Membership of Federal Appointments Committees

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Committees

Supreme Court of Canada

[1]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Nominated by	Appointed By	Professional History
Kim Campbell, Chair	Edmonton		Minister of Justice	J. Trudeau	Peter Lougheed Leadership College, University of Alberta (prof) (2014 to present) Canadian Consul General in California (1996 to 2000) Prime Minister (1993 to 1993)
Lili-Anna Pereša	Montreal		Minister of Justice	J. Trudeau	President and Executive Director of Centraide of Greater Montreal Oxfam-Québec Volunteer aid worker Engineer
Stephen Kakfwi	Yellowknife		Minister of Justice	J. Trudeau	Consultant Former Premier of the Northwest Territories and President of the Dene Nation Member of NWT Legislative Assembly (1987 to 2003)
Susan Ursel	Toronto		Canadian Bar Association	J. Trudeau	Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson (labour, employment, human rights) Called to bar (1986)
Sheila M. MacPherson	Yellowknife		Federation of Law Societies of Canada	J. Trudeau	Lawson Lundell Canadian Human Rights Commission Called to bar (1988)
Richard J. Scott	Winnipeg		Canadian Judicial Council	J. Trudeau	Former Chief Justice of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (1990 - ?) Court of Queen's Bench (1985 to 1990) Thompson Dorfman Sweatman (1963 to 1985) Called to bar (1963)
Camille Cameron	Halifax		Council of Canadian Law Deans	J. Trudeau	Dalhousie Law School (prof)

British Columbia

[2]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Brenda J. Brown	Vancouver		Chief Justice	BC Supreme Court (2002 to present) Davis & Company (1995 to 2002) Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson Called to bar (1982)
Jan Lindsay, QC	Vancouver		Law Society	Lindsay LLP [3] Called to bar (1981)
Rajwant (Raji) Mangat	Vancouver		CBA	West Coast LEAF [4] BC Civil Liberties Association Sullivan & Cromwell (2004 to 2009) Called to bar (2004)
Charlotte A. Salomon, QC	Victoria		Attorney General	McConnan Bion O'Connor & Peterson [5] Called to bar (1996)
Dean A. Crawford, QC	North Vancouver		Public Rep 1	Pulver Crawford Munroe Called to bar (~1995)

Alberta

[6]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Peter Walter Lambert Martin	Calgary		Chief Justice of Alberta	Court of Appeal (2005 to ?) Court of Queen's Bench (1998 to 2005) Crown Attorney (1978 to 1995) Evans Martin Wilson (1995 to 1998) Crown Attorney (1977 to 1995) Called to bar (1977)
Wendy E. Best, QC	Calgary		Law Society of Alberta	Dunphy Best Blocksom [7] (family) Called to bar (1980)
Hanan Kamal Campbell	Edmonton		Canadian Bar Association	EPCOR Utilities Inc [8]
Jennifer N. Davis (Private practitioner) [9]	Lethbridge		public rep #1	Lethbridge College (psychologist)
Danika Billie Littlechild	Maskwacis		public rep #2	UNSECO [10]
Jelle Jeen Van Ens	Beaver County		Public Rep #3	Social worker [11]

Saskatchewan

[12]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Brian A. Barrington-Foote	Regina		Chief Justice of Sask.	Court of Queen’s Bench (2012 to present) Counsel to First Nations in AB and SK Crown counsel (SK) and (BC) Deputy Attorney General (SK) (1987 to 1992)
Heather Laing, Q.C. [13]	Saskatoon		Law Society	McDougall Gauley LLP Called to bar (~1994)
Diana K. Lee, Q.C.	Regina		Canadian Bar Association	Kanuka Thuringer LLP [14] Called to bar (1982)
Lisa Watson	Saskatoon		Attorney General	Peszko & Watson [15]
Kimberly Beaudin	Saskatoon		Public Rep	outreach worker
Curtis Kleisinger [16]	Regina		Public Rep	Mother Thresa Middle School
Brenda Merasty	Saskatoon		Public Rep	Consultant

Manitoba

[17]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Diana M. Cameron	Winnipeg		Chief Justice	Court of Appeal (2012 to present) Queen's Bench (2011 to 2012) Crown Attorney
Irene A. Hamilton	Winnipeg		Law Society	Ass. Deputy AG (2012 to 2017) Ombudsman (2005 to 2012) Called to bar (1980)
Priscilla Sternat-Mcivor	Winnipeg		Canadian Bar Association	Sternat Manaigre Law Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Timothy Kurbis	Winnipeg		Attorney General	Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Lorraine Brandson	Churchill		Public Representative	Curator of the Itsanitaq Museum
Aimée Craft	Winnipeg		Public Representative	Director of Research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (2017 to present) Director of Research at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation University of Manitoba (prof) Public Interest Law Centre
Hymie Weinstein	Winnipeg		Public Representative	Myers Weinberg (criminal)

