Ottawa appoints respected lawyer to the Nunavut bench

Former Crown prosecutor replaces Andrew Mahar, who joins the NWT Supreme Court

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

Paul Bychok, shortly after his retirement from the Crown office in Iqaluit, wearing a sealskin vest he bought from the Kiluk craft shop in Arviat in 2008. (FILE PHOTO)


Paul Bychok, shortly after his retirement from the Crown office in Iqaluit, wearing a sealskin vest he bought from the Kiluk craft shop in Arviat in 2008. (FILE PHOTO)

Paul Bychok, a respected lawyer who recently retired as a Crown prosecutor in Nunavut, will now serve as a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice.

Peter MacKay, the federal justice minister, made the announcement June 26.

Bychok fills a spot on the Nunavut bench vacated May 28 by Andrew Mahar, who was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories.

Between 2003 and his retirement from the job this past April 2, Bychok served as a senior lawyer for the Public Prosecution Service in Nunavut.

Prior to that, he worked as a senior Crown attorney for the Public Prosecution Service in Halifax.

“I have always believed passionately in what I do,” Bychok said this March 14 in a speech at a dinner held by members of the Iqaluit legal community to mark his retirement from the Crown prosecutors’ office.

Bychok’s appointment is effective immediately, the federal justice department said.

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