Judicial appointees include Andres Garin and Stéphane Richer in Quebec, Amiram Kotler in Manitoba
Sean Fraser – Canada’s justice minister, attorney general, and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – announced the judicial appointments of Delaram Jahani, Jacqueline McQueen, Michael Klein, Brook Greenberg, Andres Garin, Stéphane Richer, and Amiram Kotler across BC, Quebec, and Manitoba.
The federal justice department’s news release noted the following details about the appointments.
Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver
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Jahani: replacing Justice L. Warren, elevated to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia effective Feb. 28, 2025
- McQueen: replacing Justice A. Mayer, elevated to the BC Court of Appeal as of Feb. 28, 2025
- Klein: replacing Justice M. Brundrett, elevated to the BC Court of Appeal effective Nov. 13, 2025
- Greenberg: replacing Justice A.D. Francis, elevated to the BC Court of Appeal as of Nov. 13, 2025
Appointees in Montreal, Quebec
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Garin: a puisne judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec, replacing Justice M.J. Hogue, who resigned as of last Feb. 1
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Richer: a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, replacing Garin, elevated to the Quebec Court of Appeal effective Mar. 25
Meanwhile, Kotler is a new judge of the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba in Winnipeg. He has replaced Justice G.L. Chartier, who elected to be a supernumerary judge as of Jan. 5.
Delaram Jahani
Jahani was most recently a judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia in Surrey. She joined the bench in 2018.
She obtained an LLB from the University of Windsor in 1998. She practised criminal law in Toronto, then moved to Vancouver in 2001. She gained admission to the BC bar in 2002.
As a trial lawyer, Jahani focused on family and child protection litigation. She also served as an ad hoc prosecutor for the Public Prosecution Services of Canada.
Jacqueline G. McQueen
McQueen was most recently a judge of the BC Provincial Court in Vancouver. She joined the bench in 2023.
She received an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School. She gained admission to the Ontario bar in 1995, the BC bar in 1996, and the New Zealand bar in 2001. She earned accreditation as a family law mediator in 2018.
McQueen practised both civil and family law for a decade. She then focused on family law at the firm currently known as Daykin Walker Kaderly Wahid LLP, where she served as an associate then as a partner.
Michael P. Klein
Klein was most recently a Vancouver-based sole practitioner. Since launching his own small firm in 2000, he has focused his practice on criminal law. He served as a special prosecutor, designated by the BC attorney general.
He worked as an associate at Bolton and Muldoon for 11 years. His practice, focusing on criminal defence, also included civil litigation and administrative law matters.
Brook J. Greenberg
Greenberg was most recently a Vancouver-based partner in the litigation and dispute resolution group at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. He focused his litigation practice on complex commercial disputes spanning forestry, banking, and construction.
He obtained an LLB from the University of British Columbia and joined the BC bar in 1998.
Andres C. Garin
Garin was most recently a judge of the Quebec Superior Court in Montreal. He joined the bench in 2022.
He received a civil law degree from the Université de Montréal, a common law degree from the University of Ottawa, and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. He gained admission to the Quebec bar in 1996.
At the Supreme Court of Canada, Garin worked as legal counsel and as a legal officer. At Norton Rose Fulbright, he focused his commercial litigation practice on public law.
Stéphane Richer
Richer was most recently a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Montreal. At BLG, he practised civil and commercial litigation, focusing on real estate, extraordinary remedies, banking, fraud, privacy, and class actions.
At the firm, he became a partner in 2009. He sat on the executive committee and compensation committee of the Montreal office.
Richer earned an LLB from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 2001. He joined the Quebec bar in 2002.
Amiram Y. Kotler
Kotler has worked as a Crown attorney for the Manitoba government in Winnipeg for more than two decades. He became general counsel in 2013 and assumed supervisory responsibility over all criminal appeals to the Manitoba Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
He accepted the Aime Geoffrion gold medal in law at McGill University. He worked for three years in New York City, then returned to Winnipeg to work at Manitoba Justice.
Kotler gained admission to the Manitoba bar in 2001.
