Dr. Gerald Heckman, a professor at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law in Winnipeg, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court of Appeal. John C. Cotter, Partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto, was appointed an Associate Judge of the Federal Court. Judicial appointments were also made today to the Tax Court, Ontario courts, Alberta courts, Quebec courts and the BC courts.

Appointment details

• Dr. Gerald Heckman, a professor at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law in Winnipeg, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court of Appeal.
• John C. Cotter, Partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto, was appointed an associate judge of the Federal Court.
• John C. Yuan, Counsel in the Tax Law Services Porfolio at Justice Canada in Ottawa, was appointed a judge of the Tax Court of Canada.
• John E. Callaghan, Partner at Gowling WLG in Toronto, was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto.
• Jennifer K. Penman, Managing Partner and Lawyer at Derstine Penman Criminal Lawyers in Toronto, was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto.
• Christopher Millsap, K.C., Partner at O’Neill, Hurley, O’Keeffe, Millsap/Liberty Law LLP in Grande Prairie, was appointed a Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta in Grande Prairie.
• The Honourable Lori Renée Weitzman, a Judge of the Court of Quebec in Montréal, was appointed a puisne Judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Montréal.
• Bradford F. Smith, K.C., a sole practitioner in Kamloops, was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Kamloops.