Justice Bernette Ho was declared by the Department of Foreign Affairs as the first Philippine-born and newest judge in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Calgary, Canada.
Philippine Consul General to Calgary Gilberto Asuque, who attended Ho’s swearing-in ceremony, said that it was a great honor and pride to have a Filipino lawyer in Canada.
“I would like to express the great honor and pride not only of Filipinos in Canada but also in the Philippines and all over the world for having Justice Ho as the first Philippine-born Canadian to hold a high judicial position,” Asuque said.
Ho took her oath of office and allegiance to Her Majesty The Queen in a swearing-in ceremony in May 2018 before Associate Chief Justice John Rooke and the other justices at the Calgary Courts Center.
Asuque said, Ho was only seven months old when her Filipino parents and four siblings migrated to Calgary, Canada in 1971.
Ho completed her early education in Cochrane, Alberta and completed her BA Communication Studies from the University of Calgary in 1992 served, and her law studies from the University of Alberta in 1995.