# 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 matters of family law that originate outside of Winnipeg.
It also hears all Youth Court cases in the province; all matters subject to Provincial Offences Act, such as those under The Highway Traffic Act and The Liquor Control Act; presides over inquests under The Fatality Inquiries Act; and reviews alleged police misconduct under The Law Enforcement Review Act.
Over 95% of all criminal cases in Manitoba take place in the Provincial Court.

## Judges
### Current judges

Judges of the Provincial Court are appointed by Order-in-Council of the Province of Manitoba upon the recommendation of a Judicial Advisory Committee, which is composed of the Chief Judge, four citizens appointed by the provincial government, the President of the Law Society of Manitoba, the President of the Manitoba Bar Association, and a representative of the Provincial Court judges.
Current justices, as of July 2024 :
| Judge | Position | Date of Appointment | Court centre |
| Ryan Rolston | Chief Judge | Appointed Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 10 July 2023 to 9 July 2030 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 17 December 2014 | Winnipeg |
| Tracey M. Lord | Associate Chief Judge | Appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 2 July 2019 to 1 July 2026 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 19 November 2008 | Winnipeg |
| Donovan J. Dvorak | Associate Chief Judge | Appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 19 January 2022 to 18 January 2029 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 27 February 2013 | Winnipeg |
| Lee Ann M. Martin | Associate Chief Judge | Appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 14 September 2022 to 13 September 2029 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 17 September 2007 | The Pas |
| Marvin Garfinkel | Senior Judge | 31 July 2014 | Winnipeg |
| Brian G. Colli | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 2 July 2014 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 21 September 1994 | Thompson |
| Heather R. Pullan | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 21 December 1994 | Winnipeg |
| Brent Stewart | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 9 June 2020 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 15 April 1998 | Winnipeg |
| Raymond E. Wyant | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 16 September 2014 Appointed Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 10 July 2002 to 9 July 2009 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 20 May 1998 | Winnipeg |
| Sidney B. Lerner | Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 16 December 2022 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 4 August 1999 | Winnipeg |
| Mary Kate Harvie | Judge | Appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 18 September 2002 to 17 September 2009 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 26 July 2000 | Winnipeg |
| Murray Thompson | Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 2 May 2024 Appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 2 August 2006 to 1 August 2013 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 26 March 2003 | Winnipeg |
| John Combs | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 4 March 2021 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 26 March 2003 | Brandon |
| Kelly Moar | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 13 April 2005 | Winnipeg |
| Robin Finlayson | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 23 August 2018 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 31 January 2006 | Winnipeg |
| Catherine Carlson | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 22 November 2006 | Winnipeg |
| Doreen Redhead | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 4 April 2007 | Thompson |
| Jean McBride | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 18 June 2008 | Portage la Prairie |
| Wanda M. Garreck | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 19 November 2008 | Winnipeg |
| Shauna Hewitt-Michta | Judge | Appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 2 August 2013 to 1 August 2020 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 29 January 2009 | Brandon |
| Herbert Lawrence Allen | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 29 January 2009 | Winnipeg |
| Sandra L. Chapman | Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 3 February 2023 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 4 August 2009 | Winnipeg |
| Robert M. Heinrichs | Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 9 August 2022 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 1 September 2009 | Winnipeg |
| Malcolm W. McDonald | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 10 March 2022 Appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 1 August 2020 to 4 January 2022 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 3 February 2010 | |
| Dale C. Schille | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 23 March 2021 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 19 May 2010 | Winnipeg |
| Donald R. Slough | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 7 February 2020 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 28 July 2010 | Winnipeg |
| Cynthia A. Devine | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 23 July 2012 | Winnipeg |
| Timothy J. P. Killeen | Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 9 November 2021 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 23 July 2012 | Winnipeg |
| Margaret I. Wiebe | Judge | Appointed Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 10 July 2016 to 9 July 2023 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 12 December 2012 | Winnipeg |
| Anne Krahn | Judge | Appointed Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court from 9 September 2015 to 8 September 2022 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 5 June 2013 | Winnipeg |
| Dale Harvey | Senior Judge | Designated a Senior Judge of the Provincial Court on 6 November 2020 Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 10 July 2013 | Winnipeg |
| Catherine Hembroff | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 16 July 2014 | Thompson |
| Lindy Choy | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 29 April 2015 | Winnipeg |
| Kael McKenzie | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 17 December 2015 | Winnipeg |
| Todd Allen Rambow | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 7 December 2016 | Thompson |
| Julie Frederickson | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 13 February 2018 | Winnipeg |
| Kusham Sharma | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 13 February 2018 | Winnipeg |
| Keith Eyrikson | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 6 March 2019 | Winnipeg |
| Victoria Cornick | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 7 August 2019 | Winnipeg |
| Antonio (Tony) Cellitti | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 7 August 2019 | Winnipeg |
| Stacy Cawley | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 21 November 2019 | Winnipeg |
| Geoffrey H. Bayly | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 19 February 2020 | Dauphin |
| Christina L. Cheater | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 19 February 2020 | Dauphin |
| Cindy Sholdice | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 30 September 2020 | Winnipeg |
| Samuel Raposo | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 30 September 2020 | Winnipeg |
| Dave Mann | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 28 October 2020 | Winnipeg |
| Patrick Sullivan | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 4 February 2021 | Brandon |
| Michael Clark | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 17 November 2021 | Winnipeg |
| Rachel Rusin | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 17 November 2021 | Winnipeg |
| Vincent Sinclair | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 10 March 2022 | Winnipeg |
| Curtis Briscoe | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 23 March 2022 | Winnipeg |
| Lori Hunter | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 5 April 2023 | Winnipeg |
| David Ireland | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 8 June 2023 | Winnipeg |
| Mark Kantor | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 8 June 2023 | Brandon |
| Denis Guénette | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 30 August 2023 | Winnipeg |
| Michelle Bright | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 30 August 2023 | Winnipeg |
| Darcie Yale | Judge | Appointed a Judge of the Provincial Court on 1 September 2023 | The Pas |

