Canada’s first transgender judge named

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Canada's first transgender judge named

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadas-first-transgender-judge-named/article27876501/?cmpid=rss1

The Globe and Mail/LAURA BEESTON Published Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 8:04PM EST
Last updated Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 8:06PM EST

"Canada's first transgender judge has been appointed to provincial court in Manitoba.

Kael McKenzie, a Crown attorney from Winnipeg, was officially designated a judge on Dec. 17 and will begin his new job immediately.

With his appointment to provincial court, Mr. McKenzie becomes the third openly trans judge now practising in North America. The first, Victoria Kolakowski, of Alameda County, Calif., was appointed in 2010."