NEW SASKATOON JUDGE APPOINTED

Released on May 10, 2002

Barry Singer, Q.C. has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court for

Saskatoon.



"Judge Singer is a highly respected member of the Saskatoon legal community

and his extensive experience in criminal, civil and family law will serve

him well in his new role as a Provincial Court judge," Justice Minister

Chris Axworthy said.



Judge Singer has practised law in Saskatchewan for more than 25 years. He

received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan in

1974 and began his legal career with the northern office of Legal Aid in

1974. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1995. Prior to his appointment,

Judge Singer practised in association with the Saskatoon firm of Hnatyshyn

Gough.



Judge Singer was a member of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission as

representative of the Law Society of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 1997. He

was appointed a member of the Commission again in 2000 and was appointed

chair in January, 2001.



Judge Singer was first appointed as a member of the Saskatchewan Police

Commission in 1994 and was appointed vice-chair in 1998, a position he held

until late in 2001.



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For more information, contact:



Debi McEwen

Saskatchewan Justice

Regina

Phone: (306) 787-6043