Michel Monnin

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Michel A. Monnin was appointed a judge of the Manitoba Court of Appeal on July 27, 1995. His appointment became effective on August 3, 1995. He replaced Alan R. Philp, who chose to become a supernumerary judge.

The Manitoba Court of Appeal is the highest court of appeal in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was established in 1906. It is located in the Old Law Courts building at 408 York Avenue in Winnipeg, the capital city of Manitoba. It hears criminal, civil and family law cases, as well as appeals from various administrative boards and tribunals.

Monnin graduated from the University of Manitoba Law School in 1969, and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1970. From 1972 until 1984, he practised law with the Winnipeg law firm of Teffaine, Monnin, Hogue, Teillet & Sharp. In 1984, Monnin was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench in Winnipeg.

The University of Manitoba is a public research university in Manitoba, Canada. Its main campus is located in the Fort Garry neighbourhood of southern Winnipeg with other campuses throughout the city. Founded in 1877, it is Western Canada's first university. The university maintains a reputation as a top research-intensive post-secondary educational institution and conducts more research annually than any other university in the region.

Winnipeg Provincial capital city in Manitoba, Canada

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. Centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, it is near the longitudinal centre of North America, approximately 110 kilometres (70 mi) north of the Canada–United States border.

The Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba is the superior court of the Canadian province of Manitoba. The court is divided into the Family Division and the General Division.

His father, Alfred Monnin, and his brother, Marc Monnin, also served as members of the Manitoba Court of Appeal.

Alfred Maurice Monnin, was a retired judge in Manitoba, Canada.

