Released on December 30, 1997
Justice Minister John Nilson today announced the 1997 Saskatchewan
Queen's Council (QC) appointments.
"I congratulate each of these individuals on being recognized for
their contribution to the practice of law," Nilson said.
Queen's Council is an honorary designation. The 1997 appointments,
recommended by the minister and made by the Lieutenant Governor in
Council:
Frederick Dehm of Saskatoon is a Regional Crown Prosecutor with the
Department of Justice in Saskatoon. He was admitted to the
Saskatchewan bar in 1972;
Aaron Fox of Regina is a lawyer with the firm of McDougall Ready in
Regina. Originally from Holdfast, Fox was admitted to the
Saskatchewan bar in 1978;
Margaret Gordon is a lawyer with the firm of Osman, Gordon &
Company in Moosomin. She was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in
1977;
William Johnson is a lawyer with the firm of Gerrand Rath Johnson
in Regina and was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in 1978;
Frederick Kovach is a lawyer with the firm of MacPherson Leslie &
Tyerman in Regina. Originally from Kipling, Kovach was admitted to
the Saskatchewan bar in 1976;
Kirsten Logan is Secretary and Co-Director of Administration
of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. She was admitted to the
Saskatchewan bar in 1980;
Lynn MacDonald is a lawyer with the firm of MacDonald &
Company in Radville and the incoming president of the Law
Society of Saskatchewan. Originally from Regina, MacDonald
was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in 1975;
William MacIsaac is a lawyer with the Regina City Area Office
of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission. MacIsaac, a native
of Westville, Nova Scotia, was admitted to the Saskatchewan
bar in 1959;
Ronald Miller is a lawyer with the firm of McDougall Ready in
Saskatoon and President of the Saskatchewan Branch of the
Canadian Bar Association. Originally from Birch Hills, Miller
was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in 1984;
George Peacock is a lawyer with the firm of Gates & Company in
Regina. He was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in 1975;
John Whyte is Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney
General. Whyte, originally from Peterborough, Ontario, was
admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in 1981; and
Milton Woodard, Jr. is a lawyer for the Saskatchewan Human
Rights Commission in Saskatoon. Originally from Regina, he
was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in 1976.
Individuals receiving the Queen's Council (QC) designation have
been recommended as deserving of appointment by a selection
committee comprised of the Saskatchewan Minister of Justice, the
Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan or
the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal (on an alternating
basis), and the past presidents of the Saskatchewan Branch of the
Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
Queen's Council appointees must be residents of Saskatchewan and
have a minimum of 10 years entitlement to practice law in the
superior courts of any province or territory of Canada or the
United Kingdom and Ireland.
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For more information, contact:
Warren Bickford
Justice
Regina Phone: (306)787-8606
wbickfor@justice.gov.sk.ca