Sikh woman becomes SC judge in Canada

NEW WESTMINSTER: Indian-origin Sikh human rights advocate Palbinder Kaur Shergill has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster. Palbinder has been a leading human rights advocate, and has been rather instrumental in helping shape human rights and religious accommodation law in Canada through her work as general legal counsel for the WSO since 1991. She is said to have extensive trial and appellate experience and has appeared before courts and tribunals across the country, including the Supreme Court of Canada.