Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, to be on the Supreme Court of Canada.Since 2017, Moreau has been the chief justice in Alberta. She has overseen cases in French and bilingual trials. She's been a judge in Alberta since 1994.This summer, Trudeau's team said the independent advisory body looked for a new Supreme Court judge who was "functionally bilingual."Moreau will have a special committee hearing on November 2 in front of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights about her nomination. The Committee will hear from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani, and the chairperson of the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments H. Wade MacLauchlan.Moreau has also been part of a national advisory committee on judicial ethics.The Supreme Court position became available when Russell Brown retired in June.The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) looked into Brown's alleged misconduct, but his retirement ended the probe.Brown attended an event in Arizona back in January and allegedly, he was intoxicated and harassed a group. Brown denies it happened. Moreau did not donate to the Liberal Party of Canada going back to 2013, according to Elections Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, to be on the Supreme Court of Canada.Since 2017, Moreau has been the chief justice in Alberta. She has overseen cases in French and bilingual trials. She's been a judge in Alberta since 1994.This summer, Trudeau's team said the independent advisory body looked for a new Supreme Court judge who was "functionally bilingual."Moreau will have a special committee hearing on November 2 in front of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights about her nomination. The Committee will hear from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani, and the chairperson of the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments H. Wade MacLauchlan.Moreau has also been part of a national advisory committee on judicial ethics.The Supreme Court position became available when Russell Brown retired in June.The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) looked into Brown's alleged misconduct, but his retirement ended the probe.Brown attended an event in Arizona back in January and allegedly, he was intoxicated and harassed a group. Brown denies it happened. Moreau did not donate to the Liberal Party of Canada going back to 2013, according to Elections Canada.
