Brent D. Stewart was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba

Provincial Court of Manitoba

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 on April 16, 1998.

Prior to his appointment, Judge Stewart was a partner in the law firm of Hoeschen and Stewart located in Morden, Manitoba

Morden, Manitoba

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. He has extensive experience in criminal

Criminal law

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, family

Family law

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 and civil litigation matters. He was called to the bar in 1977 after graduating from the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

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's law school. Judge Stewart also served as mayor of Morden, president of its Chamber of Commerce and chair of the Morden Corn and Apple Festival.