Manitoba Court of Appeal
The Manitoba Court of Appeal is the highest court of appeal in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was established in 1906. It is located in the Old Law Courts building at 408 York Avenue in Winnipeg, the capital city of Manitoba. It hears criminal, civil and family law cases, as well as appeals from various administrative boards and tribunals.
The Court of Appeal consists of 8 judicial seats including the position of Chief Justice. At any given time there may be one or more additional justices who sit as supernumerary justices.
Pursuant to , the court consists of a Chief Justice and seven other judges. The Chief Justice is responsible for the judicial functions of the court, including direction over sittings of the court and the assignment of judicial duties.
Most cases are heard by a panel of three justices. A single justice presides over matters heard in "chambers", usually interlocutory matters or applications for leave to appeal. Proceedings before the court are governed by the .
As a "Superior Court" under section 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867, Court of Appeal judges are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada. Appointees must be members of the Manitoba bar, but need not have had previous experience as a judge. However, appointees almost always have some experience as a judge, usually on the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench.
Current Justices
| Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position prior to appointment |
| Chief Justice Richard J. F. Chartier | March 8, 2013 November 22, 2006 | Harper | Justice of the Manitoba Court of Appeal Provincial Court of Manitoba |
| Madam Justice Diana Cameron | November 2, 2012 | Harper | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
| Mr. Justice William Burnett | March 8, 2013 | Harper | Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
| Mr. Justice Christopher J. Mainella | July 1, 2013 | Harper | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba PPSC |
| Madam Justice Jennifer Ann Pfuetzner | June 26, 2015 | Harper | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
| Madam Justice Janice leMaistre | June 26, 2015 | Harper | Provincial Court of Manitoba |
| Madam Justice Karen Simonsen | August 31, 2018 | Trudeau | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
| Madam Justice Lori Spivak | March 26, 2019 | Trudeau | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
Under the federal , federally appointed judges may, after being in judicial office for at least 15 years and whose combined age and number of years of judicial service is not less than 80 or after the age of 70 years and at least 10 years judicial service, elect to give up their regular judicial duties and hold office as a supernumerary judge.
Supernumerary
| Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position prior to appointment |
| Mr. Justice Michel A. Monnin | July 26, 1995 | Chretien | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
| Madam Justice Freda M. Steel | February 28, 2000 | Chretien | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
| Madam Justice Barbara M. Hamilton | July 16, 2002 | Chretien | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
| Madam Justice Holly C. Beard | September 9, 2009 | Harper | Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
| Mr. Justice Marc Monnin | February 3, 2011 | Harper | Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba |
Past Justices
Chief Justices of Manitoba
| Name | Term | Notes |
| Alexander Morris | July 1872–Dec 1872 | |
| Edmund Burke Wood | 1874–1882 | |
| Lewis Wallbridge | 1882–1887 | |
| Sir Thomas Wardlaw Taylor | 1887–1899 | Knighted in 1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours |
| Albert Clements Killam | 1899–1903 | to Supreme Court of Canada, 1903 |
| Joseph Dubuc | 1903–1909 | Court of Appeal from 1906 |
| Name | Term | Notes |
| Hector Mansfield Howell | Nov 1909–Apr 1918 | |
| William Egerton Perdue | 1918–1929 | |
| James Emile Pierre Prendergast | Dec 1929–Mar 1944 | |
| Ewan Alexander McPherson | Mar 1944–Nov 1954 | |
| John Evans Adamson | Jan 1955–Mar 1961 | |
| Calvert Charlton Miller | Mar 1961–Feb 1967 | |
| Samuel Freedman | 1966–1967 | Acting Chief Justice during Miller's illness |
| Charles Rhodes Smith | June 1967–Mar 1971 | |
| Samuel Freedman | Mar 1971–Apr 1983 | |
| Alfred Maurice Monnin | Apr 1983–Jan 1990 | |
| Richard Jamieson Scott | July 1990–Mar 2013 | |
| Richard J. F. Chartier | 2013–present | - |
Trivia
The sons of two former Court of Appeal justices currently serve as judges on the court.The first female appointed to the Court was Bonnie M. Helper, on June 30, 1989.