Pat Bourbonnais
pbourbonnais@lawsociety.mb.ca
The Richard J. Scott Award is presented annually by the Law Society of Manitoba to an individual who advances the rule of law and contributes to a strong and independent legal profession through advocacy, litigation, teaching, research, writing or mentoring.
The award honours former Chief Justice Richard Scott, who served as Manitoba’s Chief Justice for over 20 years and was a Past President of the Law Society of Manitoba. The Richard J. Scott Award Selection Committee selects the recipients of this award.
How to Submit a Nomination
Submissions should include the nominee’s C.V. and an explanation as to why the nominee deserves this award. Previous nominees are welcome to submit their names for consideration.
For more information Contact
Leah Kosokowsky
Chief Executive Officer
lkosokowsky@lawsociety.mb.ca
204-926-2030
2025 Richard J. Scott Award Recipient
Congratulations Karen Busby
Ms Busby is a recent retiree of the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law following 35 years of excellence in teaching and research in the areas of Violence Against Women, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Queer Issues, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Right to Water.
In addition to imparting her vast knowledge to generations of law students, Ms Busby dedicated her career to advocating for human rights and equality in Canada and her works have been cited with approval by Canadian courts at all levels.
Another enduring contribution to the legal community was Ms Busby’s work as the editor of the Manitoba Queen’s Bench Rules Annotated from 1992 to 2020, the preeminent resource for Manitoba’s civil litigators for all civil procedure issues.
Past Award Recipients
2023
Garth Smorang, KC
2022
Helga D. Van Iderstine, KC
2021
Heather Leonoff, KC
2020
Robert L. Tapper, KC
2019
Saul Simmonds, KC
2018
Karen Dyck
2017
John Myers
2016
Jeff Hirsch, KC
2015
Allan Fineblit, KC
2014
Irene Hamilton, KC
2013
Byron Williams
