Edwin Kimelman

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Edwin Charles Kimelman served as a judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba from May 1975 until July 1, 1999.

Judge Kimelman received his call to the bar on May 27, 1950. He began his career as a lawyer with the firm of Kopstein, Kimelman & Kopstein. In May 1975 he was appointed as a part-time judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba. In July 1977 he was appointed a Senior Judge, and in November 1988 he was appointed Associate Chief Judge. He retired from the bench on July 1, 1999.

Judge Kimelman was perhaps best known for his work regarding the welfare of Aboriginal and Métis children. In the early 1980s, the Manitoba government established a Review Committee on Indian and Métis Adoptions and Placements, which was headed by Judge Kimelman. The committee's final report, entitled "No Quiet Place", was published in 1985. Judge Kimelman also served on numerous community boards, including Jewish Child and Family Services, Sharon Home, Camp Massad, B'nai Brith, the United Way of Canada and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

Judge Kimelman passed away on September 2, 2007.

[edit] References

The Law Society of Manitoba Communiqué (January 2008, p. 10)
Lawrence J. Barkwell, Lyle N. Longclaws and David N. Chartrand, "Status of Métis Children Within the Child Welfare System" (1989) 9 Cdn. J. Native Studies 33