Anne Mactavish

Anne L. Mactavish is a Canadian jurist who is a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal.

She became an Associate and Partner at Perley-Robertson, Panet, Hill & McDougall from 1982 to 1996.

(The rules stipulate that the Chairperson of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal be appointed for a term of not more than seven years.

[1] Justice Mactavish heard two well publicized cases involving Iraq War Resisters: those of Jeremy Hinzman[3] and Robin Long.

[4] Mactavish ruled against Jeremy Hinzman's application for refugee status on March 31, 2006, something that generated significant press coverage.