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Alberta’s prime lane simply acquired a complete lot more durable as a former heavyweight boxing champion joins its ranks.
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Justice Minister David Lametti introduced Monday the appointment of two new Alberta Courtroom of Enchantment judges from Calgary and one from Edmonton.
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And among the many new judges who shall be elevated to the province’s highest court docket is former world newbie heavyweight boxing champion Willie deWit.
DeWit will be a part of Courtroom of King’s Bench Justice April Grosse as Calgary’s two new appointments to the Courtroom of Enchantment.
Edmonton Courtroom of King’s Bench Decide Jane Fagnan shall be elevated to the excessive court docket together with the 2 Calgary judges.
Lisa Silver and Allison Kuntz substitute deWit and Grosse in Calgary Courtroom of King’s Bench.
Silver is an affiliate professor of regulation and the College of Calgary, whereas Kuntz is a companion at Stikeman Elliot LLP in Calgary.
In Edmonton, Kent Teskey, a companion at Pringle Chivers Sparks Teskey, takes over for Fagnan on the Courtroom of King’s Bench.
“I want Judges deWit, Fagnan, Grosse, Silver, Kuntz and Teskey each success of their new roles,” Lametti mentioned in a press launch.
“I’m assured that they’ll serve Albertans properly, in addition to members of the Courtroom of Enchantment and the Courtroom of King’s Bench of Alberta.”
DeWit was first appointed to the bench in 2017.
Earlier than acquiring a regulation diploma, he was each an newbie {and professional} boxer, profitable the gold medal on the 1982 Commonwealth Video games, in addition to the world newbie heavyweight title from 1983 to 1984 and a silver medal on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Summer time Video games.
The bilingual Grosse was appointed to the Courtroom of King’s Bench in 2018.
Silver earned her regulation diploma from Osgoode Corridor in Toronto in 1987 and a grasp’s diploma in regulation from the College of Calgary in 2001.
She joined the College of Calgary School of Regulation in 2016.
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