/ firm website]</ref>

==Awards and recognition==

She has been written about in the [[Kingston Whig Standard]].<ref>[http://virtual.thewhig.com/doc/Kingston-Whig-Standard/wib-110709/2009110901/#2/ Whig Standard Magazine, "Women in Business," 2009]</ref>

Elliott was the first person to receive the [[Laura Legge]] award from the Law Society of Ontario in 2008.<ref>[{{Cite web|url=http://www.lsuc.on.ca/laura-legge-award/|title=The LawLaura SocietyLegge webAward page for&#124; LauraLaw LeggeSociety award]of Ontario|accessdate=13 August 2023}}</ref> She was awarded the Law Society of Upper Canada's top honour, the Law Society Medal.

Her Law Society [[portrait]] was painted by [[Trevor Goring]].<ref>[http://www.imagesofjustice.com/ Goring's website]</ref>

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