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Judges of the Provincial Court are appointed by Order-in-Council of the Province of Manitoba upon the recommendation of a Judicial Advisory Committee, which is composed of the Chief Judge, four citizens appointed by the provincial government, the President of the Law Society of Manitoba, the President of the Manitoba Bar Association, and a representative of the Provincial Court judges.
Pursuant to The Court of Appeal Act, [5] the Court consists of a Chief Justice and 12 other judges, all of whom are federally-appointed pursuant to the Judges Act. [1] [2]As a "Superior Court" under section 96 of the federal Constitution Act, 1867, Court of Appeal judges are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada (in practical terms, the Prime Minister of Canada).
The Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba 1870–1950: A Biographical History. Toronto: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. McCullough, Sharon Gail. 2000. Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench in Equity, 1872–1895: A Study in Legal Administration and Records. Winnipeg, University of Manitoba. Smandych, Russell, and Karina Sacca. 1996.
In that capacity, he presided over the Manitoba Court of Appeal from 1990 to 2013. Among his most notable decisions are those in the cases Rebenchuk v Rebenchuk (2007), Manitoba Métis Federation Inc v Canada (Attorney General) et al. (2010), O'Brien v Tyrone Enterprises Ltd (2012), and, while he was on the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba ...
Robert B. Doyle was appointed a judge of the Family Division of the Manitoba Court of King's Bench on February 29, 2000. He replaced Mr. Justice Gil Goodman, who chose to become a supernumerary judge. Mr. Justice Doyle received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Manitoba in 1979 and was called
The Manitoba order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Manitoba. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature. The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III) Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (Anita Neville, PC OM) [1]
LAM receives funding from the Province of Manitoba, Government of Canada, and Manitoba Law Foundation, as well as client fees. [23] Legal Aid Manitoba currently has offices in Winnipeg, Brandon, Dauphin, The Pas, and Thompson, with its personnel (including contracted private lawyers) regularly travelling to over 40 rural and northern communities.
Freedman received a bachelor of law from the University of Manitoba in 1963 and won the Gold Medal in Law from both the University of Manitoba and the Law Society of Manitoba. [3] At the time of his appointment, he was a partner at the Winnipeg law firm Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson. He served as the firm's managing partner from 1991 until 2001.