Hamou was a hearing officer with the Department of Justice and Public Safety in Fredericton. Her law career began when she worked as a commission counsel for the Cornwall Public Inquiry in 2006. She served as an agent for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada following her admission to the Law Society of New Brunswick in 2009. She worked with the Civil Litigation Group of the Office of the Attorney General of New Brunswick for almost a decade.
Newfoundland and Labrador
David Conway and Stephanie Hickman were named as judges of the NL Supreme Court.
Conway was a sole practitioner in St. John’s. He earned his law degree from the University of New Brunswick and articled with Lerners LLP before he was called to the Ontario Bar and NL Bar. He worked in-house as a labour lawyer with the Registered Nurses’ Union of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2017, he was appointed chairperson of the Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Relations Board. He had acted as a labour arbitrator, adjudicator, and independent legal counsel. He had also conducted statutory reviews for the NL government.
Hickman was a partner at Cox & Palmer in St. John’s. She specializes in construction, commercial, and energy practice. She is a fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. She participated in multiple mediations, acted as counsel in the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry, and appeared before all levels of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. She was appointed King’s Counsel in 2019.
Prince Edward Island
Minister Virani has named Sophie MacDonald as the PEI Supreme Court judge in Charlottetown. MacDonald earned her civil law degree at the Université de Montréal in 1998 and her common law degree at the Université de Moncton in 1999. She was called to the PEI bar in 2000 and the Ontario bar in 2003. She was appointed King’s Counsel in 2020.