John Scurfield

John Scurfield

John M. Scurfield, Q.C., was appointed a judge of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench on July 17, 2002. He replaced Madam Justice Ruth Krindle, who resigned.

The Honourable Mr. Justice John Scurfield was born in Manitou, Manitoba on November 27, 1951, the second of four children to his late parents William Edward Scurfield (a lawyer), and Cynthia May Scurfield (nee Beamish) [Obituary of Cynthia Scurfield, Winnpeg Free Press, April 1, 2000] . He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Manitoba in 1975 and was admitted to the Law Society of Manitoba the following year. Prior to his appointment, he was a partner with the Winnipeg law firm of Scurfield, Tapper, Cuddy. He practiced in the areas of commercial litigation, employment law, administrative law, personal injury claims and criminal law. Throughout his career, Mr. Justice Scurfield has undertaken arbitration and mediation of commercial and labour disputes and has acted as commissioner or commission counsel on various inquiries. He is a Past President and Life Bencher of the Law Society of Manitoba. Mr. Justice Scurfield was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1989.

References

* [http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2002/doc_30622.html Government of Canada News Release] (accessed August 1, 2007)
* [http://www.manitobacourts.mb.ca/qb/qb_judges.html Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench - Judges]


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