Janice leMaistre was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba

Provincial Court of Manitoba

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 on November 23, 2006.

Judge leMaistre graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

 in 1991. She completed her articles with Manitoba Justice and worked in the Crown’s office until her appointment to the bench, developing expertise in matters involving child abuse

Child abuse

Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...

, elder abuse

Elder abuse

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, spousal abuse prosecutions, inquest

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s, and assize and appellate work. More recently, she held the position of supervising senior Crown attorney in the family violence unit. She took part in the development of a number of key initiatives, such as the award-winning Domestic Violence Front End Project, the child victim support initiative, phase two of zero tolerance

Zero tolerance

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and the Early Intervention Program.