Federal court adds Métis judge
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A former chief judge of Manitoba’s provincial court has now been appointed a federal judge in the Court of Queen’s Bench.
Ken Champagne will serve in Manitoba’s superior court, the federal justice minister’s office announced Wednesday. He replaces Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Doug Abra, who retired to a part-time role in July.
Champagne, who is Métis, was chief judge of the provincial court for seven years, until 2016. He became a judge in 2005, after having practised law in Manitoba since 1994.
He began his career in the Crown prosecutors’ office and worked as a Crown attorney in Winnipeg and Thompson. He’s worked with restorative justice organizations and has been active in working with Indigenous communities, particularly through sports, according to the federal government’s news release.
The Court of Queen’s Bench is a superior court, above the provincial court level, that handles the most serious criminal cases, as well as civil disputes and family law matters in Manitoba.