Ontario (East and North)

[18]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Bonnie R. Warkentin	Thunder Bay		Chief Justice	Superior Court
Marisa Victor	Ottawa		Law Society	Sole practitioner Greenspon, Brown & Associates Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Commission into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182
Celina Reitberger	Thunder Bay		Attorney General	Executive Director of Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services
Mary Kloosterman	Perth Road		Public Rep #1	CEO of the YMCA of Kingston
Antje McNeely	Odessa		Public Rep #2	Deputy Chief of Kingston Police (2011 to present)
Pierre Riopel	Alban		Public Rep #3	Retired teacher President of Collège Boréal

Ontario (West and South)

[19]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Lynne C. Leitch	London		Chief Justice	Superior Court (1992 to present) Harrison, Elwood
Beverley K. Jacobs	Ohsweken		Law Society	advocate from the Mohawk Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Counsel for Six Nations of the Grand River University of Windsor (prof) President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada
Allen J. Wynperle	Hamilton		CBA	Sole practitioner (injury) Called to bar (1996)
Kuljit K. Bhamra	London		Attorney General	Sole practitioner (criminal)
Lynn Macaulay	Waterloo		Public Rep #1	social worker/housing advocate
Jessica Sartori	Windsor		Public Rep #2	Director of Quality Assurance at the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society Manager of Community Impact for the United Way
Betty-Lou Souter	St. Catharines		Public Rep #3	CEO Community Care [20]

Ontario (Toronto Area)

[21]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
The Honourable Russell Juriansz Nominee of the Chief Justice of Ontario
Paul Jonathan Saguil Nominee of the Law Society of Upper Canada
Michelle S. Henry Nominee of the Canadian Bar Association
Junior Mandoko Ma Bongoy Nominee of the Attorney General of Ontario
Cheryl A. Goldhart Nominee of the Federal Government
Krista Ann Noakes Nominee of the Federal Government
Nader Hasan Nominee of the Federal Government

Previous Membership

[22]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Sarah E. Pepall	Chief Justice		Toronto	Court of Appeal (2012 to present) Superior Court (1999 to 2012) McMillan Binch Called to bar (1978)
Emily C. Cole	Toronto		Law Society	Miller Thomson Ontario Securities Commission
Arleen Huggins	Toronto		CBA	Koski Minsky [23]
Rosella Cornaviera	Cobourg		Attorney General	Crown Law Office Deputy Director of Criminal Policy
Keith Forde	Toronto		Public Rep #1	Deputy Chief (2005 to 2010) Toronto Police Service
Helen (Au) Hayward	Tronto		Public Rep #2	Western Management Consultants Chief Administrative Officer with Justice Ministries
Bruce Rivers	Toronto		Public Rep #3	Exec. Dir. of Covenant House CEO of Community Living Toronto Executive Director of the Child Welfare Secretariat Social Worker

Quebec (West)

[24]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Nicholas P. Kasirer	Montreal		Chief Justice	Quebec Court of Appeal (2009 to present) McGill Law (prof) Called to bar (1984)
Louise Mailhot, Ad. E. (Faskens) [25]	Montreal		Law Society	Fasken Martineau Court of Appeal (ret) Superior Court (1980 to 1987) Called to bar (~1966)
Karine Joizil [26]	Terrebonne		CBA	Belleau Lapointe LLP (2014 to present) Called to bar (2001)
Lucie Lalonde	Gatineau		Attorney General	Private practice Called to bar (1985)
Louis Charette	Montreal		Public Rep #1	Lavery, de Billy Called to bar (1995)
Ruth Kovac	Côte Saint-Luc		Public Rep #2	municipal councillor for Côte Saint-Luc
Jean Perras	Chelsea		Public Rep #3	mayor of Chelsea Municipal counsellor international development

Quebec (East)

[27]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Catherine La Rosa	Québec		Chief Justice	Superior Court (2006 to present) Garneau Verdon Michaud Samson
Pierre Giroux (Tremblay Bois Mignault Lemay) [28]	Québec		Canadian Bar Association	Tremblay Bois Mignault Lemay Called to bar (1977)
Miville Tremblay	Saint-Honoré-de-Chicoutimi		Attorney General	Sole practitioner
France Bilodeau	Québec		Public Representative	Actuary at Aon Hewitt
Stuart (Kip) Cobbett [29]	Canton Stanstead		Public Representative	UNLTD VR Chief Operating Officer of Stikeman Elliott
Lise Verreault	Rimouski		Public Representative

