Thomas Rothwell appointed to Alberta Court of Appeal in Edmonton

Justice Thomas Rothwell has been appointed to the Appeal Court of Alberta in Edmonton. He previously served on the Alberta Court of King’s Bench and worked in private practice and Alberta Justice.

CTV News Edmonton has reported:

Justice Thomas Rothwell has been appointed to the Appeal Court of Alberta in Edmonton. Born in the city, he earned a law degree from the University of Alberta in 1997 and clerked for Honourable Mr. Justice J.C. Major at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Rothwell joined Edmonton law firm Reynolds, Mirth, Richards and Farmer LLP in 1998. In 2004, he moved to Alberta Justice, where he practised Aboriginal, constitutional and health law and served as assistant deputy minister of the legal services division.

He was appointed to the Alberta Court of King’s Bench in 2020. The Court of Appeal hears civil and criminal appeals from trial courts, boards and tribunals across Alberta.