justice beverly mclaughlin is thfirst female chief justi of the supreme crt of canada and was the first one appointed to that court. she received her b.a. and m.a. deee. she won the gold medal for being the top student there and was editorn chief of the alberta law review. she is the cirperson of the canadian judicial council, the board of governors, and the advisory council of the order of canada. she has been awarded 21 honorary doctor of law degrees. in a speech, she laid out many of the difficult roles of the judiary. she concluded with four myths that she thought should be abandoned the public. these myths were that there was always one right little answer to a dispute. two, there was one right factual answer to a dispute through the three, a judge's mind is a blank slate and they decide in mechanical, not human ways. and finally, that the judge is superhuman. >> i changed my mind on the last one. >> i was going to say, when i think of you, i change my mind on the last winter it will come to being with us tonight. >> thank you. pplause] >> nina totenberg is back with us tonight. he

justice beverly mclaughlin is the first female chief justice of the supreme court of canada and was the first one appointed to that court. she received her b.a. and m.a. degree. she won the gold medal for being the top student there and was editor in chief of the alberta law review. she is the chairperson of the canadian judicial council, the board of governors, and the advisory council of the order of canada. she has been awarded 21 honorary doctor of law degrees. in a speech, she laid out many of the difficult roles of the judiciary. she concluded with four myths that she thought should be abandoned by the public. these myths were that there was always one right little answer to a dispute. two, there was one right factual answer to a dispute through the three, a judge's mind is a blank slate and they decide in mechanical, not human ways. and finally, that the judge is superhuman. >> i changed my mind on the last one. >> i was going to say, when i think of you, i change my mind on the last winter it will come to being with us tonight. >> thank you. [applause] >> nina totenberg is back

justice beverly mclaughlin is the first female chief justice of the supreme court of canada and was the first one appointed to that court. she received her b.a. and m.a. degree. she won the gold medal for being the top student there and was editor in chief of the alberta law review. she is the chairperson of the canadian judicial council, the board of governors, and the advisory council of the order of canada. she has been awarded 21 honorary doctor of law degrees. in a speech, she laid out many of the difficult roles of the judiciary. she concluded with four myths that she thought should be abandoned by the public. these myths were that there was always one right little answer to a dispute. two, there was one right factual answer to a dispute through the three, a judge's mind is a blank slate and they decide in mechanical, not human ways. and finally, that the judge is superhuman. >> i changed my mind on the last one. >> i was going to say, when i think of you, i change my mind on the last winter it will come to being with us tonight. >> thank you. [applause] >> nina totenberg is back