Jillian Boyd

Jillian Boyd is the Director of Digital Education at the National Judicial Institute (NJI). In Canada, the NJI is the primary provider of training services for the country’s 2,500 judges and continues to offer training programs and resources that help judges better serve the interests of Canadians. As an independent, judge-led organization, the NJI’s training program covers law, skills, and social context. Jillian is responsible for the online training program for Canadian judges, ensuring they have access to innovative, high-quality resources and on-demand products tailored to their needs, such as asynchronous self-paced courses, podcasts, webinars, resource centers, and electronic hearing binders. ​ Jillian is a bilingual lawyer and a member of the Ontario Bar.

After completing her legal studies, she gained invaluable experience as a clerk to the Honourable Beverley McLachlin, then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and as a criminal and human rights lawyer at Scott & Oleskiw in Toronto. She is a Trudeau Foundation and Fulbright Scholar, holds a Master of Laws from Columbia University, and is an award-winning instructor at both Queen’s University Faculty of Law and Carleton University. Previously the Director of In-Person Education at the NJI, and with experience working with the NJI in international judicial training and institutional strengthening, Jillian brings to her role 15 years of experience working with judges, justice stakeholders, community members, academics, and experts in support of the rule of law and public confidence in our judicial system.