Jean McBride was appointed to the Provincial Court of Manitoba

Provincial Court of Manitoba

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 on June 18, 2008, filling an opening in Portage la Prairie.

Judge McBride studied law at the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

, graduating in 1998. From her graduation until her appointment to the bench, she practiced as a provincial Crown attorney

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. She worked for six years with the domestic violence

Domestic violence

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 unit, and then with the criminal organization prosecution unit.