Justice Minister and Attorney General Marie-Claude Blais announcing today Cloutier will join Judge Andrew LeMesurier and Judge Henrik Tonning as full-time provincial court judges here in Saint John.
Blais says Cloutier's appointment will ensure the timely management of court cases.
Cloutier has been a lawyer in this province since 1998 and has written extensively in both English and French.
In 2010, he was recognized by Lexpert as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 leading lawyers.
