Manitoba Court of Appeal
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)
Current Justices
(Full complement of 8)[1]
Manitoba Pop. (2021): 1.3 million
Pop. per Justice: ~163k
| # | Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Position Prior to Appointment | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Justice Richard J. F. Chartier | November 22, 2006 March 8, 2013 |
Harper | Justice of the Manitoba Court of Appeal Provincial Court (August 16, 1993) |
Published criminal decisions (MBCA) Published criminal decisions (MBPC) |
| 2 | Justice Diana Cameron [2] | November 2, 2012 | Harper | 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 | Justice William Burnett [3] | March 8, 2013 | Harper | Queen's Bench (February 4, 2011) Thompson Dorfman Sweatman Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 4 | Justice Christopher J. Mainella [4] | July 1, 2013 | Harper | Queen's Bench (October 5, 2012 to 2013) PPSC (1995 to 2012) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 5 | Justice Jennifer Ann Pfuetzner [5] | June 26, 2015 | Harper | 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 | Justice Janice leMaistre [6] | June 26, 2015 | Harper | Provincial Court (November 23, 2006) Crown attorney (1992 to 2006) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 7 | Justice Karen I. Simonsen [7] | August 31, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Manitoba Queen's Bench (2004 to 2018) Thompson Dorfman Sweatman Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 8 | Justice Lori T. Spivak [8] | March 26, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Queen's bench (2005 to 2019) Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |
Supernumerary
| Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Position Prior to Appointment | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.) [9] |
Harper | Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (March 26, 2003) | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Freda M. Steel (Supernumerary)[10][11] | February 28, 2000 | Chretien | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (October 3, 1995) Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions |
Previous Judges
External links
- Official webpage
- Public database of the court's decisions
- Publicly accessible court registry system
- Court of Appeal Rules