### Former judges

| Name | Appointment/duration | Judicial centre | Appointed by | Previous position(s) |
| Judith Webster | 1988–2006 (Chief Judge: 1993–2001) | Winnipeg | PC | |
| Howard Collerman | 1 July 1975 – 4 January 2008 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Theodore J. Lismer | 17 January 1977 – 31 July 2017 | Winnipeg | NDP | Private practice (1954 to 1977) |
| Ronald J. Meyers | 1 November 1977 – 4 January 2010 | Winnipeg | PC | |
| Marvin F. Garfinkel | 5 December 1979 – June 2014 | Winnipeg | PC | |
| Charles K. Newcombe | 1 February 1980 – 2008 | Winnipeg | PC | |
| Susan V. Devine | 4 March 1988 – 1 September 2010 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Linda M. Giesbrecht | 4 March 1988 – 2010 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Richard W. Thompson | 28 January 1987 | Dauphin | NDP | |
| Brian M. Corrin | 4 March 1988 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| John P. Guy | 15 May 1989 | Winnipeg | PC | |
| Roger J. C. Gregoire | 16 January 1991 | The Pas | PC | |
| Krystyna D. Tarwid | 6 July 1994 | Brandon | PC | |
| Robert G. Cummings | 28 September 1994 | Portage la Prairie | PC | |
| Fred H. Sandhu | 30 April 2003 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Kenneth Champagne | 13 April 2005 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Christine Harapiak | 13 April 2005 | Dauphin | NDP | |
| Janice leMaistre | 23 November 2006 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Rodney Garson | 15 December 2006 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Patti-Anne L. Umpherville | 17 September 2007 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Carena Roller | 17 September 2007 | Winnipeg | NDP | |
| Michel L.J. Chartier | 17 September 2007 | Winnipeg | NDP | |

## Judicial Justices of the Peace

Judicial Justices of the Peace conduct trials; conduct sentencing hearings under The Provincial Offences Act, including matters relating to the Highway Traffic Act; conduct hearings regarding protection orders under The Domestic Violence and Stalking Act; consider the issuance of search warrants and production orders; and consider applications for judicial interim release.
Judicial Justices of the Peace are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council upon the recommendation of a nominating committee.
Judicial Justices of the Peace, as of October 2020 :
| Judicial Justice of the Peace | Date of Appointment | Court Centre |
| Darlene Baker (Administrative Judicial Justice of the Peace) | Appointed Administrative Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court from 18 January 2023 to 17 January 2028 Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 21 November 2018 | Winnipeg |
| Dennis M. Chambers (Senior JJP) | 17 May 2006 19 July 2018 (Senior Judicial Justice of the Peach) | Selkirk |
| Judeta A. Cohn | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 May 2006 | Winnipeg |
| Weldon T. Klassen | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 May 2006 | Winnipeg |
| Angela H. Moyer Kintop | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 May 2006 | Selkirk |
| Myriam P. Rosset (Senior JJP) | Designated as a Senior Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court of Manitoba, effective 23 June 2020 Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 May 2006 | Winnipeg |
| Leslee M. Verhelst | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 May 2006 | Brandon |
| Benji Harvey (Senior JJP) | Designated as a Senior Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court of Manitoba, effective 11 October 2017 Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 May 2006 | Winnipeg |
| Helen Ann Karr (Senior JJP) | Designated as a Senior Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court of Manitoba, effective 19 October 2017 Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 May 2006 | Winnipeg |
| Beverley Lorraine Scharikow (Senior JJP) | Designated as a Senior Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court of Manitoba, effective 24 May 2018 Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 8 December 2010 | Winnipeg |
| Monique C. Allard | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 16 October 2013 | Portage la Prairie |
| Alana Chabluk | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 9 September 2014 | Thompson |
| Nettie Cuthbert-Buchanan (Administrative JJP) | Appointed Administrative Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court from 17 January 2018 to 16 January 2023 Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 December 2014 | Winnipeg |
| Karen Oxenforth | Designated as a Senior Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court of Manitoba, effective 3 June 2024 Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 17 December 2014 | Winnipeg |
| Monique Navitka | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 1 June 2016 | Winnipeg |
| Roxanne Desrosiers | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 22 February 2017 | Winnipeg |
| Gregory Jowett | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 22 February 2017 | Winnipeg |
| Alicia Schnell | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 22 February 2017 | Winnipeg |
| Ashley-Dawn (A.D.) Zallack | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 22 February 2017 | Winnipeg |
| Shawna Goy | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 5 April 2017 | Winnipeg |
| Katrina Trask | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 30 September 2020 | Winnipeg |
| Edith Sexsmith | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 19 January 2022 | The pas |
| Amy Dubnick | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 9 June 2022 | Brandon |
| Dana Young | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 14 September 2022 | Portage la Prairie |
| Lee Rynar | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 9 February 2023 | Thompson |
| Monique Maynard | Appointed a Judicial Justice of the Peace of the Provincial Court on 24 May 2023 | Winnipeg |