Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe says he was pleased to learn this week of the appointment of Stacy Ryan, a Beneficiary of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.
“Ms. Ryan spent the better part of the past 20 years practicing family and criminal law throughout Labrador, and certainly has a grasp of the justice issues and concerns facing the region – particularly within Nunatsiavut,” notices President Lampe.
“On behalf of the Nunatsiavut Government, and indeed all Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, I want to extend my congratulations to Madame Justice Ryan. This is a proud moment for all Labrador Inuit.”
Born and raised in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Justice Ryan graduated from Memorial University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts, and from the University of New Brunswick in 1999 with a Bachelor of Laws.
She was called to the Bar in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2000, and was appointed Master of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2015.
She has been an active member of the community for years, through various volunteer roles as a member of the Board of Governors with the College of the North Atlantic.
As coordinator of the Jack Rabbit Cross Country Ski Program in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and in various other sports-related activities.
Most recently, she was appointed a trustee of the Board of Trustees for the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority, a member of the Board of Directors of the Mokami Status of Womens Council, and a member of the Labrador Regional Appeals Board.