Justice DM appointed Federal Court judge must watch for conflicts: ex-Supreme Court judge

William Pentney was recently appointed a judge on the Federal Court after spending the past five years as deputy justice minister.

Former deputy justice minister William Pentney, right, pictured alongside Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould at a committee meeting last year, has been appointed to the bench of the Federal Court, though observers say he'll have to be careful to avoid sitting on cases he was involved with while in government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

July 12, 2017

New Federal Court judge William Pentney must be "alert" about potential conflicts stemming from his time in government, after moving into the role from the top of the federal Justice Department, according to a former Supreme Court justice who also transitioned from t...

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