MANITOBA JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED

OTTAWA, December 10, 2004 – Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment:

Karen I. Simonsen of Winnipeg is appointed a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba.  She replaces Mr. Justice Marc Monnin who was appointed Chief Justice.

Madam Justice Simonsen received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Manitoba in 1981.  She was admitted to the Law Society of Manitoba in 1982.

At the time of her appointment, she was a partner with the firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman in Winnipeg.  She practised primarily in civil litigation with an emphasis on personal injury, insurance and workers’ compensation.

Madam Justice Simonsen is a member of the Canadian Bar Association. 

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Denise Rudnicki
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Justice
(613) 992-4621