EDMONTON — Alberta's law society has formally reprimanded former provincial justice minister Kaycee Madu and ordered him to pay nearly $39,000 in costs.
Madu was found guilty last year of conduct worthy of sanction when, as justice minister in 2021, he phoned Edmonton's police chief after receiving a traffic ticket.
A panel of law society members determined after a hearing that Madu's actions were irresponsible, and that he tried to use his position of power to influence a personal issue.
The panel issued a formal reprimand and ordered Madu to cover hearing costs, rather than suspend his law licence or disbar him.
The panel rejected Madu's request to have the guilty verdict stand as the reprimand, with his lawyer arguing the public attention the case garnered will be inescapable.
Madu is appealing the panel's guilty verdict.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 3, 2025.
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
