The Honourable Glenn D. Joyal was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, as accounced by Prime Minister, Mark Carney today. Justice Joyal most recently served as Chief Justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba. Justice Joyal practised primarily in criminal law, constitutional law, and civil litigation prior to his appointment to the Bench. He was first appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba in 1998. In 2007 he joined the Court of Appeal of Manitoba and, later that year, the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba, where he became Associate Chief Justice in 2009, then Chief Justice in 2011. Read the full announcement here.