Manitoba Court of Appeal

From Criminal Law Notebook

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba

16 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Manitoba and of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice of Manitoba, $371,400;
(b) the six Judges of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 16R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 5, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 3; 2001, c. 7, s. 8; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2009, c. 19, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 2102017, c. 20, s. 204; 2022, c. 10, s. 345

(DOJ)

Manitoba Pop. (2021): 1.3 million

Current Justices

# Name Appointed Nominated By Position Prior to Appointment Other Details
1 Chief Justice Marianne Rivoalen May 31, 2023 [PC 2023-0479] J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Federal Court of Appeal (2018 to 2023)
Family Court QB (2005 to 2018)
2 Diana Cameron [1] November 2, 2012 [PC 2012-1477] Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Queen's Bench (February 4, 2011)
Crown counsel, constitutional (2004 to 2011)
Crown attorney (1989 to 2004)
Called to bar (1989)
Published criminal decisions
3 William Burnett [2] March 8, 2013 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Queen's Bench (February 4, 2011)
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman
Called to bar (1978)
Published criminal decisions
4 Christopher J. Mainella [3] July 1, 2013 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Queen's Bench (October 5, 2012 to 2013)
PPSC (1995 to 2012)
Published criminal decisions
5 Jennifer Ann Pfuetzner [4] June 26, 2015 Harper / MacKay (CPC) Queen's Bench (October 10, 2014)
Taylor McCaffrey LLP (2009 to 2015)
Dickson MacGregor Appell LLP (2002 to 2009)
BMO Nesbitt Burns (2001 to 2002)
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (1993 to 2000)
Called to bar (~1994)
Published criminal decisions
6 Janice leMaistre [5] June 26, 2015 Harper / MacKay (CPC) Provincial Court (November 23, 2006)
Crown attorney (1992 to 2006)
Called to bar (1992)
Published criminal decisions

Supernumerary

Name Appointed Nominated By Position Prior to Appointment Other Details
Karen I. Simonsen [6] August 31, 2018 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Manitoba Queen's Bench (2004 to 2018)
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman
Called to bar (1982)
Published criminal decisions
Lori T. Spivak [7] March 26, 2019 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Queen's bench (2005 to 2019)
Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson
Called to bar (1982)
Published criminal decisions
Justice Holly C. Beard September 9, 2009 (Judge)
January 1, 2019 (sup)
Harper Queen's Bench (November 27, 1992) Published criminal decisions
Justice Marc Monnin February 3, 2011 (Judge)
Sept 1, 2016 (sup.) [8]
Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (March 26, 2003) Published criminal decisions
Justice Freda M. Steel (Supernumerary)[9][10] February 28, 2000 Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (October 3, 1995)
Called to bar (1976)
Published criminal decisions

Previous Judges

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