Raymond E. Wyant is the former Chief Judge of the

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, Canada. He was appointed as a

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in 1998 and made chief judge in 2002 and acted as such until 2009. Wyant received his

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from the

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. Before being appointed to the bench, he worked both as a defence lawyer and as a

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. He has taught courses in Criminal Law and advocacy at the University of Manitoba. Judge Wyant is also a deputy judge of the Yukon Territorial Court.

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