Carol Baird Ellan is a Canadian federal politician, lawyer, and retired judge, and the former Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Appointed Chief Judge on July 14, 2000 at age 43, she was the second youngest chief judge in BC history and the first female chief of the BC Provincial Court.Baird Ellan currently lives in North Vancouver with her husband Tim, with whom she practiced law and family mediation under the firm name Ellan Community Law.