Marion Buller

Marion R. Buller (also known as Marion Buller Bennett) is a First Nations jurist in British Columbia, serving as the Chief Commissioner for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.[1][2][3] A member of the Mistawasis First Nation,[2][4][3] she was the first First Nations woman to be appointed to the Provincial Court of British Columbia in 1994,[1][5][4][3] and presided in courts throughout B.C.[4] She was instrumental in establishing the First Nations Courts of British Columbia in 2006[1][3] and the Aboriginal Family Healing Court in 2016. Buller served as President of the Indigenous Bar Association and served as Director of the B.C. Law Court Society, B.C. Law Foundation, B.C. Police Commission and the B.C. Mediators Roster. Buller has lectured and written numerous articles and papers about aboriginal law, criminal law, family law and human rights.

In 2012, she was given the University of Victoria Faculty of Social Science Distinguished Alumni Award.[5] In 2016, Maclean's listed her as one of six people who might be especially influential on policy in the Trudeau government.[6] She retired from the Provincial Court on August 31, 2016 in order to lead the National Inquiry.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tunney, Catharine; Harris, Kathleen (August 3, 2016). "Marion Buller, B.C. First Nations judge, to lead MMIW inquiry". CBC News.
  2. 1 2 Talaga, Tanya; Campion-Smith, Bruce (August 3, 2016). "Female indigenous judge to lead probe into missing, murdered women". Toronto Star.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kane, Laura (September 1, 2016). "Marion Buller, Head Of MMIW Inquiry, Has Been Touched Personally By Tragedy". Huffington Post.
  4. 1 2 3 Pechawis, Cheyenne (August 20, 2015). "'Doing something right'". Canadian Lawyer. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  5. 1 2 Honourable Marion Buller, University of Victoria, retrieved 2017-06-25.
  6. ↑ "The Liberals forge ahead: Six people to watch". Maclean's. October 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ Judge Buller appointed Chief Commissioner



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