Manitoba Court of Appeal (Historical)
Past Justices
From 1995
| Name | Date of Appointment | Nominated By | Prior position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Michel A. Monnin[1] | July 26, 1995 | Chretien | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (March 23, 1984) Teffaine, Monnin, Hogue, Teillet & Sharp (1972 to 1984) Called to bar (1970) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Barbara M. Hamilton (Supernumerary)[2] | July 27, 2002 | Chretien | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (July 26, 1995) Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson (1987 to 2002) Scarth, Simonsen, Dooley, Olsen & Wiens (1980 to 1987) Martens, Kripiakevich, Dennehy, Parfeniuk & Ernst (1977 to 1980) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Alan D. MacInnes (Supernumerary) | June 22, 2007 | Harper | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (November 27, 1992) | Published criminal decisions |
| Glenn D. Joyal | March 2, 2007 | Harper | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba on July 10, 2007 | Published criminal decisions |
| Martin H. Feedman [1] | July 17, 2002 | Published criminal decisions |
Before 1995
| Name | Date of Appointment | Nominated By | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Mansfield Howell | July 23, 1906 | 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 | |
| William Egerton Perdue | July 23, 1906 | Chief Justice of Manitoba from May 25, 1918 until December 30, 1929 | |
| Frank Hedley Phippen | July 23, 1906 | ||
| Albert Elswood Richards | July 23, 1906 | ||
| John Donald Cameron | April 27, 1909 | ||
| Alexander Haggart | April 3, 1912 | ||
| Charles Perry Fullerton | July 20, 1917 | ||
| Robert Maxwell Dennistoun | July 2, 1918 | Robert Borden | |
| Thomas Llewellyn Metcalfe | October 3, 1921 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | |
| James Emile Pierre Prendergast | May 1, 1922 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Chief Justice of Manitoba from December 30, 1929 until March 18, 1944 |
| Walter Harley Trueman | April 14, 1923 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | |
| Hugh Amos Robson | December 31, 1929 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | |
| Stephen Elswood Richards | March 11, 1932 | R. B. Bennett | |
| Hjalmar August Bergman | March 18, 1944 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | |
| Ewan Alexander McPherson | March 15, 1944 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Chief Justice of Manitoba from March 18, 1944 until November 18, 1954 |
| James Bowes Coyne | December 10, 1946 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | |
| Andrew Knox Dysart | September 11, 1947 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | |
| John Evans Adamson | January 30, 1948 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Chief Justice of Manitoba from January 1955 until March 1, 1961 |
| Percival John Montague | February 1, 1951 | Louis St. Laurent | |
| Joseph Thomas Beaubien | August 27, 1952 | Louis St. Laurent | |
| Ivan Schultz | January 13, 1955 | Louis St. Laurent | |
| George Eric Tritschler | April 18, 1957 | Louis St. Laurent | |
| Calvert Charlton Miller | October 21, 1959 | John Diefenbaker | Appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba on March 1, 1961 |
| Samuel Freedman | March 10, 1960 | John Diefenbaker | Chief Justice of Manitoba from March 22, 1971 until 1983 |
| Robert DuVal Guy | March 1, 1961 | John Diefenbaker | |
| Alfred Maurice Monnin | January 3, 1962 | John Diefenbaker | Chief Justice of Manitoba from April 16, 1983 until 1990 |
| Charles Rhodes Smith | November 22, 1966 | Lester B Pearson | Chief Justice of Manitoba from June 13, 1967 until 1971 |
| Robert George Brian Dickson | June 13, 1967 | Lester B Pearson | Later elevated to the Supreme Court of Canada, eventually serving as Chief Justice of Canada |
| Gordon Clarke Hall | May 14, 1971 | P. Trudeau | |
| Roy Joseph Matas | August 15, 1973 | P. Trudeau | |
| Joseph Francis O'Sullivan | July 24, 1975 | P. Trudeau | |
| Charles Richard Huband | February 20, 1979 | P. Trudeau | |
| Alan Reed Philp | May 5, 1983 | P. Trudeau | |
| Archibald Kerr Twaddle | August 22, 1985 | Mulroney | |
| Sterling Rufus Lyon | December 19, 1986 | Mulroney | |
| Bonnie M. Helper | June 30, 1989 | Mulroney | |
| Guy Joseph Kroft | February 1, 1993 | Mulroney |
Chief Justices of Manitoba
- Court of King's Bench (to 1906)
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Morris | July 1872–Dec 1872 | |
| Edmund Burke Wood | 1874–1882 | |
| Lewis Wallbridge | 1882–1887 | |
| Sir Thomas Wardlaw Taylor | 1887–1899 | Knighted in 1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours |
| Albert Clements Killam | 1899–1903 | to Supreme Court of Canada, 1903 |
| Joseph Dubuc | 1903–1909 | Court of Appeal from 1906 |
- Court of Appeal (from 1906)
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hector Mansfield Howell | Nov 1909–Apr 1918 | |
| William Egerton Perdue | 1918–1929 | |
| James Emile Pierre Prendergast | Dec 1929–Mar 1944 | |
| Ewan Alexander McPherson | Mar 1944–Nov 1954 | |
| John Evans Adamson | Jan 1955–Mar 1961 | |
| Calvert Charlton Miller | Mar 1961–Feb 1967 | |
| Samuel Freedman | 1966–1967 | Acting Chief Justice during Miller's illness |
| Charles Rhodes Smith | June 1967–Mar 1971 | |
| Samuel Freedman | Mar 1971–Apr 1983 | |
| Alfred Maurice Monnin | Apr 1983–Jan 1990 | |
| Richard Jamieson Scott | July 1990–Mar 2013 | Appointed by Mulroney |
| Richard J. F. Chartier | 2013–present |