New Crown Attorney in Halifax

Alicia Kennedy has been appointed a Crown attorney for the Halifax office of the Public Prosecution Service. The appointment was announced today, Sept. 2, by Martin Herschorn, director of Public Prosecutions.

"I am very pleased to welcome a lawyer with Ms. Kennedy's energy and experience to the Public Prosecution Service," said Mr. Herschorn.

A native of Shubenacadie, Ms. Kennedy graduated from the University of Ottawa as a dean's list student in 2003 with an honours bachelor of social sciences. She went on to Dalhousie law school, graduating in 2007. At convocation she received the prestigious Muriel Duckworth Award.

Ms. Kennedy articled with Saskatchewan Legal Aid in Meadow Lake before joining Saskatchewan Legal Aid on a permanent basis. Her focus at legal aid was almost entirely on criminal law.

Ms. Kennedy is active in her community. She has volunteered with the Dalhousie Association of Women and the Law and with Big Sisters in Ottawa. More recently, she coached youth soccer in Meadow Lake, Sask.