Glenn D. Joyal is a Canadian judge, who has been the Chief Justice of the

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since his appointment on February 4, 2011. He replaced Marc M. Monnin, upon his elevation to the Court of Appeal of Manitoba. Joyal pursued Graduate Studies in Public Law and Political Theory at

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in 1995–1996. He received a Master of Arts (with distinction) from the

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. He was admitted to the Bar of Manitoba in 1987 and practised as a Provincial Crown Attorney in Manitoba (1986–1990), with Justice Canada (1990–1997) and then with the firm of Wolch Pinx Tapper Scurfield in Winnipeg (1997–1998). Joyal was appointed a judge of the

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in 1998, where he developed his expertise in criminal and constitutional law. On March 2, 2007, he was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Appeal, replacing

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. He became a judge of the

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on July 10, 2007, replacing A. L. Clearwater, who elected to become a supernumerary judge. He was appointed Associate Chief Justice of the

in January 2009. Joyal works in both English and French and has served as a Member of several Provincial Court Committees. He has been Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for St. Mary's Academy, a Member of the Board of Directors for

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and a Member of l'Association des juristes d'expression française du Manitoba.

References

Government of Canada News Release
(accessed September 25, 2014)
University of Manitoba News Release
(accessed September 25, 2014)
Government of Canada News Release
(accessed September 25, 2014)

(accessed July 26, 2007)

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