Released on December 30, 1999
Twelve Saskatchewan lawyers were honoured with Queen's Counsel (QC)appointments today.
"I congratulate each of these individuals on being recognized for their
contribution to the practice of law," Justice Minister Chris Axworthy said.
David Andrews is a lawyer with the Regina Rural Area Office of the
Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission. He was admitted to the bar in
Saskatchewan in 1971.
Beth Bilson is the Dean of the College of Law at the University of
Saskatchewan. She was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1984.
Francine Chad Smith is a lawyer in private practise in Regina. She was
admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1976.
Guy Chicoine is a lawyer with the firm of Chicoine, Billesberger &
Grimsrud in Estevan. He was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1980.
Hugh Harradence is a lawyer with the firm of Harradence Halyk in Prince
Albert and the President of the Saskatchewan Branch of the Canadian Bar
Association. He was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1986.
Kenneth Hodges is the Chairperson of the Law Reform Commission of
Saskatchewan. He was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1950.
Neil McLeod is a lawyer with the firm of Woloshyn & Company in
Saskatoon. He was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1982.
Gerald Morin is a lawyer with the firm of Pandila-Morin-Nahachewsky in
Prince Albert. He was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1988.
Jacelyn Ryan is a lawyer with the firm of Anderson & Company in Swift
Current. She was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1978.
Anne Wallace is a lawyer with the firm of Wallace Meschishnick Clackson
Zawada in Saskatoon. She was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in
1984.
Mervyn Woods is a lawyer with the Civil Law Division of Saskatchewan
Justice. He was admitted to the bar in Saskatchewan in 1969.
In addition, Justice Minister Chris Axworthy received his QC designation.
Traditionally, certain Queen's Counsel appointments are viewed as automatic,
including the appointment of people holding the offices of Minister of
Justice, Deputy Minister of Justice, Dean of the Law School at the University
of Saskatchewan and President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
Chris Axworthy has taught law at the University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie Law
School and the University of Saskatchewan. He established the Centre for the
Study of Co-operatives in Saskatoon, and he served as a Member of Parliament
for 10 years before being elected to the provincial government in 1999.
Individuals receiving the Queen's Counsel (QC) designation have been recommended
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 Counsel appointees must live in Saskatchewan and have practised law at
least 10 years 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
Saskatchewan Justice
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-8606
wbickford@justice.gov.sk.ca