About the Executive Committee
The Executive manages and conducts the affairs of the Society.
The Executive is composed of one non lawyer, appointed by the Commissioner for a term of three years. There are also at least four other Executive members. All of these are lawyers who have been approved to practice in, and live in the NWT. They are elected by all the lawyers who practice in the NWT.
Included in the Executive are the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same person.
The Executive appoints an Executive Director, who is also called Deputy Secretary or Deputy Secretary-Treasurer. The Executive Director is responsible for managing the Law Society office. The Executive Directors is an ex officio member of the Executive.
Every lawyer who lives in the NWT and who is approved to practice law in the NWT can be nominated for a position on the Executive.
The Executive typically meets monthly.
Executive Committee Minutes:
2022/09/06 Executive Committee Minutes
The 2023 Law Society Executive
Christina Duffy
PRESIDENT
Sandra Mackenzie
VICE-PRESIDENT
Christopher Buchanan
TREASURER
Keelen Simpson
SECRETARY
Matthew Yap
MEMBER AT LARGE
Paul Andrew
LAYPERSON
| 2022 | Sheldon Toner |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Brad Patzer |
| 2020 | Michael Reddy |
| 2019 | Tracy Bock |
| 2018 | Alex Godfrey |
| 2017 | Glen Rutland |
| 2016 | Shannon Cumming |
| 2015 | Margo Nightingale |
| 2014 | Karen Wilford |
| 2013 | Caroline Wawzonek |
| 2012 | Cayley J. Thomas |
| 2011 | Sheila M. MacPherson |
| 2010 | Shirley A. Walsh |
| 2009 | Karen Lajoie |
| 2007 | Betty Lou McIlmoyle |
| 2006 | Michael Triggs |
| 2005 | Noel Sinclair |
| 2003 | Heather L. Potter |
| 2002 | Sarah A.E. Kay |
| 2000 | Alan C. Denroche |
| 1999 | Gregory C. Nearing |
| 1998 | Karan M. Shaner |
| 1997 | Adrian C. Wright |
| 1996 | Sheila M. MacPherson |
| 1995 | Shannon R.W. Gullberg |
| 1994 | Elizabeth J. Stewart |
| 1993 | Edward W. Gullberg |
| 1992 | Lorraine Minish Cooper |
| 1991 | Mark A. Aitken |
| 1990 | Clarence A. Hudson |
| 1989 | Sandra E. Aitken |
| 1988 | Virginia A. Schuler |
| 1987 | James D. Sutton |
| 1986 | Katherine Peterson, QC |
| 1985 | Joel W. Fournier |
| 1984 | Gabriella I. Lang |
| 1983 | Donald M. Cooper |
| 1982 | John Z. Vertes |
| 1981 | Donald M. Cooper |
| 1980 | J.Edward Richard |
| 1979 | Earl D. Johnson, QC |
| 1978 | David H. Searle, CM, QC |
