Charles R. Huband was a Manitoba politician, who subsequently became a judge. He was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party between 1975 and 1978.
Victor Toews is a Canadian politician and jurist. Toews is a judge of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba. He represented Provencher in the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 until his resignation on July 9, 2013, and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, most recently as Minister of Public Safety. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 1999, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon. Prior to his appointment to the judiciary, Toews was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
David Gerald Newman, is a lawyer and former politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since December 1999, after service in public office, he returned to private practice at the law firm Pitblado LLP. Newman serves as an advocate, negotiator and dispute resolver. Newman serves as a facilitator of restorative justice processes and as an educator and servant leader in the field of peace, conflict resolution and human rights.
Hersh Wolch was a prominent Canadian lawyer, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
David Asper is a Canadian lawyer and businessman, and a former acting dean of Robson Hall, the law faculty of the University of Manitoba. Asper is the son of Izzy Asper, the founder of Canwest, and is now the head ofthe charitable foundation named after his family. As a lawyer, he was on the legal team that overturned David Milgaard's wrongful conviction and later became a professor. From April 2017 to December 2018, he was chair of the Winnipeg Police Board and, in January 2019, he became chair of the Manitoba Police Commission.
Marshall Rothstein is a former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Nathan Nurgitz was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and Senator.
Alan D. MacInnes, formerly a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba, was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Appeal on June 22, 2007. He replaced Glenn Joyal, who was appointed a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench.
Glenn D. Joyal is a Canadian judge, who has been the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba since his appointment on February 4, 2011. He replaced Marc M. Monnin, upon his elevation to the Court of Appeal of Manitoba.
Douglas N. Abra is a Canadian judge. He was appointed a judge of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba on July 10, 2007. He replaced Alan D. MacInnes, upon his appointment to the Manitoba Court of Appeal.
Martin H. Freedman,, was appointed a judge of the Manitoba Court of Appeal on July 16, 2002, and retired from the court in 2012. He replaced Bonnie M. Helper, who resigned.
John M. Scurfield,, styled The Honourable Mr. Justice was a Canadian judge.
Calvin Murray Sinclair is a former member of the Canadian Senate and First Nations lawyer who served as chairman of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009 to 2015. He previously served as a judge in Manitoba from 1988 to 2009, being the first Indigenous judge appointed in the province. Sinclair was appointed to the Senate of Canada on April 2, 2016. In November 2020, he announced his retirement from the Senate effective January 31, 2021.
Douglas Dale Yard was appointed a judge of the Family Division of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba on October 7, 1998. His appointment was effective on October 13, 1998. He replaced Madam Justice C.M. Bowman, who had chosen to become a supernumerary judge.
Robert (Rocky) L. Pollack was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba on December 15, 2006.
Catherine Carlson was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba on November 23, 2006.
Irwin Dorfman,, was a Canadian lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, eventually becoming senior counsel with the firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman. In addition to a busy legal practice in the areas of taxation and corporate matters, he was active in his community and in the profession. He served as president of the Law Society of Manitoba and as the national president of the Canadian Bar Association, the first Jewish president in the Association's history.
Richard Jamieson Scott, also known as Dick Scott, is a Canadian jurist who served as Chief Justice of Manitoba. In that capacity, he presided over the Manitoba Court of Appeal from 1990 to 2013. Among his most notable decisions are those in the cases Rebenchuk v Rebenchuk (2007), Manitoba Métis Federation Inc v Canada et al. (2010), O’Brien v Tyrone Enterprises Ltd (2012), and, while he was on the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba, R v Lavallee.
Robert Hamilton McKercher is a Canadian lawyer from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He served as the national president of the Canadian Bar Association from 1983 to 1984, as well as president of the Law Society of Saskatchewan in 1978.
Yehuda "Yude" M. Henteleff, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, human rights advocate and environmentalist.
