Media contact:
Jennifer Tulk
Director of Communications
Department of Justice
709-729-6985, 699-6524
JenniferTulk@gov.nl.ca
BACKGROUNDER
Biography
John Rorke
Since becoming a lawyer over 30 years ago, John Rorke
has had a keen interest in the criminal law process in Newfoundland and
Labrador. He practiced criminal law privately for five years, before
accepting an appointment as Crown attorney with the province in 1981.
Mr. Rorke has appeared before all levels of courts in
the province, as well as numerous administrative boards. He was twice
elected bencher of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador by the
other members of the legal profession.
Mr. Rorke was appointed a judge of the Provincial
Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1989, and served in that capacity,
including youth court, until his retirement.
While a judge he was elected President of the
Newfoundland Provincial Judges' Association, and represented this
province's judges on the Executive Board of the Canadian Association of
Provincial Court Judges. In 2009, Mr. Rorke was appointed interim Child
and Youth Advocate.
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