On May 31, the Honourable Juanita Westmoreland-Traor茅 will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, and give the commencement address at the Faculty of Law鈥檚 convocation ceremony. 聽
Westmoreland-Traor茅 is the first African Canadian appointed judge in the history of Quebec. She also holds the distinction of being the first African Canadian law dean after her 1996 appointment at the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor. In 2012, she retired from the Court of Qu茅bec and sat as a supernumerary judge until 2017.