New judge appointed for La Ronge Provincial Court
The Government of Saskatchewan announced on Friday that they have appointed Nathan Forester as the new judge for Provincial Court in La Ronge.
“Judge Forester’s extensive experience, strong connection to La Ronge and the North, and background in legal aid work will serve him and the community well,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre said. “I am delighted to welcome him to the Saskatchewan Provincial Court in La Ronge.”
Forester graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in 2007 with a Bachelor of Laws before being called to the bar in 2008. He then began his career in Kamloops working as an articling student and associate with Morelli Cherktow LLP. After receiving an E.M. Culliton Scholarship from the Law Society of Saskatchewan, he returned to the prairies and pursued post-graduate studies, completing a Master of Laws in 2013. While studying, he was also awarded a Graduate Teaching Fellowship and worked as a research assistant.
For the next seven years, Forester worked with the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission working as a staff lawyer in La Ronge, Regina, and Saskatoon. In 2021 he moved north, taking a position with the Yukon Legal Services Society in Whitehorse as a senior staff lawyer and later as acting assistant executive director.
