Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba
The Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (french: Cour du Banc du Roi du Manitoba)—or the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba, depending on the monarch—is the superior court of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The court is divided into two ...
, was appointed to the
Manitoba Court of Appeal
The Manitoba Court of Appeal (french: Cour d'appel du Manitoba) is the court of appeal in, and the highest court of, the Canadian province of Manitoba. It hears criminal, civil, and family law cases, as well as appeals from various administrati ...
on June 22, 2007. He replaced
Glenn Joyal Glenn D. Joyal is a Canadian judge, who has been the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba since his appointment on February 4, 2011. He replaced Marc M. Monnin, upon his elevation to the Court of Appeal of Manitoba.
Joyal pursue ...
, who was appointed a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench.
MacInnes received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.Thompson Dorfman Sweatman in the field of civil litigation and developed an expertise in both criminal and civil litigation. In 1978, he was appointed a part-time judge of the
Provincial Court of Manitoba
The Provincial Court of Manitoba (french: Cour provinciale du Manitoba) is the lower trial court of the Province of Manitoba. It has mainly a criminal jurisdiction, as well as limited concurrent jurisdiction with the Court of King's Bench in ...
, working in the Criminal Division. In 1992, he was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba as a full-time superior court judge.
MacInnes has heard cases and written decisions arising out of civil and criminal law trials. He has also served as the Secretary of the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association. Before his appointment to the Bench, he was a frequent speaker, lecturer and prominent member of the
Law Society of Manitoba
The Law Society of Manitoba (LSM) is the self-governing regulatory body of the legal profession in Manitoba, Canada. Membership in the LSM is required in order to practice law in the province.
, the LSM had 2072 members with active practising ...
, the
Federation of Law Societies of Canada
The Federation of Law Societies of Canada (french: Fédération des ordres professionnels de juristes du Canada) is the national coordinating body of Canada's 14 law societies.
History
The Conference of Governing Bodies of the Legal Professio ...