By Canadian Press

Trudeau to nominate Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court: CP source

Oct 26, 2023 | 7:05 AM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce the nomination of Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, to the Supreme Court of Canada.

A senior government source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, confirmed the announcement is expected today.

An official biography of Moreau, who has been in her current role since 2017, says she has been a member of the federal advisory committee on judicial ethics and presided over bilingual trials.

This summer, Trudeau’s office had said the independent advisory body that was tasked with finding a new Supreme Court justice would consider candidates who are “functionally bilingual.”

The seat on the Supreme Court has been empty since Russell Brown announced his retirement in June, ending a probe by the Canadian Judicial Council into an allegation of misconduct.

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The judicial council had been examining allegations from a January event in Arizona, where Brown was accused of being intoxicated and harassing a group of individuals, which he denies.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 26, 2023. 

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