Richard J. Scott

Richard J. Scott
Chief Justice of Manitoba
In office
July 31, 1990 – March 1, 2013
Preceded byAlfred Monnin
Succeeded byRichard J. F. Chartier
Personal details
Born
Richard Jamieson Scott

(1938-03-20) March 20, 1938 (age 86)
NationalityCanadian
SpouseMary (m. c. 1961)
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
ProfessionLawyer

Richard Jamieson Scott OC OM KC (born 1938), also known as Dick Scott,[1] is a Canadian jurist who served as Chief Justice of Manitoba. In that capacity, he presided over the Manitoba Court of Appeal from 1990 to 2013. Among his most notable decisions are those in the cases Rebenchuk v Rebenchuk (2007), Manitoba Métis Federation Inc v Canada (Attorney General) et al. (2010), O’Brien v Tyrone Enterprises Ltd (2012), and, while he was on the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba, R v Lavallee.[2]