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2025 E.M. Culliton Scholarship Recipients Announced
August 26, 2025The Law Society of Saskatchewan has announced the five recipients of the 2025 E.M. Culliton Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 1981 in honour of the former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan, in support of post-graduate studies in criminal law. Recipients are selected for their exceptional academic achievement, research potential, and contributions to the practice of law in Saskatchewan.
The recipients are:
Thomas Brannen is an experienced criminal law litigator with over seven years as Crown Counsel in Saskatchewan and Alberta, prosecuting criminal, quasi-criminal, and regulatory offences. He will enter the Long Thesis LLM Program at the University of Toronto, focusing on legal theory. His research will examine how an offender’s unjustly disadvantaged background should influence sentencing objectives and permissible sanctions, with particular attention to the over-incarceration of Indigenous offenders.
Caid Brossart earned his Juris Doctor with Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan in 2024 and recently served as a judicial law clerk at the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan. This fall, he will begin his Master of Laws at the University of British Columbia. His research will explore whether section 33 (the “notwithstanding clause”) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can be used to override section 12 legal rights protections, particularly in the context of criminal justice reform.
Caydence Marley graduated with Great Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in 2024, receiving the Law Society of Saskatchewan Gold Medal and recognition as a Rhodes Scholarship finalist. She was recently called to the Saskatchewan bar after clerking at the Court of Appeal and will pursue an LLM at the University of Cambridge. Her studies will focus on the impact of sentencing on the human and constitutional rights of incarcerated individuals.
Kennedy Marley, a Métis lawyer from Treaty 4 Territory, graduated with Great Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in 2024. She clerked at the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan and was awarded the Order of Gabriel Dumont Bronze Medal and the Law Society of Saskatchewan Silver Medal. As a Rhodes Scholar, she will attend the University of Oxford to pursue a Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice, examining sentencing regimes and their impact on Indigenous youth involved in gangs.
Mackenzie Stewart graduated with Great Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in 2020 and has clerked at both the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. She has practiced intellectual property law in Toronto and has worked as counsel for the Department of Justice. Mackenzie will attend the University of Cambridge to pursue her Master of Laws, focusing on legal theory and criminal law, with a particular emphasis on the theoretical foundations of state power and the public acceptance of criminal law enforcement.
For more information on the E.M. Culliton Scholarship, visit the Law Society’s Awards, Bursaries, and Scholarships webpage.
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