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The Manitoba order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Manitoba. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  1. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
  2. President of the Executive Council, otherwise known as the Premier of Manitoba
  3. Chief Justice of Manitoba
  4. Former Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba in order of seniority of taking office
    1. Pearl McGonigal, (1981–1986)
    2. Yvon Dumont, (1993–1999)
    3. John Harvard, (2004–2009)
    4. Philip S. Lee, (2009–2015)
  5. Former Presidents of the Executive Council of Manitoba in order of seniority in taking office
    1. Edward Schreyer, (1969–1977)
    2. Howard Pawley, (1981–1988)
    3. Gary Filmon, (1988–1999)
    4. Gary Doer, (1999–2009)
  6. Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada residing in Manitoba by order of seniority of taking the Oath of Office
    1. Otto Lang, (1968)
    2. Jake Epp, (1979)
    3. Lloyd Axworthy, (1980)
    4. Jack Murta, (1984)
    5. Charles Mayer, (1984)
    6. Jon Gerrard, (1993)
    7. Rey Pagtakhan, (2001)
    8. Gary Filmon, (2001)
    9. Bill Blaikie, (2004)
    10. Raymond Simard, (2004)
    11. Vic Toews, (2006)
    12. Steven Fletcher, (2008)
    13. Shelly Glover, (2013)
    14. Candice Bergen, (2013)
  7. Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba in relative order of seniority of appointment
    1. Steve Ashton, (1999)
    2. Dave Chomiak, (1999)
    3. Gord Mackintosh, (1999)
    4. Eric Robinson, (1999)
    5. Ron Lemieux, (1999)
    6. Stan Struthers, (1999)
    7. Peter Bjornson, (2003)
    8. Theresa Oswald, (2004)
    9. Kerri Irvin-Ross, (2006)
    10. Andrew Swan, (2008)
    11. Jennifer Howard, (2009)
    12. Flor Marcelino, (2009)
    13. Erin Selby, (2011)
    14. Kevin Chief, (2012)
    15. Ron Kostyshyn, (2012)
    16. Sharon Blady, (2013)
    17. Erna Braun, (2013)
    18. James Allum, (2013)
  8. Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba
  9. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
  10. Puisne Judges of the Court of Appeal and of the Court of Queen's Bench in relative order of seniority of appointment
    1. Robert Carr
    2. Michel Monnin (1984)
    3. Kenneth R. Hanssen
    4. Kris Stefanson
    5. Rodney Mykle
    6. Gerry Mercier,
    7. Robyn Diamond
    8. Jeffrey Oliphant
    9. Albert Clearwater
    10. Alan MacInnes
    11. Holly C. Beard (1992)
    12. Perry Schulman,
    13. Barbara Hamilton, (1995)
    14. Freda Steel (1995)
    15. Brenda Keyser (1995)
    16. John A. Menzies (1996)
    17. Marc M. Monnin (1997)
    18. Deborah McCawley, (1997)
    19. Donald Little, (1998)
    20. Morris Kaufman
    21. Laurie Allen, (1998)
    22. Douglas Yard, (1998)
    23. Donald Bryk, (1999)
    24. Frank Aquila (2000)
    25. Robert B. Doyle (2000)
    26. Murray Sinclair (2001)
    27. Joan McKelvey (2001)
    28. Martin Freedman, (2002)
    29. Colleen Suche, (2002)
    30. Marilyn Goldberg, (2002)
    31. Shawn Greenberg (2003)
    32. Karen Simonsen (2004)
    33. Marianne Rivoalen (2005)
    34. Lori Spivak (2005)
    35. Lori Douglas (2005)
    36. Richard J. F. Chartier (2006)
    37. A. Catherine Everett (2006)
    38. Michael Thomson (2007)
    39. Douglas Abra, (2007)
    40. Brian Midwinter, (2008)
    41. Robert G. Cummings (2008)
    42. Joan MacPhail, (2009)
    43. Chris W. Martin (2009)
    44. William Johnston (2009)
    45. William J. Burnett, (2009)
    46. Robert A. Dewar, (2009)
    47. Rick Saull (2010)
    48. Gerald L. Chartier (2010)
    49. Diana M. Cameron (2011)
    50. Shane Perlmutter (2011)
    51. Herbert Rempel (2011)
  11. Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly
  12. Archbishop of St. Boniface
  13. Bishop of Rupert's Land
  14. Archbishop of Winnipeg
  15. Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
  16. Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church
  17. Chairman of the Manitoba Conference of the United Church of Canada
  18. Chairman of the Manitoba Conference of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
  19. Chairman or other representative persons of the following denominations as indicated below and whose person will be signified to the Clerk of the Executive Council from time to time:
    1. Lutheran Church
    2. Jewish Rabbi
    3. The Mennonite faith
    4. The Baptist Church
    5. The Salvation Army
    6. The Pastors Evangelical Fellowship
  20. Members of the House of Commons residing in Manitoba by order of seniority in taking office
    1. Pat Martin, (1997)
    2. James Bezan, (2004)
    3. Joy Smith, (2004)
    4. Rod Bruinooge, (2006)
    5. Niki Ashton, (2008)
    6. Kevin Lamoureux, (2010)
    7. Robert Sopuck, (2010)
    8. Joyce Bateman, (2011)
    9. Lawrence Toet, (2011)
    10. Ted Falk, (2013)
    11. Larry Maguire, (2013)
  21. Members of the Legislative Assembly
    1. Bonnie Mitchelson,
    2. Gregory Dewar,
    3. Myrna Driedger,
    4. Nancy Allan,
    5. Drew Caldwell,
    6. Jon Gerrard,
    7. Tom Nevakshonoff,
    8. Jim Rondeau,
    9. Heather Stefanson,
    10. Ron Schuler,
    11. Rob Altemeyer,
    12. Ralph Eichler,
    13. Kelvin Goertzen,
    14. Bidhu Jha,
    15. Christine Melnick,
    16. Leanne Rowat,
    17. Cliff Cullen,
    18. Sharon Blady,
    19. Erna Braun,
    20. Stu Briese,
    21. Cliff Graydon,
    22. Blaine Pedersen,
    23. Mohinder Saran,
    24. Matt Wiebe,
    25. Deanne Crothers,
    26. Wayne Ewasko,
    27. Cameron Friesen,
    28. Dave Gaudreau,
    29. Reg Helwer,
    30. Jim Maloway,
    31. Ted Marcelino,
    32. Clarence Pettersen,
    33. Dennis Smook,
    34. Melanie Wight,
    35. Ian Wishart,
    36. Shannon Martin,
  22. County Court Judges in relative order of seniority of appointment
  23. Magistrates in relative order of seniority of appointment
  24. Members of the local consular corps in relative order of seniority of appointment
  25. Mayors, Reeves and local government administrators in relative order of date of taking office

Daniel P. Kennedy is a judge and former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has served on the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba since 1984.

Richard Jamieson Scott, also known as Dick Scott, is a Canadian jurist who served as the 10th 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.

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