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September 6, 2002
New judge to be sworn in
this month
Justice Earl D. Johnson
steps up to the Nunavut Court of Justice bench to start work on Sept. 9.
Johnsons appointment
in July by federal Justice Minister Martin Cauchon fills a post thats
been vacant for three years.
His arrival will lighten
the caseloads of Nunavuts current two judges and decrease the number of
deputy judges called in during busy weeks and months.
Johnson has practised law
in Yellowknife since the mid-1970s. He joins Nunavut senior judge, Justice Beverley
Browne, and Justice Robert Kilpatrick.
Judge Calvin Tallis of
Yellowknife will swear in Johnston on Sept. 20.
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