Debra Parkes
Academic background
EducationTrinity Western University (BA)
University of British Columbia (LLB)
Columbia University (LLM)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineCanadian constitutional law
Criminal law of Canada
Feminist legal theory
InstitutionsRobson Hall
Peter A. Allard School of Law

Debra Parkes is a Canadian academic working as the professor of law and chair in feminist legal studies at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, a position she assumed on July 1, 2016.[1][2]

Education

Parkes earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity Western University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia, and a Master of Laws from the Columbia Law School.[3]

Career

Parkes began her career as a law clerk for judges on the Supreme Court of British Columbia and as a litigator at Gowlings in Toronto. She also served as the associate dean of research and graduate studies and executive director of the Legal Research Institute at Robson Hall.[4]

See also

References

  1. "A fond farewell from Debra Parkes". University of Manitoba. April 8, 2016. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016.
  2. Parkes, Debra (April 1, 2020). "Debra Parkes: COVID-19 and the crisis in corrections". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. "Debra Parkes | Peter A. Allard School of Law". allard.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. "Debra Parkes Appointed Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies – Robson Hall - Faculty of Law". Robson Hall. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13.
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