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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT
ANNOUNCED
OTTAWA, July 24, 2003 --The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister of Justice
and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment:
The Honourable Keith J. Mercer of St. John's is appointed a judge of
the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. He replaces
Mr. Justice W.W. Marshall who resigned.
Mr. Justice Mercer received a B.A. of Jurisprudence from Oxford University
in 1969 and a B.C.L., also from Oxford University, in 1970. He was admitted
to the Bar of Newfoundland and Labarador in 1971 and appointed a Queen's Counsel
in 1984.
Mr. Justice Mercer was appointed a Judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme
Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1992. Prior to becoming a judge, he was
a partner with the St. John's firm of Stewart McKelvey Stirling
Scales and an Associate Deputy Minister of Justice with the Government of Newfoundland
and Labrador. This appointment is effective immediately.
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Ref.:
Marc Giroux
Judicial Affairs Advisor
Office of the Minister of Justice
(613) 992-4621
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