Shannon Smallwood
Shannon H. Smallwood is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, joining in 2012.[1] She is a member of the Dene First Nations group.[2] On September 23, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Smallwood as chief justice effective September 22, 2022.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Court of Appeal :: Courts of the Northwest Territories". www.nwtcourts.ca. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "N.W.T.'s first Dene Supreme Court judge sworn in". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 14, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Prime Minister announces appointment of new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories" (Press release). Ottawa, Ontario. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.