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Those appointed to Queen’s Counsel are R. Paul Burgess, Kimberly Hawley George, Glen L. C. Noel, Jacqueline Pelletier, Richard Rogers, Maureen E. Ryan, Shelley Anne Senior, Colm St. R. J. Seviour, Heidi A. Wells and Judy White. Biographies of each appointee can be found in the backgrounder below. Jacqueline PelletierBorn in St. John’s, Jacqueline Pelletier graduated from Memorial University with a Bachelor of Vocational Education degree in 1990 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie University in 1995. After articling with the Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission, she was called to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 1996. From 1996 to 2001, she worked in private practice with a focus on family, criminal and regulatory law. In 2001, she left private practice to join the Department of Justice, working specifically in the area of family law litigation, including child protection, adult protection and matters involving child abduction under the Hague Convention. Ms. Pelletier has appeared before all levels of court in the province. In 2013, she became Manager of the Family Litigation Unit. Her volunteer efforts have included serving as board member and chair of her parish council and sitting on the St. Bonaventure’s College Board of Governors.