Sidney Lerner was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba

Provincial Court of Manitoba

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 on August 4, 1999.

Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Lerner served as the senior Crown attorney

Crown attorney

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 for Court of Queen's Bench

Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba

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 trials. He received his law degree from the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

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 in 1981 and was called to the bar in 1982. He worked in private practice before joining the Crown attorney’s office in 1984 and has extensive criminal law

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experience.