Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
The Provincial Court of Saskatchewan is one of the courts in the judicial system of Saskatchewan. It is a court of limited jurisdiction, hearing criminal charges and civil claims up to $20,000.
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[edit] Statutory Basis for the Provincial Court
The Court is established under The Provincial Court Act, 1998,[1] an act passed by the Legislature of Saskatchewan under its constitutional authority to create courts of both civil and criminal jurisdiction.[2]
[edit] Judges of the Court
The Court is composed of the Chief Judge and over fifty other judges.[3] The judges are appointed by the provincial Cabinet. To be eligible for appointment, a person must have at least ten years' experience as a lawyer, or have other legal experience which is satisfactory to the Judicial Council of Saskatchewan. Once appointed, judges are independent of the government,[4] and can only be removed from office following the procedure set out in the Act. The judges serve until age 65, although the Chief Judge may grant an extension up to age 70.[5]
[edit] Sittings of the Court
The Provincial Courts sits in thirteen towns and cities: Estevan, La Ronge, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake, Melfort, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Wynyard and Yorkton.[6] The Court also sits in over sixty smaller centres across the Province.[7] Judges of the Provincial Court are addressed as "Your Honour", or "His/Her Honour" when speaking/writing in the third person.
[edit] History
The Provincial Court superseded the former Magistrate's Court,[8] at which time the stipendiary magistrates were replaced by qualified lawyers.
[edit] Courts of Saskatchewan
There are three main courts in Saskatchewan:
- Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan – superior appellate court; highest court of Saskatchewan.
- Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan – superior trial court of Saskatchewan with inherent and unlimited jurisdiction
- Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (formerly the Magistrates Court) – inferior court with limited jurisdiction
There is also the Traffic Safety Court, and municipal by-law courts in the major centres. Those courts are under the administrative supervision of the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court.
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Provincial Court Act, 1998, S.S. 1998, c. P-30.11.
- ^ Constitution Act, 1867, s. 92(14).
- ^ Courts of Saskatchewan: Provincial Court - Judges
- ^ The Provincial Court Act, 1998, S.S. 1998, c. P-30.11, s. 3.
- ^ The Provincial Court Act, 1998, S.S. 1998, c. P-30.11, s. 13.
- ^ Courts of Saskatchewan: Provincial Court - Permanent Locations.
- ^ Courts of Saskatchewan: Provincial Court - Circuit Court Locations and Sittings
- ^ During an interim period as the transition was made, qualified lawyers appointed to the Magistrate's Court bench were deemed "Judges of the Magistrate's Court.
[edit] External links
- Courts of Saskatchewan
- Provincial Court Act 1998
- Court Records The Saskatchewan Archives has collected many of the
- Saskatchewan Archives Board | Court Records
[edit] See also
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