Rodney Garson
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Rodney Garson was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba
on December 15, 2006.
Judge Garson graduated from the Faculty of Law at McGill University
in 1988. In 1990, he joined Justice Canada in Whitehorse
where he conducted criminal prosecutions
and later worked as a litigator in the private bar. After 1999, he held positions in Manitoba Justice and Justice Canada. He recently held the position of Crown counsel with the Constitutional Law Branch of Manitoba Justice, where his work focused on Charter of Rights and Freedoms issues in criminal and Aboriginal law
. He has also been active in the community, particularly in the areas of community-based justice initiatives and continuing legal education.
Judge Rodney Garson was appointed as a judge of The Provincial Court of Manitoba by
Order in Council No. 532/2006 and resigned on August 16, 2008, Order in Council No. 00396 / 2008.
Provincial Court of Manitoba
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on December 15, 2006.
Judge Garson graduated from the Faculty of Law at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in 1988. In 1990, he joined Justice Canada in Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
where he conducted criminal prosecutions
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
and later worked as a litigator in the private bar. After 1999, he held positions in Manitoba Justice and Justice Canada. He recently held the position of Crown counsel with the Constitutional Law Branch of Manitoba Justice, where his work focused on Charter of Rights and Freedoms issues in criminal and Aboriginal law
Canadian Aboriginal law
Canadian Aboriginal law is the body of Canadian law that concerns a variety of issues related to aboriginal peoples in Canada. Aboriginal law provides certain rights to land and traditional practices...
. He has also been active in the community, particularly in the areas of community-based justice initiatives and continuing legal education.
Judge Rodney Garson was appointed as a judge of The Provincial Court of Manitoba by
Order in Council No. 532/2006 and resigned on August 16, 2008, Order in Council No. 00396 / 2008.