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By Chris Brown

Judge Erin Olsen

Lethbridge prosecutor appointed to Provincial Court of Alberta

Nov 5, 2020 | 12:23 PM

Southern Alberta has a new judge on the provincial court.

The government announced Erin Olsen has been appointed for the Provincial Court of Alberta.

Olsen has been a chief Crown prosecutor in Lethbridge since last year, maintaining a serious, violent crime caseload and regular docket appearances, says a release from the province. Her project and committee work outside of the courtroom included Integrated Services Court, Drug Treatment Court, the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee and the Sexual Violence Action Committee.

She completed her bachelor of laws in 1997 at the University of Calgary in 1997 and was called to the bar the following year.

Olsen is also an active member of her community, volunteering with the Lethbridge & Area Search and Rescue Association, and the Lethbridge and District Humane Society. She was an instructor and speaker at Lethbridge College and taught a national search warrant drafting course for law enforcement.

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“I offer my sincere congratulations to the Honourable Erin Olsen and wish her success in her new role,” says Kaycee Madu, minister of justice and solicitor general. “Her work within the community of Lethbridge will be a tremendous asset while she serves on the bench, and I am confident she will do an exemplary job delivering justice on behalf of all Albertans.”