Mary Carter

Mary Yvonne Carter (1923–2010) was a Saskatchewan judge. She is notable as the second female magistrate appointed in Saskatchewan history (in 1960) and one of the earliest female law graduates in that province (in 1947). She was later elevated to the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, where she sat for many years. History Mary Carter was born Mary Munn on October 11, 1923 in Cromer, Manitoba. Her family also lived in the Manitoba towns of Elkhorn, Virden and Carberry, before moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1938. Carter graduated from Nutana Collegiate in 1941 and subsequently earned degrees in arts and law from the University of Saskatchewan. She was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1948 and opened a law practice with Peter Makaroff and her husband, Roger Carter. The Carters had met as fellow law students.