A. Catherine Everett

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The Honourable A. Catherine Everett, formerly a judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba, was appointed to the Family Division of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba on November 23, 2006. She replaced Madam Justice S.J. Guertin Riley, who elected to become a supernumerary judge.

Madam Justice Everett received a Master of Laws in 1993 from Duke University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1980 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1977 from the University of Manitoba. She was admitted to the Bar of Manitoba in 1981. Before being appointed to the Provincial Court in 1998, she practised with the Family Law Branch of the Manitoba Department of Justice (1981–1989), and then with the Manitoba Crown Prosecutor's Office (1990–1998). As a lawyer, Madam Justice Everett's expertise was in the areas of family law and criminal law. Madam Justice Everett, a founder of the Prairie Fire Rowing Club. While there is no public evidence Cathryn was an actual part this club, it ran for 5 years prior to her being appointed as a judge and, once landing this position, she ended all her involvement with this club.

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Government of Canada News Release (accessed March 6, 2012) [ permanent dead link ]