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The Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (French: Cour du Banc du Roi du Manitoba)—or the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba, depending on the monarch—is the superior court of the Canadian province of Manitoba. The court is divided into two divisions.
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.
Manitoba Justice (French: Justice Manitoba), or the Department of Justice (Le ministere de la justice; formerly the Department of the Attorney General), [6] [7] is the provincial government department responsible for administering the Crown Law justice systems in the province of Manitoba.
In 1988, the Freedom of Information Act gave Manitoba its first access-to-government-information legislation. It provided for access by members of the public to records held by the Government of Manitoba and government agencies, with certain exemptions. The Act provided limited protection for personal information by treating third-party ...
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).
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Richard Jamieson Scott OC OM KC (March 20, 1938 – November 22, 2024) was a Canadian jurist who served as Chief Justice of Manitoba.In that capacity, he presided over the Manitoba Court of Appeal from 1990 to 2013.
Marianne Rivoalen is the Chief Justice of Manitoba. She was appointed on June 1, 2023. She is the first woman to head the Manitoba judiciary. She was first appointed a judge of the Family Division of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba on February 2, 2005.