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May 30, 2019
Saskatchewan Judicial Appointments
Four judicial appointments in Saskatchewan were announced recently: The Honourable Jeffery Kalmakoff is elevated from the Court of Queen’s Bench to the Court of Appeal; The Honourable Natasha Crooks is elevated from Provincial Court to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Saskatoon; Neil Robertson, a sole practitioner in Regina, is appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Regina; and...
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April 4, 2019
FASD in the Justice System—Addressing Critical Issue in Canada
By Dr. Michelle Stewart Last week cases were heard in Manitoba’s new Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) court. A first of its kind in Canada, the court will work collaboratively with partners inside and outside the courts to better meet the needs of individuals with FASD. In an interview with the Winnipeg Free Press, Judge Mary Kate Harvie explained, “because...
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March 12, 2015
The Female View from the Bench 1968 (Throwback Thursday)
To wrap up our week-long theme in honour of International Women’s Day, for our Throwback today, we found an article in the Ottawa Citizen, December 4, 1968, featuring two female judges from Saskatchewan Tillie Taylor (1922-2011) and Mary Carter (1923-2010). In “The Female View from the Magistrate’s Bench: We’re Still Putting People in Jail Because They’re Poor”, the two judges...
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March 9, 2015
Chronology: Women and the Legal Profession in Saskatchewan
By Alan Kilpatrick In honour of International Women’s Day we have reproduced a chronology of women and the legal profession in Saskatchewan. This chronology was compiled for a 1988 survey of female graduates from the University of Saskatchewan’s College Of Law. [caption id="attachment_2512" align="alignleft" width="102"] Mary Cathcart[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2511" align="alignleft" width="95"] Elsie Hall[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2510" align="alignleft" width="100"] Dorothy Greensmith[/caption] [caption...
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March 5, 2015
One Woman Makes a Difference – Justice Bertha Wilson (Throwback Thursday)
The spring of 1982 was marked by two landmark events in Canadian legal history: Bertha Wilson was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada as the first female Justice of the Supreme Court on March 4, and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was proclaimed into force on April 17. Born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Bertha Wilson received a Master of...
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