The first Mi’kmaw woman to become a judge in Nova Scotia is from Lunenburg County.
Cathy Benton was appointed to the bench this week following a recommendation by acting Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Michel Samson.
Benton has been a lawyer for 22 years.
She was working with Nova Scotia Legal Aid when she was appointed to the provincial and family court.
Benton, who is from Auburndale, has become the second Mi’kmaw to serve as a judge in Nova Scotia.
She worked as a researcher with the Union of Nova Scotia Indians and the Mi’kmaq Grand Council before getting her law degree from Dalhousie in 1993.
