From Criminal Law Notebook
Past Justices
- See also: Manitoba Court of Appeal
From 1995
Before 1995
| Name
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Date of Appointment
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Nominated By
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Additional Information
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| Hector Mansfield Howell
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July 23, 1906
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He was initially appointed as "Chief Justice Appeal". His title was changed to Chief Justice of Manitoba on November 15, 1909; he served in that position until April 7, 1918
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| William Egerton Perdue
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July 23, 1906
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Chief Justice of Manitoba from May 25, 1918 until December 30, 1929
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| Frank Hedley Phippen
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July 23, 1906
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| Albert Elswood Richards
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July 23, 1906
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| John Donald Cameron
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April 27, 1909
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| Alexander Haggart
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April 3, 1912
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| Charles Perry Fullerton
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July 20, 1917
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| Robert Maxwell Dennistoun
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July 2, 1918
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Robert Borden
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| Thomas Llewellyn Metcalfe
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October 3, 1921
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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| James Emile Pierre Prendergast
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May 1, 1922
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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Chief Justice of Manitoba from December 30, 1929 until March 18, 1944
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| Walter Harley Trueman
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April 14, 1923
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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| Hugh Amos Robson
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December 31, 1929
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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| Stephen Elswood Richards
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March 11, 1932
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R. B. Bennett
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| Hjalmar August Bergman
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March 18, 1944
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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| Ewan Alexander McPherson
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March 15, 1944
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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Chief Justice of Manitoba from March 18, 1944 until November 18, 1954
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| James Bowes Coyne
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December 10, 1946
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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| Andrew Knox Dysart
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September 11, 1947
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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| John Evans Adamson
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January 30, 1948
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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Chief Justice of Manitoba from January 1955 until March 1, 1961
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| Percival John Montague
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February 1, 1951
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Louis St. Laurent
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| Joseph Thomas Beaubien
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August 27, 1952
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Louis St. Laurent
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| Ivan Schultz
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January 13, 1955
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Louis St. Laurent
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| George Eric Tritschler
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April 18, 1957
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Louis St. Laurent
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| Calvert Charlton Miller
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October 21, 1959
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John Diefenbaker
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Appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba on March 1, 1961
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| Samuel Freedman
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March 10, 1960
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John Diefenbaker
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Chief Justice of Manitoba from March 22, 1971 until 1983
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| Robert DuVal Guy
|
March 1, 1961
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John Diefenbaker
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| Alfred Maurice Monnin
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January 3, 1962
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John Diefenbaker
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Chief Justice of Manitoba from April 16, 1983 until 1990
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| Charles Rhodes Smith
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November 22, 1966
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Lester B Pearson
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Chief Justice of Manitoba from June 13, 1967 until 1971
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| Robert George Brian Dickson
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June 13, 1967
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Lester B Pearson
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Later elevated to the Supreme Court of Canada, eventually serving as Chief Justice of Canada
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| Gordon Clarke Hall
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May 14, 1971
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P. Trudeau
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| Roy Joseph Matas
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August 15, 1973
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P. Trudeau
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| Joseph Francis O'Sullivan
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July 24, 1975
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P. Trudeau
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| Charles Richard Huband
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February 20, 1979
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P. Trudeau
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| Alan Reed Philp
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May 5, 1983
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P. Trudeau
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| Archibald Kerr Twaddle
|
August 22, 1985
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Mulroney
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| Sterling Rufus Lyon
|
December 19, 1986
|
Mulroney
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| Bonnie M. Helper
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June 30, 1989
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Mulroney
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| Guy Joseph Kroft
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February 1, 1993
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Mulroney
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Chief Justices of Manitoba
- Court of King's Bench (to 1906)
| Name |
Term |
Notes
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| Alexander Morris
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July 1872–Dec 1872
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| Edmund Burke Wood
|
1874–1882
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| Lewis Wallbridge
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1882–1887
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| Sir Thomas Wardlaw Taylor
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1887–1899
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Knighted in 1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours
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| Albert Clements Killam
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1899–1903
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to Supreme Court of Canada, 1903
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| Joseph Dubuc
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1903–1909
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Court of Appeal from 1906
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- Court of Appeal (from 1906)
| Name |
Term |
Notes
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| Hector Mansfield Howell
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Nov 1909–Apr 1918
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| William Egerton Perdue
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1918–1929
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| James Emile Pierre Prendergast
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Dec 1929–Mar 1944
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| Ewan Alexander McPherson
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Mar 1944–Nov 1954
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| John Evans Adamson
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Jan 1955–Mar 1961
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| Calvert Charlton Miller
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Mar 1961–Feb 1967
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| Samuel Freedman
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1966–1967
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Acting Chief Justice during Miller's illness
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| Charles Rhodes Smith
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June 1967–Mar 1971
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| Samuel Freedman
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Mar 1971–Apr 1983
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| Alfred Maurice Monnin
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Apr 1983–Jan 1990
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| Richard Jamieson Scott
|
July 1990–Mar 2013
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Appointed by Mulroney
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| Richard J. F. Chartier
|
2013–present
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