Kamloops provincial court judge appointed to Supreme Court of B.C.
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops judge has been promoted to serve on the Supreme Court of B.C.
Lorianna Bennett was appointed to the Supreme Court of B.C. in Kamloops by Arif Virani, the federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on Monday (March 3). Bennett replaces Sherri Ann Donegan, who was elevated to the Court of Appeal for B.C. in August 2024.
Bennett previously served as a judge in B.C. provincial court dating back to June 2021. She was called to the bar in 1998 and worked as a lawyer in Kamloops at Paul & Company for 19 years, where she became partner in 2013. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in 1997.
According to a news release issued Monday, Bennett practiced primarily in family law representing both private and legal aid clients in provincial and Supreme courts. She also instructed at Thompson Rivers University.
