2 Provincial Court Judges Appointed in Saskatchewan | The Canadian News

The Saskatchewan government announced on Friday the appointment of two new provincial court judges.

Bradley Shane Mitchell was appointed in Saskatoon, while La Ronge’s new judge is Dorinda Mae Stahl.

Government officials said Mitchell received his law degree from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) in 2007 and worked with Cawood Walker Demmans Baldwin LLP and McDougall Gauley LLP.

After being called to the bar in 2008, Mitchell assumed a position as an associate at McDougall Gauley in Saskatoon, where he practiced criminal defense and litigation. He became a partner at McDougall Gauley in 2017.

Officials said Mitchell has mentored many young attorneys, both within McDougall Gauley and through his volunteer work with Community Legal Aid Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc (CLASSIC) and the USask School of Law.

“Mitchell brings with him extensive experience and knowledge that make him an excellent addition to the Saskatoon provincial court,” Saskatchewan Attorney General Gordon Wyant said in a statement.

“I know that his understanding of the criminal justice system and his dedication to equality will serve him well and the people of Saskatoon as he takes on this new role.”

Mitchell has served as a member of the board of directors for Autism Services Saskatoon and has been a director of SaskAbilities since 2016. He has also volunteered as a coach at Special Olympics Saskatchewan and the Saskatoon Comets hockey club.

Stahl received her law degree with distinction from USask in 2005. After two years in private practice, she began a career in public service in 2008 as a Crown Prosecutor with the Saskatchewan Department of Justice and the Public Prosecution Branch of the Saskatchewan attorney general.

While the Crown Prosecutor handles public prosecutions, officials said Stahl prosecuted a wide variety of matters, including cases involving drunk driving, juvenile crimes and domestic violence.

“Stahl is an exceptional attorney with extraordinary legal experience,” Wyant said in a news release.

“She not only brings years of experience as a prosecutor, but also as an academic and teacher. She will fulfill her duties as a judge of the provincial court with fairness and dedication ”.

Officials said Stahl taught at USask Law School for eight years and prior to that he taught for eight years at First Nations University of Canada in Regina.

He was also part of a team that completely revamped Saskatchewan’s legal education program for articulation students, writing modules on legal ethics, oral defense and criminal law, according to a press release.

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