He is a Past President and Life Bencher of the Law Society of Manitoba.
He was appointed a judge of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench on July 16, 2002.
[2] He replaced Madam Justice Ruth Krindle, who resigned.
Prior to his appointment, he was a partner with the Winnipeg law firm of Scurfield, Tapper, Cuddy.
Throughout his career, Scurfield has undertaken arbitration and mediation of commercial and labour disputes and has acted as commissioner or commission counsel on various inquiries.