List of King's Counsel Appointments in British Columbia
King's Counsel are appointed by the provincial Cabinet on the advice of the Attorney General of British Columbia. No more than 7% of the bar of British Columbia can be appointed King's Counsel. Before making the recommendation to Cabinet, the Attorney General is required by statute to consult with the Chief Justice of British Columbia, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and two benchers (directors) of the Law Society of British Columbia, one of whom is usually the president of the Law Society. The honorary appointment recognizes British Columbia lawyers for distinctive merit and exceptional contributions to the legal profession. Successful candidates will have demonstrated professional integrity and good character and must have been a member of the British Columbia bar for at least five years.[1] In practice, the Attorney General appoints an advisory committee which includes these officials and also the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court, the president of the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association and the deputy attorney general.[2] The Attorney General is automatically appointed as King's Counsel on taking office.[3]
List of office holders
[edit]The following is a partial list of the office holders, based on annual announcements from the Attorney General of British Columbia:[4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Name | Year appointed |
|---|---|
| Frances Joan Connell | 2017 |
| Calvin Stewart Sandborn | 2017 |
| Michael Fitzwilliam Welsh | 2017 |
| Peter Maurice German | 2017 |
| Gordon Harvey Houston | 2017 |
| Gerald Allen Cuttler | 2017 |
| John Scott Logan | 2017 |
| Douglas John Marion | 2017 |
| Deborah Ann Armour | 2017 |
| Margaret Heather Mason | 2017 |
| Christopher Andrew McPherson | 2017 |
| Jeffrey Richard Ray | 2017 |
| James Michael Sullivan | 2017 |
| Michael Johnny McDonald | 2017 |
| Ursula Botz | 2017 |
| Richard Wayne de Boer | 2017 |
| Shelley Lynn Sugarman | 2017 |
| Zoolfikar Kamrudin Bhimji Suleman | 2017 |
| Donna Mary Turko | 2017 |
| Karima Andani | 2017 |
| Lisa Joan Hamilton | 2017 |
| Ardith Alison Walkem | 2017 |
| Tamara Miriam Levy | 2017 |
| Paul Christopher Doroshenko | 2017 |
| Monique Carmel Pongracic-Speier | 2017 |
| Jamie Fraser Maclaren | 2017 |
| Corrinne Lee Ongman | 2018 |
| John Walter Bromley | 2018 |
| Robert Dewart Gibbens | 2018 |
| Adam Charles Whitcombe | 2018 |
| Barry Neville Zacharias | 2018 |
| Fiona MacDonald Begg | 2018 |
| Mary Bridget Hamilton | 2018 |
| Gordon George Matei | 2018 |
| Brian Michael Samuels | 2018 |
| Philip Alexander Riddell | 2018 |
| Hugh William Veenstra | 2018 |
| Russell Charles Gordon | 2018 |
| Lindsay Margaret Lyster | 2018 |
| Nazeer Tajdin Mitha | 2018 |
| Michelle Denise Stanford | 2018 |
| Julianne Krystal Lamb | 2018 |
| Aleem Shiraz Bharmal | 2018 |
| Mary Audna Buttery | 2018 |
| Nikos Emil Harris | 2018 |
| Steven Ronald McKoen | 2018 |
| Brock Andrew Martland | 2018 |
| Michael Andre Feder | 2018 |
| Celeste Ann Haldane | 2018 |
| James Nicholas Harvey | 2018 |
| Claire Elizabeth Hunter | 2018 |
| Murray Lorne Smith | 2019 |
| Paul Thomas McGivern | 2019 |
| Michael Dudley Lucas | 2019 |
| Drew Stavers White | 2019 |
| Joseph Michael Doyle | 2019 |
| Clifford Gerald Proudfoot | 2019 |
| Simon Raymond Coval | 2019 |
| James Harvey Goulden | 2019 |
| Rosemarie Ann Keith | 2019 |
| Jasmin Zubaida Ahmad | 2019 |
| Reidar Meyer Mogerman | 2019 |
| James Conrad MacInnis | 2019 |
| Roshan Philip Danesh | 2019 |
| Barbara Ann Carmichael | 2019 |
| Lisa Christine Fong | 2019 |
| Jeevyn Dhaliwal | 2019 |
| Kasandra Bruyns Cronin | 2019 |
| John-Paul Ernest Boyd | 2019 |
| Bradford Frederick Smith | 2019 |
| Sean Hern | 2019 |
| Catherine Dorothy Clarke Dauvergne | 2019 |
| Donald John Avison | 2019 |
| Louisa Mala Winn | 2019 |
| Merle Craig Alexander | 2019 |
| Rodney Graeme Garson | 2019 |
| Ian Bruce Josephson | 2020 |
| Bruce Harold Ralston | 2020 |
| Kathleen Marjorie Kendall | 2020 |
| Peter John Gerard Landry | 2020 |
| Karen Martin | 2020 |
| John Douglas Jevning | 2020 |
