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PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE--CROWNS HIRED ----------------------------------------------------------------- The director of the Public Prosecution Service, Jerry Pitzul has announced the appointment of two Crown attorneys. Mr. Pitzul said Jean Whalen will work in the Halifax region and Dan MacRury will assume responsibilities in the Cape Breton region. Ms. Whalen, a native of Dartmouth, is a graduate of Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie Law School, Halifax. She was admitted to the bar in 1985. She was in private practice from 1985-89, she worked for the City of Dartmouth Department of Social Services from 1988-89 and was a Crown attorney in Halifax-Dartmouth from 1989-92. Since then she has taught at the Nova Scotia Community College in Dartmouth, and served as a per diem and contract Crown attorney in the Halifax region. Ms. Whalen began her new position May 15. Mr. MacRury, a native of Sydney, has been with Nova Scotia Legal Aid since 1989 and before that was in private practice. He was admitted to the bar in 1986. He is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish and the University of New Brunswick Law School in Fredericton. He begins his new duties July 2. Mr. Pitzul said the new Crown attorneys bring a wealth of experience to their new positions that will ensure justice is effectively and fairly addressed. "I am extremely pleased with both of these appointments and I look forward to working closely with them to continue the high level of professionalism within the Public Prosecution Service." The Crown attorneys were chosen following a competition. -30- Contact: John Whidden 902-424-2077 trp May 30, 1996 - 10:25 a.m.