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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.
M. Alan MacInnes; William James Major; Lee Ann Martin; Ralph Maybank; Jean McBride; Deborah McCawley; Bruce McDonald (judge) James Charles McKeagney; Joan McKelvey
In 1906, the appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Queen's Bench was transferred to the newly-established Manitoba Court of Appeal. [6] In 1984, the County Courts were merged with the Court of Queen's Bench, and the judges of the County Courts became Court of Queen's Bench judges.
Kenneth Champagne is a Canadian jurist who was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba in the Province of Manitoba on April 14, 2005. [1] Champagne was named Chief Judge of the Manitoba Provincial Court in 2009 [2] and was appointed as a federal judge on April 5, 2018. [3]
Kael McKenzie (born 1971) is a Canadian judge, who was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba on December 17, 2015. [1] He is noted as the first transgender person ever appointed a judge in Canada.
Webster was appointed to the Manitoba Provincial Court in 1989 as a judge in Winnipeg. In 1993, she was named as the court's Chief Justice by provincial Justice Minister Rosemary Vodrey . Her appointment was generally recognized as a significant breakthrough for female judges in the province. [ 2 ]
The Courts Division of the Department facilitates court services throughout Manitoba and is overseen by Assistant Deputy Minister Suzanne Gervais (2019/20). The three courts of Manitoba are: [16] Manitoba Court of Appeal; the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba; and; the Provincial Court of Manitoba
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).