New Brunswick

[30]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Margaret E.L. Larlee	Saint Andrews		Chief Justice	Court of Appeal (supernumerary) Queen's Bench (1985 to 1998) private practice Gov't of NB Called to bar (1974)
Pierre Castonguay	Fredricton		Law Society	Exec. Dir. NB Legal aid [31] Crown Attorney Called to bar (1996)
Catherine Lahey, QC	Saint John		CBA	Stewart McKelvey [32]
Blair C. Fraser	Grand-Barachois		Attorney General	Cox & Palmer
Clarence LeBreton	Caraquet		Public Representative	Assistant Deputy Minister Director of the New Brunswick Aquarium and Marine Centre
Bridget Ryan	Sussex		Public Representative	Community School Coordinator Sussex Town Council
Normand G. Thériault	Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska		Public Representative	Banker at various credit unions (retired)

Prince Edward Island

[33]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Wayne D. Cheverie (Supreme Court of PEI)	Charlottetown		Chief Justice
Nancy E. Birt, QC (Birt McNeil) [34]	Charlottetown		Law Society	Birt & McNeill Barristers
Krista J. MacKay, QC	Summerside		Canadian Bar Association	Prince Edward Island Legal Aid Cox & Palmer
Erin T. Mitchell (Dept. Minister of Justice) [35]	Mermaid		Attorney General	Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General Director of Justice Policy and Privacy Services
Nadine A. DeWolfe	Charlottetown		Public Rep #1	Pediatric Psychology Services
Mary Gloria MacInnis	Charlottetown		Public Rep #2	Executive at Royal Bank of Canada
Ann Sherman [36]	Charlottetown		Public Rep #3	Independent writer

Nova Scotia

[37]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Patrick J. Duncan	Halifax		Chief Justice	Supreme Court of NS
Kathryn M. Dumke, QC	Bridgewater		Barristers’ Society	Dumke Law [38] Called to bar (1994)
Jack Townsend	Halifax		Canadian Bar Association	Cox & Palmer (2011 to present) [39] Called to bar (2011)
Alonzo Charles Wright (NS Public Prosecution) [40]	Halifax		Attorney General	Crown attorney
Dr. Garland (Gary) Brooks	Halifax		Public Representative	St FX Psychology
Naiomi W. Metallic	Halifax		Public Representative	Dalhousie Law (prof) [41] Called to bar (~2008)
Philip J. Star	Yarmouth		Public Representative	Pink Star Barro [42]

Newfoundland and Labrador

[43]

Name	Location	Duration of Membership	Appointed By	Professional History
Justice Charles W. White	St. John's		Chief Justice	Court of Appeal (2009 to present) White Ottenheimer and Baker Called to bar (1972)
Gladys Dunne	St. John’s		Law Society	Private practice Called to bar (1991)
Twila E. Reid	Logy Bay		CBA	Stewart McKelvey (labour and employment) [44]
Derek P. Ford	Bishop’s Falls		Attorney General	Jewer & Ford NL Legal Aid
Remzi Cej	St. John’s		Public Rep #1	Dept of Ed., Skills, and Labour (Manager of Skills and Training Policy)
Cathy Follett	Grand Bank		Public Rep #2	Town Clerk for the Town of Grand Bank
Madelyn Kelly	Happy Valley-Goose Bay		Public Rep #3	retired educator

Territories

[45]

Previous Members

Nova Scotia

• Justice Peter M.S. Bryson
• John S. McFarlane, Q.C.
• J. Gregory MacDonald, Q.C.
• B. Craig Clarke
• Tara Erskine
• Maxine Chalmers McCuaig

Alberta

• Michelle Christopher, QC
  • January 19, 2017 - November 6, 2018 (appointed to ABPC)
  • Executive Director of Student Legal Assistance (University Calgary Law)
    Called to bar (1987)

See Also

• Court Membership

External links

• List of Members by Province
• Appointments in January 2017
• Appointments in April 2017
• Appointments in June 2017
• Reports of the Judicial Committees (2004 to 2016)

• Membership as of 2010

• paper on history of appointment process

Court Membership
Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) Provincial Court of British Columbia (BCPC)	Court of Appeal of Alberta (ABCA) Court of King's Bench of Alberta (ABKB) Alberta Court of Justice (ABCJ)	Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan (SKKB) Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (SKPC)	Manitoba Court of Appeal (MBCA) Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (MBKB) Provincial Court of Manitoba (MBPC)	Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) Superior Court of Ontario (ONSC) Ontario Court of Justice (ONCJ)	Quebec Court of Appeal (QCCA) Quebec Superior Court (QCCS) Court of Quebec (QCCQ)	New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA) Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (NBKB) New Brunswick Provincial Court (NBPC)	Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (PEICA) Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (PEISC) Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island (PEIPC)	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA) Nova Scotia Supreme Court (NSSC) Nova Scotia Provincial Court (NSPC)	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (NLCA) Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLSC) Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPC)
Territorial Courts (YKTC, YKSC, YKCA, NTTC, NTSC, NTCA, NUCJ, NUCA)
Membership of Federal Appointments Committees