Biographical Notes

Alberta

The Honourable Michelle G. Crighton

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Alberta (1984)

Professional Experience

2007 – Present

Judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Edmonton

1985 - 2007

Associate and then Partner with McLennan Ross LLP in Edmonton

1985

Admitted to the Bar of Alberta

The Honourable Jo’Anne Strekaf

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Queen’s University (1980)
• Master of Laws, Cambridge University (1986)

Professional Experience

2007 – Present

Judge of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in Calgary

1981 – 2007

Associate and then Partner with Bennett Jones LLP in Calgary

1981

Admitted to the Bar of Alberta

Kevin P. Feehan, Q.C.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Alberta (1978)

Professional Experience

1980 – Present

Associate and then Partner with Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, now Dentons Canada LLP, in Edmonton

1979

Admitted to the Bar of Alberta

2007

Admitted to the Bar of the Northwest Territories

James T. Eamon, Q.C.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Toronto (1984)
• Master of Laws, Cambridge University (1985)
• Mediation Skills Training Certificate Course (2013)

Professional Experience

1993 – Present

Partner with Gowling Canada (formerly Gowling Henderson Lafleur LLP) in Calgary

1987 – 1993

Associate with Code Hunter LLP

1986

Admitted to the Bar of Alberta

Jolaine Antonio

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie University (1994)

Professional Experience

2008 – Present

Appellate Counsel with Alberta Justice in Calgary

2005 – 2008

Crown Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada

1997 – 2002

Crown Prosecutor with Alberta Justice

1995 – 1997 and 2002 - 2005

Counsel and Crown Prosecutor with Department of Justice Canada

1995

Admitted to the Bar of Alberta

1996

Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia

1997

Admitted to the Bar of the Northwest Territories

George Fraser, Q.C.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Alberta (1996)

Professional Experience

1998 – Present

Crown Prosecutor with Alberta Justice in Edmonton

1997

Admitted to the Bar of Alberta

Bonnie Bokenfohr

Education

• Bachelor of Laws (with Distinction), University of Alberta (2001)

Professional Experience

2013 - Present

Interim Executive Director, Edmonton Police Commission

2010 - 2013

Associate with Field LLP in Edmonton

2006 - 2010

Director, Legal Services and Risk Management Branch, Edmonton Police Service

2004 - 2006

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Coordinator and Legal Advisor, Edmonton Police Service

2003 - 2004

Associate with Reynolds Mirth Richards and Farmer LLP in Edmonton

2003

Admitted to the Bar of Alberta

British Columbia

Heather MacNaughton

Education

• Bachelor of Laws (1982) and Master of Laws, York University (1988)

Professional Experience

2011 – Present

Master, Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver

2010 – 2011

Heather M. MacNaughton and Associates

2000 - 2010

Chair of British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal

1995 - 2000

Chair and Vice-Chair, Ontario Human Rights Board of Inquiry and Chair and Vice-Chair of Ontario Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal

1984 – 1995

Associate and then Partner with Lang Michener Lawrence & Shaw

1984

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

2010

Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia

Catherine Murray, Q.C.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of British Columbia (1984)

Professional Experience

1997 – Present

Senior Crown Counsel, British Columbia Prosecution Service in Victoria

1987 – 1997

Crown Counsel, British Columbia Prosecution Service

1986 – 1987

Lawyer with Robertson Peck in Vancouver

1985 – 1986

Lawyer with Ramsay Thompson Lampman in Nanaimo

1985

Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia

Joyce M. DeWitt-Van Oosten, Q.C

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of British Columbia (1991)

Professional Experience

2012 – Present

Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Justice Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Justice in Victoria

2006 - 2012

Deputy Director, Prosecution Support, British Columbia Ministry of Justice

2001 - 2006

Crown and Appellate Counsel, British Columbia Ministry of Justice

1994 – 2001

Crown Counsel, British Columbia Ministry of Justice

1993

Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia

Manitoba

Lore M. Mirwaldt, Q.C.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Manitoba (1983)

Professional Experience

1986 – Present

Principal with Mirwaldt & Gray in Winnipeg

2009 - Present

Adjudicator, Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada

1984

Admitted to the Bar of Manitoba

David J. Kroft

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Hall, York University (1989)

