Cour du Banc du Roi du Manitoba
- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of October 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
Distribution of Judges
- Composition of Court
5(1) Subject to subsection (2), the court shall consist of the following offices:
- (a) the Chief Justice who shall be called the "Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench";
- (b) the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench who shall be called the "Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench" and who shall be the senior associate chief justice;
- (c) the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench (Family Division) who shall be called the "Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench (Family Division)"; and
- (d) 31 other judges, of whom
- (i) 19 are judges of the court, other than the family division, and
- (ii) 12 are judges of the family division.
- Additional offices
5(2) The court shall consist of as many additional judicial offices as are required for purposes of subsections (3) and (4).
- C.J.K.B., A.C.J.K.B. election
5(3) Where the requirements of the Judges Act (Canada) are otherwise met, the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench or the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench (Family Division), may elect to cease to perform the duties of chief justice or associate chief justice and to perform the duties of a judge of the court.
- Supernumerary election
5(4) Where the requirements of the Judges Act (Canada) are otherwise met a judge may elect to act as a supernumerary judge.
S.M. 1996, c. 6, s. 2; S.M. 2005, c. 33, s. 6; S.M. 2008, c. 42, s. 16.
- L.G. in C. may increase judges
6 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation increase the number of judges under clause 5(1)(d) but may not, by revoking a regulation or otherwise, decrease the number of judges under clause 5(1)(d).
– CQBA
- Additional judicial office — limited period
1.1 For the five-year period commencing July 1, 2009, and for the purpose of ensuring that there are a sufficient number of judges to carry out the work of the court while the Honourable Mr. Justice Murray Sinclair is the chairperson of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the number of judicial offices of judge is 32, of whom 20 are judges of the court, other than the family division.
M.R. 124/2009
– regs
- 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:
[omis (a) and (b)]
- (c) the Chief Justice, the Senior Associate Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $371,400 each; and
- (d) the 31 puisne judges of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $338,800 each.
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
Pop. per Justice: ~59k
Current Justices
| Name [1][2][3] | Jurisdiction | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Glenn D. Joyal [4] [5] | General | 22 juin 2007 (Judge) 2011 (Chief) |
Harper / Nicholson (CPC) (Judge & Chief) | Provincial Court | Published Criminal Decisions (~37) |
| Associate Chief Justice Shane Perlmutter | General | 3 Février 2011 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Published Criminal Decisions (~25) | |
| Joan G. McKelvey | General | September 27, 2001 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Décisions pénales publiées (~62) | |
| Shawn D. Greenberg | General | October 28, 2003 | Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) | Décisions pénales publiées (~89) | |
| Robert G. Cummings [6] | General | July 31, 2008 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Provincial Court Judge (1994 to 2008) private practice Called to bar (1977) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~33) |
| Christopher W. Martin [7] | General | Janvier 22, 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Sole practitioner (2007 to 2009) United Grain Growers Ltd (1994 to 2007) Wolch, Pinx, Tapper, Scurfield (1983 to 1994) Called to bar (1983) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~55) |
| Robert Dewar | General | September 9, 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Thompson Dorfman Sweatman Called to bar (1974) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~8) |
| Richard Saull [8] | General | 10 Février 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Crown attorney Called to bar (1979) U of M |
Décisions pénales publiées (~5) |
| Gerald Chartier | General | September 30, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Décisions pénales publiées (~9) | |
| Herbert Rempel [9] | General | Mars 7, 2013 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Family Division (Dec 2, 2011 to 2013) Pullan Kammerloch Frolingerin Called to bar (1988) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~4) |
| Sheldon W. Lanchbery [10] | General | 6 juin 2013 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | sole practitioner (1981 to 2013) Called to bar (1980) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~1) |
| James G. Edmond [11] | General | October 1, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Thompson Dorfman Sweatmann LLP Called to bar (1982) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~9) |
