Judicial Appointments for the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta

LESA extends our heartfelt congratulations to Kathryn H. Oviatt KC, Kristan A. McLeod, and Shannon W. Davis for their recent judicial appointments to the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. Justice Oviatt and Justice McLeod have been appointed to the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta in Edmonton. Justice Davis has been appointed to the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta in Grande Prairie.

Justice Oviatt was called to the Alberta bar in 2006. She worked as legal counsel to the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta and then began practicing primarily in administrative law. In 2021, she became the Chief of the Commission and Tribunal of the Alberta Human Rights Commission in Edmonton. She has published over 160 decisions, many of which have become foundational precedent in Alberta human rights law. She also adjudicates contractual and commercial disputes.

Justice McLeod was called to the Alberta bar in 2006, and the Northwest Territories bar in 2007. Throughout her career, she practiced in labour, employment, human rights, constitutional, and professional regulatory law. In 2011, she became a partner with Chivers Carpenter, and later the firm’s first managing partner. She has presented at various conferences and is active in the profession, including coaching the University of Alberta’s labour arbitration moot team for several years.

Justice Davis was called to the bar of Newfoundland and Labrador and Alberta in 2008. This same year, he joined the Alberta Justice in Grande Prairie and worked as a front-line prosecutor. In 2022, he became the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor of the Grande Prairie office. Throughout his career, he has served on several boards and committees, including as a prosecutor liaison for the Alberta Victim Services Redesign.

The LESA team wishes Justice Oviatt, Justice McLeod, and Justice Davis warm congratulations for their monumental achievement, and many successes on this next chapter ahead. For more information on this announcement, read the official press release here.

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