Provincial Court of Manitoba | |
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Established | January 1, 1973[1] |
Jurisdiction | Manitoba |
Composition method | Provincial government appointment upon recommendation by a judicial nominating committee |
Authorized by | The Provincial Court Act |
Appeals to | Manitoba Court of Appeal |
Website | manitobacourts.mb.ca/provincial-court/ |
Chief Judge | |
Currently | Margaret I. Wiebe |
Since | July 10, 2016 |
Lead position ends | July 9, 2023 |
Associate Chief Judge | |
Currently | Anne Krahn |
Since | September 9, 2015 |
Lead position ends | September 8, 2022 |
Associate Chief Judge | |
Currently | Tracey M. Lord |
Since | July 2, 2019 |
Lead position ends | July 1, 2026 |
The Provincial Court of Manitoba (French : Cour provinciale du Manitoba) is the lower trial court of the Province of Manitoba. It has mainly a criminal jurisdiction, as well as limited concurrent jurisdiction with the Court of King's Bench in matters of family law that originate outside of Winnipeg. [2]
It also hears all Youth Court cases in the province; all provincial statute cases, such as those under The Highway Traffic Act and The Liquor Control Act ; presides over inquests under The Fatality Inquiries Act; and reviews alleged police misconduct under The Law Enforcement Review Act. [2]
Over 95% of all criminal cases in Manitoba take place in the Provincial Court. [2]
Judges of the Provincial Court are appointed by Order-in-Council of the Province of Manitoba upon the recommendation of a judicial nominating committee, which is composed of the Chief Judge, three citizens appointed by the provincial government, the President of the Law Society of Manitoba, the President of the Manitoba Bar Association, and a representative of the Provincial Court judges. [2]
Judge | Position | Designation/term of current position | Appointment to the Provincial Court | Court centre |
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Margaret I. Wiebe | Chief Judge | July 10, 2016 – July 9, 2023 | December 12, 2012 | Winnipeg |
Anne Krahn | Associate Chief Judge | September 9, 2015 – September 8, 2022 | June 5, 2013 | Winnipeg |
Tracey M. Lord | Associate Chief Judge | July 2, 2019 – July 1, 2026 | November 19, 2008 | Winnipeg |
Malcolm W. McDonald | Associate Chief Judge | August 1, 2020 – July 31, 2027 | February 3, 2010 | The Pas |
Marvin Garfinkel | Senior Judge | July 31, 2014 | December 5, 1979 | Winnipeg |
Brian Corrin | Senior Judge | February 10, 2020 | March 4, 1988 | Winnipeg |
Brian G. Colli | Senior Judge | July 2, 2014 | September 21, 1994 | Thompson |
Heather R. Pullan | Judge | December 21, 1994 | Winnipeg | |
Brent Stewart(Senior Judge) | Senior Judge | June 9, 2020 | April 15, 1998 | Winnipeg |
Raymond E. Wyant | Senior Judge | September 16, 2014 |
| Winnipeg |
Sidney B. Lerner | Judge | August 4, 1999 | Winnipeg | |
Lynn A. Stannard | Senior Judge | February 6, 2018 | August 4, 1999 | Winnipeg |
Marva Smith | Senior Judge | August 14, 2012 | October 27, 1999 | Winnipeg |
Judith A. Elliott | Senior Judge | December 21, 2012 | July 26, 2000 | Winnipeg |
Mary Kate Harvie | Judge |
| Winnipeg | |
Kathlyn Curtis | Senior Judge | April 19, 2013 | February 28, 2001 | Winnipeg |
Murray Thompson | Judge |
| Winnipeg | |
John Combs | Senior Judge | March 4, 2021 | March 26, 2003 | Brandon |
Timothy Preston | Senior Judge | June 2, 2015 | April 30, 2003 | Winnipeg |
Kelly Moar | Judge | April 13, 2005 | Winnipeg | |
Robin Finlayson | Senior Judge | August 23, 2018 | January 31, 2006 | Winnipeg |
Catherine Carlson [4] | Judge | November 22, 2006 | Winnipeg | |
Rocky Pollack | Senior Judge | January 2, 2019 | December 14, 2006 | Winnipeg |
Doreen Redhead | Judge | April 4, 2007 | Thompson | |
Lee Ann M. Martin [5] | Judge | September 17, 2007 | Winnipeg | |
Jean McBride [6] | Judge | June 18, 2008 | Portage la Prairie | |
Wanda M. Garreck | Judge | November 19, 2008 | Winnipeg | |
Shauna Hewitt-Michta | Judge |
| Brandon | |
Herbert Lawrence Allen | Judge | January 29, 2009 | Winnipeg | |
Sandra L. Chapman | Judge | August 4, 2009 | Winnipeg | |
Robert M. Heinrichs | Judge | September 1, 2009 | Winnipeg | |
Dale C. Schille | Senior Judge | March 23, 2021 | May 19, 2010 | Winnipeg |
Donald R. Slough | Senior Judge | February 7, 2020 | July 28, 2010 | Winnipeg |
Cynthia A. Devine | Judge | July 23, 2012 | Winnipeg | |
Timothy J. P. Killeen | Judge | July 23, 2012 | Winnipeg | |
Donovan J. Dvorak | Judge | February 27, 2013 | Brandon | |
Dale Harvey | Senior Judge | November 6, 2020 | July 10, 2013 | Winnipeg |
Catherine Hembroff | Judge | July 16, 2014 | Thompson | |
Alain Huberdeau | Judge | September 24, 2014 | Winnipeg | |
Ryan Rolston | Judge | December 17, 2014 | Winnipeg | |
Lindy Choy | Judge | April 29, 2015 | Winnipeg | |
Kael McKenzie | Judge | December 17, 2015 | Winnipeg | |
