Provincial Court of Manitoba
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- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
Current Judges
(Full complement of 41)
| Name | Judicial Centre | Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Chief Judge Mary Kate Harvie [1] | Winnipeg | July 26, 2000 (Associate Chief Judge - September 18, 2002) | Myers Weinberg | Published criminal decisions | |
| Associate Chief Judge Anne Krahn | |||||
| Judge Brian M. Corrin | Winnipeg | March 4, 1988 | NDP | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge John P. Guy | Winnipeg | May 15, 1989 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Heather R. Pullan | Winnipeg | December 21, 1994 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~9) | |
| Judge Brent D. Stewart [2] | Winnipeg | April 15, 1998 | PC | Hoeschen and Stewart Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Lynn A. Stannard [3] | Winnipeg | August 4, 1999 | PC | Crown Attorney | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Sidney B. Lerner [4] | Winnipeg | August 4, 1999 | PC | Crown attorney Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Marva J. Smith [5] | Winnipeg | October 27, 1999 | NDP | Constitutional Branch of Manitoba Justice | Published criminal decisions |
| Senior Judge Kathlyn Mary A. Curtis [6] | Winnipeg | February 28, 2001 (Judge) 2013 (Senior) |
NDP | Crown attorney Magistrate |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge John Combs [7] | March 26, 2003 | NDP | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Murray Thompson [8] [9] | Thompson | March 26, 2003 August 2, 2006 to August 1, 2014 (ACJ) |
McDonald, Thompson, Huberdeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Kelly Moar [10] | Winnipeg | April 13, 2005 | NDP | Crown attorney Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Kenneth Champagne [11] | Winnipeg | April 13, 2005 | NDP | Crown attorney Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Christine Harapiak [12] | Dauphin | April 13, 2005 | NDP | Manitoba Justice Family Law Branch Hawkins & Sanderson Called to bar (1995) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Robin A. Finlayson [13] | Winnipeg | February 1, 2006 | NDP | Crown attorney Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Catherine Carlson[1] | Winnipeg | November 23, 2006 | NDP | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Robert L. (Rocky) Pollack [14] | Winnipeg | December 15, 2006 | NDP | Called to bar (1972) | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Rodney Garson [15] | Winnipeg | December 15, 2006 | NDP | Justice Canada Manitoba justice |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Doreen Redhead [16] | April 4, 2007 | Thompson | NDP | Fox Lake First Nation Keewatin Tribal Council Called to bar (~1987) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Patti-Anne L. Umpherville[2] | Winnipeg | September 17, 2007 | NDP | Crown attorney (2003 to 2007) Phillips Aiello Legal Aid Called to bar (~1998) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Carena Roller[2] | Winnipeg | September 17, 2007 | NDP | Justice Canada (aboriginal) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Lee Ann M. Martin[2] | Winnipeg | September 17, 2007 | NDP | Aikins MacAulay and Thorvaldson | Published criminal decisions (~25) |
| Judge Jean McBride[3] | Portage la Prairie | June 18, 2008 | NDP | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Donald Slough | Dauphin | July 10, 2010 | |||
| Donovan Dvorak | February 27, 2013 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Catherine Hembroff | Thompson | July 2014 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Alain Huberdeau | Thompson | September 2014 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Ryan Rolston | Winnipeg | December 2014 | |||
| Kael McKenzie | December 2015 | ||||
| Shauna Hewitt-Michta | Brandon |
Former Judges
| Name | Judicial Centre | Duration | Appointed By | Previous Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Webster | Winnipeg | 1988 to June 2006 1993 to 2001 (Chief) |
PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Howard Collerman | Winnipeg | July 1, 1975 to January 4, 2008 (33 years) |
NDP | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Theodore J. Lismer[4][5] | Winnipeg | January 17, 1977 to July 31, 2017 | NDP | Private practice (1954 to 1977) | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Ronald J. Meyers | Winnipeg | November 1, 1977 to January 4, 2010 (33 years) |
PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Marvin F. Garfinkel[6] | Winnipeg | December 5, 1979 to June 2014 (35 years) |
PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Charles K. Newcombe[7] | Winnipeg | February 1, 1980 to 2008 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Susan V. Devine[8] | Winnipeg | March 4, 1988 to September 1, 2010 (21 years) |
NDP | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Linda M. Giesbrecht[9] | Winnipeg | March 4, 1988 to 2010 | NDP | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Murray Sinclair | March 1988 (ACJ) | NDP | Appointed to Senate (April 2, 2016) Appointed to T&R Commission (2009) Appointed MBQB (Jan 2001) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Krystyna D. Tarwid | July 6, 1994 - January 22, 2013 | Brandon | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Timothy Preston [17] | Winnipeg | April 30, 2003 - May 2015 | NDP | Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (~1981) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Janice leMaistre[1] | November 23, 2006 - June 2015 | Winnipeg | NDP | Appointed to MBCA Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Michel L.J. Chartier[2] | Winnipeg | September 17, 2007 - March 2016 | NDP | Monk Goodwin Called to bar (1991) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Raymond E. Wyant | Winnipeg | May 20, 1998 (Judge) July 10, 2002 - 2009 (Chief) August 2014 (retired) (16 years) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Fred H. Sandhu [18] | Winnipeg | April 30, 2003 - July 6, 2012 (9 years) |
NDP | Legal Aid Called to bar (~1980) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Judith A. Elliott [19] | Winnipeg | July 26, 2000 - January 1, 2013 (13 years) | NDP | Legal Aid Manitoba (criminal) | Published criminal decisions |
| Charles Rubin | ? - April 20, 2007 (32 years) |
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| Judge Roger J. C. Gregoire | The Pas | January 16, 1991 - September 2009 (19 years) |
PC | Published criminal decisions (~3) | |
| Wesley Swail | ? - February 2006 (25 years) | ||||
| Judith Kopstein | ? - June 2006 (17 years) |
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| Murray Howell | Thompson | ? - October 2006 (21 years) | |||
| Kenneth Peters | Dauphin Centre | ? - September 3, 2004 | |||
| Bruce Miller | Winnipeg Centre | ? - December 4, 2004 | |||
| Samuel Minuk | Winnipeg Centre | ? - March 4, 2005 | |||
| Arnold Conner | ? - December 2, 2005 (27 years) | ||||
| Judge Richard W. Thompson | Dauphin | January 28, 1987 - June 2010 (17 years) |
NDP | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Brian G. Colli | Thompson | September 21, 1994 - May 2014 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge Robert G. Cummings | Portage la Prairie | September 28, 1994 - July 31, 2008 | PC | Appointed to MBQB Published criminal decisions |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=470
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?archive=&item=2260
- ↑ https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=3935
- ↑ http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/archives/1977/01/1977-01-21-lismer_appointed_provincial_judge.pdf
- ↑ http://oic.gov.mb.ca/OICDocs/2017/08/Justice%20&%20Attorney%20General.170809.Provincial%20Court%20Act.2142017.pdf
- ↑ http://www.manitobacourts.mb.ca/site/assets/files/1541/annual_report_2014-2015_-_final.pdf
- ↑ https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-229833/Newcombe_Charles
- ↑ http://www.manitobacourts.mb.ca/site/assets/files/1541/annual_report_2009-2010-1.pdf
- ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/lives-lived-linda-giesbrecht-60/article14995651/