He will preside over matters in the Calgary criminal division
Michael Ewenson, who was the Alberta Police Review Commission’s interim chief executive officer, has joined the Calgary region of the Alberta Court of Justice as a justice.
He begins sitting on Monday May 11. He has been appointed to the Calgary criminal division.
According to the Alberta government, Ewenson’s addition expands the capacity of the courts to hear civil, criminal, and family matters.
“Appointments to our courts continue to be a priority as we strive to ensure Albertans have access to an efficient justice system that works better and faster. I am confident that Michael Ewenson, KC, will excel as a justice for the Alberta Court of Justice in Calgary, and I congratulate him on his new role,” said Mickey Amery, Alberta’s attorney general and justice minister, in a statement.
Ewenson was appointed the interim CEO of Alberta’s Police Review Commission last year, after taking silk in 2024. Prior to this, he was acting and then permanent executive director of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.
He worked with the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service as a Crown prosecutor from 2005 to 2021, conducting complex criminal and homicide prosecutions. He was also assistant chief Crown prosecutor for a decade, taking on major litigation and managerial responsibilities.
Ewenson obtained his law degree from the University of New Brunswick in 2001 and then a master of laws degree in international criminal law from the National University of Ireland in 2015.
“On behalf of the Alberta Court of Justice, I am pleased to welcome and congratulate Mr. Ewenson on his appointment. His experience and dedication to public service will support the court’s commitment to a fair, accessible and timely justice system. We look forward to Mr. Ewenson’s contributions in serving Albertans,” said James Hunter, the Alberta Court of Justice’s chief justice.
In March, Boyd Langford, Denis Lefebvre, Kristin Fahlman, Travis Cunningham, Elizabeth Iredale, and Jayne Janzen joined the Alberta Court of Justice.
