The provincial government recently appointed a new judge, who is familiar to the area and to the provincial court of Manitoba in The Pas. Lori Ann Hunter grew up in The Pas and also has strong family roots in the community.
“When I was five years old, my family moved to The Pas, but my maternal side of my family has lived here for three generations,” said Hunter. “My father worked for the provincial government and my mother had an independent business in the community. I grew up in the community having ties to those sectors.”
Hunter didn’t embark upon becoming a lawyer right away. She spent some time working in the justice sector in the frontlines, before attending law school.
“My career in law started later in life for me, because I went to school not in the traditional trajectory,” said Hunter. “I spent twenty years working in the legal system. I started working as administrative support in the Crown’s office. My first career was a court reporter.