Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice Mary Moreau spoke about changes to Alberta's court system at a news conference Tuesday.
Canada's next Supreme Court justice will be Mary Moreau, a French-speaking judge from Alberta, sources told Radio-Canada.Posted: Oct 26, 2023 9:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago
Alberta Court of King's Bench Chief Justice Mary Moreau will be named to the Supreme Court of Canada, sources told Radio-Canada. Canada's next Supreme Court justice will be a francophone judge from Alberta, sources told Radio-Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce Mary Moreau's appointment to Canada's top court later on Thursday, sources said.following a claim of misconduct related to an incident at an Arizona resort. Brown denies the claim.
Her appointment keeps with the tradition that reserves at least two of the nine seats on the Supreme Court for judges from Western Canada. Trudeau has said he would maintain that tradition in replacing Brown, but that candidates must be bilingual. Moreau has been the chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta since 2017. She was the first woman appointed to that position. She has served on the court since 1994.Prior to becoming a judge, Chief Justice Moreau practised law in Edmonton.
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