Kathlyn Mary Curtis was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba

Provincial Court of Manitoba

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 on March 1, 2001.

Biography

Judge Curtis gained her law degree from 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 1988. A period with the Prosecutions Branch was followed by her appointment as a magistrate

Magistrate

A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...

. She presided over the summary conviction court, hearing guilty pleas and contested matters primarily related to highway traffic offences.

She has also worked as a probation officer

Probation officer

Parole officers and probation officers play a role in criminal justice systems by supervising offenders released from incarceration or sentenced to non-custodial sanctions such as community service...

, a juvenile counsellor

Licensed Professional Counselor

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 at the Manitoba Youth Centre, a social worker and a cab driver.