MELFORT — A lawyer who served as the crown prosecutor in the trial against the man responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, has been appointed as a provincial judge.
Thomas Healey, who was based in Melfort, was appointed as a judge to the Provincial Court in Prince Albert. The appointment was announced on Aug. 2.
“Judge Healey will make a fine addition to our Provincial Court bench,” said Don Morgan, the province’s justice minister, in a release. “His experience as a crown prosecutor will be a great asset to him in this position and to the community of Prince Albert.”
Healey received a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1994. He commenced his articles with the Crown Life Insurance Company. After concluding his articles, he began his career as a lawyer with Mills, Wilcox and Zuk before moving to the Annand Law Office in Melfort in 1997.
Since 2005, Healey has served as a crown prosecutor in Melfort, where he has been primarily focused on criminal law.
The newly appointed judge was active in the Melfort community, coaching community soccer teams and serving as an Elder, Deacon and Moderator in the Park Avenue Bible Church. He also served two terms as a bencher on the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
