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The Honourable Marc M. Monnin, Chief Justice of Her
Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba, is appointed
a Judge of Appeal of the Court of Appeal for Manitoba. He will
replace Mr. Justice A.D. MacInnes, who elected to become a supernumerary
judge effective December 31, 2010.
Mr. Justice Monnin received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1977 from
the University of Manitoba and was admitted to the Bar of Manitoba
in 1978.
Mr. Justice Monnin was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s
Bench of Manitoba in 2003 and a judge of the Court of Queen’s
Bench in 1997. Prior to these appointments, he was a partner with Aikins,
MacAulay & Thorvaldson. His main areas of practice were civil litigation
and administrative law.
Mr. Justice Monnin was a member of the Canadian Judicial Council and
chair of several of its subcommittees, including Self-Represented Litigants,
the Administration of Justice Committee, the Judicial Independence
Committee and the Judicial Conduct Committee. He served on the Board
of Governors of Collège de Saint-Boniface and the Institut Joseph
Dubuc. He was also a member of the Board of the Dubuc. He was also a member of the Board of the Association des juristes
d’expression française du Manitoba and the St. Boniface
General Hospital Foundation.
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The Honourable Diana M. Cameron is appointed a Judge
of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba, to
replace Mr. Justice W.J. Burnett, who was appointed Associate Chief
Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench.
Madam Justice Cameron received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1985 and
a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Manitoba in 1988.
She was admitted to the Bar of Manitoba in 1989.
Madam Justice Cameron had been Crown counsel with the Constitutional
Law Branch of Manitoba Justice since 2004 and senior Crown attorney,
Criminal Prosecutions from 1989 to 2004. Her main areas of practice
were constitutional law, Aboriginal law, taxation law and criminal
law.
Madam Justice Cameron was a member of the Law Society of Manitoba,
the Legislative and Law Review Committee of the Manitoba Bar Association
and co-chair of the Criminal Law Section. As well, she was co-editor
and contributor to the Canadian Bar Association (Criminal Law Section)
electronic newsletter “Voir Dire” and co-chair for the
Constitutional Law and Human Rights Section. She is actively involved
in the Manitoba Métis Foundation and Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg.
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The Honourable Shane I. Perlmutter is appointed a
Judge of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba,
to replace Mr. Justice M. Kaufman, who elected to become a supernumerary
judge effective November 15, 2010.
Mr. Justice Perlmutter received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1992
from Saint-Boniface College and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1995
from the University of Manitoba. He was admitted to the Bar of Manitoba
in 1996.
Mr. Justice Perlmutter has been an associate with Thompson Dorman
Sweatman LLP since 1996 and a partner since 2000. He was previously
an associate with Fillmore Riley LLP from 1995 to 1996. His main areas
of practice were civil litigation and administrative law.
Mr. Justice Perlmutter was Vice-Chair and then Chair of the Civil
Litigation Subsection and the Administrative Law Subsection of the
Manitoba Bar Association, and a member of the Continuing Legal Education
Civil Litigation Subcommittee. He was an instructor at the Faculty
of Law of the University of Manitoba and a guest speaker and presenter
at numerous seminars. He was a member of the Court of Queen’s
Bench committee to consider amendments to the current rules. He is
also an active member of numerous community organizations.
These appointments are effective immediately.
