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Manitoba Chief Justice Marianne Rivoalen on going digital and what informs her judicial philosophy

          

Marianne Rivoalen was appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba on June 1, 2023 and sits on the Court of Appeal. She first appointed a judge of the Family Division of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba in 2005. In 2015, she took over as Associate Chief Justice of the Family Division of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba. Between 2018 and 2023, she was a Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa. She spoke with CL Talk about her experience working on residential schools litigation and minority language rights and how it informs her judicial philosophy, digitizing the Court of Appeal and what she sees as the most pressing issues facing the profession.

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