| Victor E. Toews [12] | General | Mars 7, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Member of Parliament (1995 to 2013) Director of Constitutional Law (1987-1991) Crown Attorney (1977-1979) Called to bar (1977) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~41) |
| Sadie Bond [13] | General | 11 avril 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | PPSC Crown Maureen Forestell Legal Aid Called to bar (~1996) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~11) |
| Sandra Zinchuk [14] | General | 26 Février 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Monk Goodwin LLP (1995 to 2015) Called to bar (~1995) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~2) |
| David J. Kroft [15] | General | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Fillmore Riley LLP (1990 to 2016) Called to bar (1990) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~0) |
| Candace Grammond [16] | General | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Pitblado LLP (1999 to 2016) Called to bar (1999) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~1) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Scott Abel [17] | Brandon | December 19, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Paterson Patterson Wyman and Abel Sinclair and Associates Called to bar (1997) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~0) |
| R Kenneth Champagne [18] | Winnipeg | 4 avril 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Provincial Court (2005 to 2018) Crown attorney (1994 to 2005) Called to bar (1994) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Jeffrey F. Harris [19] | Winnipeg | October 9, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Myers LLP (aboriginal) (1996 to 2018) Keyser, Harris Called to bar (1983) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~0) |
| Shauna McCarthy [20] | Winnipeg | 27 juin 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Décisions pénales publiées (~0) | |
| Anne Turner [21] | Winnipeg | 27 juin 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | PPSC Crown Called to bar (2003) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~0) |
Family Division
(Full complement of 13)
| Name | Jurisdiction | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Robert B. Doyle | Family | 28 Février 2000 | Chrétien | Décisions pénales publiées | |
| Justice Marilyn E. Goldberg | Family | July 16, 2002 (Judge) July 16, 2017 (sup.) |
Chrétien | Décisions pénales publiées | |
| Justice A. Catherine Everett | Family | November 22, 2006 | Harper | Décisions pénales publiées | |
| Justice Michael A. Thomson | Family | 1 juin 2007 | Harper | Décisions pénales publiées | |
| Justice William Johnston | Family | July 30, 2009 | Harper | Décisions pénales publiées | |
| Justice Joan MacPhail [22] | Family | Janvier 22, 2009 | Harper | Director of Family Law Branch of provincial DOJ (1989 to 2009) | Décisions pénales publiées |
| Justice Gwen Hatch | Family | 6 juin 2013 | Harper | Décisions pénales publiées | |
| Justice Allan Dueck | Family | 9 mai 2014 | Harper | Mercier Dueck (2005 to 2014) Gould Gosner (1997 to 2005) |
Décisions pénales publiées |
| Justice Kaye Dunlop | Family | 19 juin 2015 | Harper | Kaye E. Dunlop, Q.C. Law Office (1984 to 2015) | Décisions pénales publiées |
| Justice Regan Thatcher | Family | 19 juin 2015 | Harper | Regan Thatcher Law Office (2002 to 2015) | Décisions pénales publiées |
| Justice Lore Mirwaldt | Family | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau | Mirwaldt & Gray (1986 to 2016) | Décisions pénales publiées |
| Connie F. Petersen [23] | Winnipeg, Family | October 9, 2018 | J Trudeau | Décisions pénales publiées | |
| Annette J.R. Horst [24] | Winnipeg, Family | October 9, 2018 | J Trudeau | Décisions pénales publiées |
Supernumerary Justices
The following justices have elected supernumerary status:
| Name [25] [26] [27] | Appointed | Supernumerary | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Colleen Suche | July 16, 2002 (Judge) November 19, 2018 (sup.) |
Chrétien | Décisions pénales publiées (~83) 4 mai 2020 | ||
| Justice Carr | December 14, 2006 | Décisions pénales publiées (~0) | |||
| Justice Goodman | December 14, 2006 | Décisions pénales publiées (~0) | |||
| Justice Kennedy | December 21, 2004 | Décisions pénales publiées | |||
| Justice Clearwater | July 10, 2007 | Décisions pénales publiées (~8) | |||
| Nathan Nurgitz | 22 juin 2004 | Décisions pénales publiées (~0) | |||
| Justice John A. Menzies | August 7, 1996 | Décisions pénales publiées (~45) | |||
| Justice Donald M. Little | 10 Février 1998 (Family) Mars 2, 2017 (sup.) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~0) | |||
| Justice Laurie P. Allen | October 6, 1998 | Décisions pénales publiées | |||
| Brenda L. Keyser [28] | October 3, 1995 [PC 1995-1655] [29] | Décisions pénales publiées (~47) | |||
| Justice Frank Aquila | Décisions pénales publiées (~2) | ||||
| Justice Deborah J. McCawley | September 17, 1997 | Décisions pénales publiées | |||
| Justice D.N. Abra | ~2007 (Judge) July 10, 2017 (Sup.) |
Décisions pénales publiées (~17) |
Previous Justices
External links
- Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba website
- Publicly accessible court registry system
- Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba decisions database
- History of Manitoba Judges