FORMER OLYMPIC BOXER DEWIT NAMED TO PROVINCIAL BENCH

Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson- Raybould has announced four new appointments to the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench. They include Justice Willie deWit, a criminal defence lawyer in Calgary who was an Olympic and professional boxer before his legal career. DeWit, a criminal defence lawyer, represented Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the heavyweight division. Another appointee, Justice Marilyn Slawinsky, worked with Alberta Justice and the Calgary Police Commission before she was appointed as provincial court judge in 2015. Justice Ritu Khullar, has been a managing partner of Chivers Carpenter Lawyers since 2009. And Justice Michele Hollins is a former national president of the Canadian Bar Association.