Todd Allen Rambow | Judge | December 7, 2016 | Thompson | |
Julie Frederickson | Judge | February 13, 2018 | Winnipeg | |
Kusham Sharma | Judge | February 13, 2018 | Winnipeg | |
Theresa McDonald | Judge | October 10, 2018 | The Pas | |
Keith Eyrikson | Judge | March 6, 2019 | Winnipeg | |
Victoria Cornick | Judge | August 7, 2019 | Winnipeg | |
Antonio (Tony) Cellitti | Judge | August 7, 2019 | Winnipeg | |
Stacy Cawley | Judge | November 21, 2019 | Winnipeg | |
Geoffrey H. Bayly | Judge | February 19, 2020 | Dauphin | |
Christina L. Cheater | Judge | February 19, 2020 | Dauphin | |
Cindy Sholdice | Judge | September 30, 2020 | Winnipeg | |
Samuel Raposo | Judge | September 30, 2020 | Winnipeg | |
Dave Mann | Judge | October 28, 2020 | Winnipeg | |
Patrick Sullivan | Judge | February 4, 2021 | Brandon |
Name | Appointment/duration | Judicial centre | Appointed by | Previous position(s) |
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Judith Webster | 1988–2006 (Chief Judge: 1993–2001) | Winnipeg | PC | |
Howard Collerman | July 1, 1975 – January 4, 2008 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Theodore J. Lismer [7] [8] | January 17, 1977 – July 31, 2017 | Winnipeg | NDP | Private practice (1954 to 1977) |
Ronald J. Meyers | November 1, 1977 – January 4, 2010 | Winnipeg | PC | |
Marvin F. Garfinkel [9] | December 5, 1979 – June 2014 | Winnipeg | PC | |
Charles K. Newcombe [10] | February 1, 1980 – 2008 | Winnipeg | PC | |
Susan V. Devine [11] | March 4, 1988 – September 1, 2010 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Linda M. Giesbrecht [12] | March 4, 1988 – 2010 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Richard W. Thompson | January 28, 1987 | Dauphin | NDP | |
Brian M. Corrin | March 4, 1988 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
John P. Guy | May 15, 1989 | Winnipeg | PC | |
Roger J. C. Gregoire | January 16, 1991 | The Pas | PC | |
Krystyna D. Tarwid | July 6, 1994 | Brandon | PC | |
Robert G. Cummings | September 28, 1994 | Portage la Prairie | PC | |
Fred H. Sandhu | April 30, 2003 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Kenneth Champagne | April 13, 2005 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Christine Harapiak | April 13, 2005 | Dauphin | NDP | |
Janice leMaistre [4] | November 23, 2006 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Rodney Garson | December 15, 2006 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Patti-Anne L. Umpherville [5] | September 17, 2007 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Carena Roller [5] | September 17, 2007 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Michel L.J. Chartier [5] | September 17, 2007 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Lee Ann M. Martin | September 17, 2007 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
Judge Jean McBride | June 18, 2008 | Portage la Prairie | NDP |
Judicial Justices of the Peace conduct trials; conduct sentencing hearings under The Provincial Offences Act, including matters relating to the Highway Traffic Act; conduct hearings regarding protection orders under The Domestic Violence and Stalking Act; consider the issuance of search warrants and production orders; and consider applications for judicial interim release. [13]
Judicial Justices of the Peace are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council upon the recommendation of a nominating committee. [13]
Judicial Justice of the Peace | Date of Appointment | Court Centre |
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Dennis M. Chambers (Senior JJP) |
| Selkirk |
Judeta A. Cohn | May 17, 2006 | Winnipeg |
Weldon T. Klassen | May 17, 2006 | Winnipeg |
Angela H. Moyer Kintop | May 17, 2006 | Selkirk |
Myriam P. Rosset (Senior JJP) |
| Winnipeg |
Leslee M. Verhelst | May 17, 2006 | Brandon |
Benji Harvey (Senior JJP) |
| Winnipeg |
Helen Ann Karr (Senior JJP) |
| Winnipeg |
Boyd E. Lischenski | February 10, 2010 | Winnipeg |
Beverley Lorraine Scharikow (Senior JJP) |
| Winnipeg |
Monique C. Allard | October 16, 2013 | Portage la Prairie |
Shannon Becker | June 11, 2014 | Thompson |
Alana Schiller | September 9, 2014 | Thompson |
Nettie Cuthbert-Buchanan (Administrative JJP) |
| Winnipeg |
Karen Oxenforth | December 17, 2014 | Winnipeg |
Monique Navitka | June 1, 2016 | Winnipeg |
Linda Dawson | June 1, 2016 | Dauphin |
Susanne Mymko | February 22, 2017 | Brandon |
Roxanne Desrosiers | February 22, 2017 | Winnipeg |
Gregory Jowett | February 22, 2017 | Winnipeg |
Alicia Schnell | February 22, 2017 | Winnipeg |
Ashley-Dawn (A.D.) Zallack | February 22, 2017 | Winnipeg |
Shawna Goy | April 5, 2017 | Winnipeg |
Darlene Baker | November 21, 2018 | Winnipeg |
Lisa Pillipow | May 8, 2019 | The Pas |
Katrina Trask | September 30, 2020 | Winnipeg |
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