Professional Experience

1990 – Present

Lawyer with Fillmore Riley LLP in Winnipeg

1990

Admitted to the Bar of Manitoba

Candace Grammond

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Manitoba (1998)

Professional Experience

1999 – Present

Lawyer then partner with Pitblado LLP in Winnipeg

1999

Admitted to the Bar of Manitoba

Nova Scotia

The Honourable D. Timothy Gabriel

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie University (1982)

Professional Experience

2010 – Present

Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia

1983 - 2010

Associate and then Partner with a general practice law firm

1982

Admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia

Pamela J. MacKeigan, Q.C.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie University (1983)

Professional Experience

2008 – Present

Senior Solicitor, Child Protection Division, Department of Justice of Nova Scotia in Halifax

1987 – 2008

Associate and then Partner with Blois Nickerson & Bryson in Halifax

1984 – 1987

Staff Lawyer, Nova Scotia Legal Aid

1981

Admitted to the Bar of Alberta

Ann E. Smith, Q.C.

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Hall, York University (1990)

Professional Experience

2002 – Present

Associate and then Partner with Burchells LLP in Halifax

1991 – 2001

Associate and then Partner with Stewart McKelvey in Halifax

1991

Admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia

Ontario

The Honourable Gary T. Trotter

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Toronto (1985)
• Master of Laws, Osgoode Hall, York University (1990)
• Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge (1991)
• Ph.D., University of Cambridge (2000)

Professional Experience

2008 – Present

Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto

2005 - 2008

Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice

2005

Associate Dean, Queen’s University

2003 - Present

Associate Professor, Queen’s University

1988 – 2000

Crown Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario

1987

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

The Honourable James R.H. Turnbull

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Queen’s University (1970)
• Master of Laws, Osgoode Hall, York University (1978)

Professional Experience

2012 – Present

Regional Senior Judge of the Central South Region of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto

2005 – 2012

Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Hamilton

1974 – 2005

Associate and then Partner with Mackesy Smye in Hamilton

1973

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

The Honourable Harrison Arrell

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Windsor (1974)

Professional Experience

2006 – Present

Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Hamilton

1976 – 2006

Associate and then Partner with Sullivan, Festeryga, Lawlor & Arrell in Hamilton

1976

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

Peter J. Cavanagh

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Western Ontario (1981)

Professional Experience

1988 – Present

Partner with Dentons Canada LLP and preceding firms in Toronto

1983 – 1988

Associate with Fraser & Beatty

1983

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

Tracy Engelking

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Hall, York University (1994)

Professional Experience

2000 – Present

Senior Counsel with the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa

1998 - 2000

In-house counsel with the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa

1995 - 1998

Partner with McKecknie Atnikov Scholbert & Engelking

1992 – 1995

Associate with O’Connor Lavigne & Pegg

1992

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

Jasmine T. Akbarali

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Windsor (1995)

Professional Experience

1999 – Present

Associate then Partner with Lerners LLP in Toronto

1997 – 1999

Associate with Stikeman Elliott

1997

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

Joseph Di Luca

Education

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Toronto (1996)
• Master of Laws, Osgoode Hall, York University (2003)

Professional Experience

1998 – Present

Partner with Di Luca Dann LLP, and preceding firms, in Toronto

1998

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

Lene Madsen

Education

• Bachelor of Laws (2002) and Master of Laws, Osgoode Hall, York University (2012)
• Master of Environmental Studies, York University (2000)

Professional Experience

2007 - Present

Principal Mediator with Bluewater Mediation in London

2003 - 2007

Associate with Epstein Cole LLP

2003

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario

Québec

The Honourable Patrick Healy

Education

• Received a Bachelor of Civil Laws, McGill University
• Received a Master of Laws, University of Toronto

Professional Experience

2007 – Present

Judge of the Court of Québec in Montréal

1989 - 2007

Professor of Law, McGill University

1999 - 2007

Counsel with Shadley Battista in Montreal

1983

Admitted to the Barreau du Québec

Tax Court of Canada

Bruce Russell, Q.C.

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Toronto (1979)

Professional Experience

2001 – Present

Partner with McInnes Cooper in Halifax

1999 - 2001

Associate with McInnes Cooper

1982 - 1999

Counsel with the Department of Justice Canada

1979 – 1982

Associate with Burchell MacDougall & Gruchy in Truro

1979

Admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia

1984

Admitted to the Bar of Ontario