Court of Appeal Judge Geneviève Cotnam Appointed Chief Justice of Quebec
Cotnam has served on the Court of Appeal since 2018 and was among the judges in a 2019 ruling later set aside by the Supreme Court of Canada.
- Geneviève Cotnam succeeded Manon Savard, who stepped down on August 10.
- Cotnam has served as a judge at the Court of Appeal of Quebec since 2018.
- In 2019, Cotnam was among the judges involved in upholding a ruling requiring comedian Mike Ward to pay damages to a disabled singer he mocked.
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A new Quebec Chief Justice is appointed: he is Mr.Geneviève Cotnam, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the appointment of Geneviève Cotnam as the new Chief Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal and will succeed Manon Savard, who left office on August 10 to become a supernumerary judge.Ms.Cotnam has been a judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal since 2018.
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Prime Minister Carney announces the appointment of new Chief Justice of Québec
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced the appointment of the Honourable Geneviève Cotnam, a puisne judge of the Court of Appeal of Québec, as the new Chief Justice of Québec. Chief Justice Cotnam replaces the Honourable Manon Savard, who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective August 10, 2026. Biographical note The Honourable Geneviève Cotnam The post Prime Minister Carney announces the appointment of new Chief Justice of …
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