Windsor Law student Cindy Lui has received a 2025 Omatsu Scholarship from the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, awarded on the basis of leadership, community involvement, and academic achievement.
The federation established the scholarship to honour Justice Maryka Omatsu, the first woman of East Asian descent appointed as a judge in Canada. In the 1970s she began a law career centred around human and environmental rights. She has taught and lectured in Canada and abroad, worked for all levels of government, chaired the Ontario Human Rights Appeals Tribunal, was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice in 1993, and retired from the bench in 2012.
Cindy Lui accepts congratulations from Robert Shek of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers on receiving the organization's 2025 Omatsu Scholarship
Lui is honoured by the award.
"Something I've come to learn over the years: seeing yourself represented in the legal profession is important and we do belong," she says. "Thank you to everyone who has made space for me to show up authentically and confidently in this field. I can't wait to continue paying it forward."
A third-year JD candidate, Lui will be articling as a judicial law clerk at the Superior Court of Justice - Central East in 2025.
