Laurie Patricia Allen, QC was appointed a judge of the Family Division of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench on October 7, 1998.
She replaced Mr. Justice John A. Menzies who was appointed to the court's General Division.
She first practised law with the firm of McCaffrey, Akman, Carr, Starr and Prober.
She had a general practice in Winnipeg as a sole practitioner from 1981 to 1985 and then joined the firm of Cherniack, Allen, in which she was a partner.
Madam Justice Allen served as President of the Law Society of Manitoba and has been a Bencher since 1990 and Chair of the Legal Education and Action Fund Endowment Fund Campaign.