Lynn Stannard was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba

Provincial Court of Manitoba

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 on August 5, 1999.

Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Stannard worked with the Justice Department (since 1984). She served as a youth court prosecutor

Prosecutor

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, specialized in prosecutions involving child abuse

Child abuse

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 and domestic violence

Domestic violence

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, and became the senior Crown attorney of the Family Violence Unit when it was created in 1990. She also held the position of Director of Prosecutions. She received her law degree from the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

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in 1983.