Three new Crown Attorneys in Halifax
Sandi MacKinnon and Michelle James have been appointed Crown attorneys in the Dartmouth office of the Public Prosecution Service and Shauna MacDonald has been appointed a Crown attorney in the Special Prosecutions section.
The appointments were announced today, Nov. 26, by Martin Herschorn, director of Public Prosecutions.
"We are pleased to have these very capable Crown attorneys on board," said Mr. Herschorn. "Their experience and expertise are a valuable asset to the Public Prosecution Service."
Ms. MacKinnon's first career was journalism. Originally from Ontario, she received a diploma in radio journalism from Holland College in Charlottetown in 1990, before joining CBC Charlottetown for a five-year stretch. She attended the University of Prince Edward Island for her undergraduate studies and graduated from the University of New Brunswick law school in 2004.
Ms. MacKinnon articled with the Prince Edward Island Office of the Attorney General. After a brief time with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission in Charlottetown, she joined the Crown Attorneys' Office of the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice in 2006.
Ms. James has transferred from the Public Prosecution Service's Amherst office. She received her undergraduate degrees from Dalhousie University and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan law school in 1999.
Ms. James articled with Garson, Knox and MacDonald in Halifax and joined Evans, MacIsaac, MacMillan in Port Hawkesbury a year later. In 2001, Ms. James became a staff lawyer with Nova Scotia Legal Aid in Truro and Antigonish. She was appointed a Crown attorney in Amherst in 2002.
Halifax native Shauna MacDonald graduated from Dalhousie law school in 1994. She articled with Burchell MacAdam Hayman and was admitted to the Bar in 1995. Ms. MacDonald did per diem Crown work until she joined the Public Prosecution Service in 1997 as a Crown attorney in Halifax. Last year, Ms. MacDonald left for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, where she worked on proceeds of crime. She returns to the provincial Public Prosecution Service to work in the Special Prosecutions section, where she will focus on proceeds of crime.