| Joel Alan Nitikman | 2020 |
| Thomas Peter Felhauer | 2020 |
| Tara Renee Britnell | 2020 |
| Nancy Laine Carter | 2020 |
| Robert Antony Sider | 2020 |
| Colin Forsyth | 2020 |
| Janet Patricia Grove | 2020 |
| Christopher Mark Rusnak | 2020 |
| Kenneth Howard Armstrong | 2020 |
| Jacqueline Grace McQueen | 2020 |
| Brook Joseph Greenberg | 2020 |
| Donald Michael Bain | 2020 |
| Jane Laura Benedet | 2020 |
| Sarah Yasmin Khan | 2020 |
| Patrick Michael McGowan | 2020 |
| Eric Vance Gottardi | 2020 |
| Ryan Douglas Warner Dalziel | 2020 |
| Jacqueline Delaine Hughes | 2020 |
| Harinder Nina Purewal | 2020 |
| Douglas Stephen White (Kwul'a'sul'tun) | 2020 |
| Debra Anne Carpentier | 2021 |
| Richard Alexander Ross | 2021 |
| Robert Clair Claus | 2021 |
| Rajinder Singh Bhalla | 2021 |
| Mary Margaret Terresa MacKinnon | 2021 |
| Richard (Craig) Allen Neville | 2021 |
| Robert (Bob) Jan D’Eith | 2021 |
| Kimberly (Kim) Jan Jakeman | 2021 |
| Graeme Keirstead | 2021 |
| Gregory Arthur Petrisor | 2021 |
| Barbara Lee Cromarty | 2021 |
| Karen Evelyn Jamieson | 2021 |
| Kevin Douglas Loo | 2021 |
| Marie Potvin | 2021 |
| Scott Lorne Booth | 2021 |
| Andrew Ian Nathanson | 2021 |
| Elizabeth June Rowbotham | 2021 |
| Jonathan Noel Eades | 2021 |
| Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson | 2021 |
| Thomas Michael Arbogast | 2021 |
| Geoffrey William White | 2021 |
| Martha Rans | 2021 |
| Lesley Ann Ruzicka | 2021 |
| Karey Marlane Brooks | 2021 |
| Andrea Margaret Hilland | 2021 |
| John McInnes Rice | 2021 |
| Leah Bernadette Marie Fontaine | 2021 |
| Maegen McCallum Giltrow | 2021 |
| Alison Maia Latimer | 2021 |
| Jennifer Jane Lee Brun | 2021 |
| William McLachlan | 2022 |
| Don Sihota | 2022 |
| Simon Buck | 2022 |
| Cameron Belsher | 2022 |
| Shafik Bhalloo | 2022 |
| Rosanne Kyle | 2022 |
| Brendan McCabe | 2022 |
| Michael Libby | 2022 |
| Joseph McArthur | 2022 |
| Mark Underhill | 2022 |
| Amy Mortimore | 2022 |
| Stacey Ederza Fox | 2022 |
| John Gareth Morley | 2022 |
| Mark Gervin | 2022 |
| Marko Vesely | 2022 |
| Li-Jeen Broshko | 2022 |
| Cristen Gleeson | 2022 |
| Peter Lawless | 2022 |
| Sarah Westwood | 2022 |
| Louise Jane Kenworthy | 2022 |
| Karen Snowshoe | 2022 |
| Brent Olthuis | 2022 |
| Katrina Harry | 2022 |
| Grace Pastine | 2022 |
| Micah Rankin | 2022 |
| Elin Sigurdson | 2022 |
| Zara Suleman | 2022 |
| Clare Jennings | 2022 |
| Colleen Spier | 2022 |
| Peter Senkpiel | 2022 |
| Robert Bauman | 2023 |
| Peter Grant | 2023 |
| Carol Baird Ellan | 2023 |
| Gregory Nash | 2023 |
| Anders Ourom | 2023 |
| Heidi-Ann Mason | 2023 |
| Brad Dixon | 2023 |
| Veeda Victoria Shroff | 2023 |
| Julie Williams | 2023 |
| Stephen Ballard | 2023 |
| Kinji Bourchier | 2023 |
| Jason LeBlond | 2023 |
| Gurminder Sandhu | 2023 |
| Marc Kazimirski | 2023 |
| Shannon Ramsay | 2023 |
| Rubinder Dhanu | 2023 |
| Susanne Elliott | 2023 |
| Theresa Iandiorio | 2023 |
| Miranda Lam | 2023 |
| Karrie Wolfe | 2023 |
| Lindsay LeBlanc | 2023 |
| Josh Paterson | 2023 |
| Kasari Govender | 2023 |
| Shannon Salter | 2023 |
| Cheryl D'Sa | 2023 |
| Joven Narwal | 2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ King's Counsel Act, RSBC 1996, c 393, ss 2,3,4.
- ^ BC Gov News Release, 16 December 2016: "Exceptional lawyers recognized with Queen's counsel designation".
- ^ Queen's Counsel Act, RSBC 1996, c 393, s 1.
- ^ Attorney General of British Columbia Press Release Archives
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General (17 December 2019). "26 lawyers recognized with Queen's counsel designation | BC Gov News".
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General (22 December 2020). "26 lawyers appointed as Queen's counsel | BC Gov News".
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General (4 May 2023). "B.C. lawyers named first King's counsels | BC Gov News".
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General (12 December 2023). "Outstanding lawyers appointed to King's counsel | BC Gov News".
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General (2 December 2021). "Thirty lawyers appointed as Queen's counsel | BC Gov News".