Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
Appearance
The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (in French: Cour du Banc de la Reine du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the superior court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
Structure
- The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick consists of a Chief Justice among 17 judicial seats[1], plus a number of justices who have elected supernumerary status after many years of service and after having attained eligibility for retirement.[2] This tally does not include the 8 federal judicial seats assigned for the family court.
Current Justices (including district)
The Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick is, as of September 2016, The Honourable David D. Smith.
Name | County | Appointment | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) |
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Chief Justice David Smith | 1998 | Jean Chretien | Family Division (1993 to 1998) | |
Justice Judy L. Clendening | Fredericton | |||
Justice Gladys J. Young | Campbellton | |||
Justice Colette M. d'Entremont | Moncton | |||
Justice William T. Grant | Saint John | |||
Justice Stephen J. McNally[3] | Moncton | November 20, 2003 | Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales (1998 to 2003) Drapeau, Robichaud & McNally (1984 to 1998) | |
Justice Thomas E. Cyr | Edmundston | |||
Justice Michel A. Robichaud | Bathurst | |||
Justice Zoël R. Dionne | Moncton | |||
Justice Jean-Paul Ouellette [4] | Miramichi | 2008 | Godbout Ouellette (1987 to 2008) | |
Justice Frederick P. Ferguson[5] | Miramichi | December 12, 2008 | Harper | Provincial Court (2003 to 2008) Crown attorney (1976 to 2003) |
Justice Terrence J. Morrison[5] | Woodstock | December 12, 2008 | Harper | Cox Palmer (1983 to 2008) Spencer & Company (1982 to 1983) |
Justice Bruce A. Noble[5] | Saint John | December 12, 2008 | Harper | City of Fredricton (1989 to 2008) Noble & Noble Law Offices (1977 to 1989) |
Justice John J. Walsh[6] | Saint John | September 2009 | Provincial Court Judge (2008 to 2009) Crown Attorney | |
Justice Tracey K. DeWare[7] | Moncton | June 22, 2012 | Stephen Harper | Stewart McKelvey (2005 to 2012) |
Justice E. Thomas Christie[8] | Saint John | December 18, 2013 | Christie Law Office (2007 to 2013) | |
Justice Darrell J. Stephenson[9] | Saint John | December 18, 2013 | Stephen Harper | Stewart McKelvey (1986 to 2013) |
Justice Deborah Hackett[10] | Saint John | December 14, 2014 | Stephen Harper | Director of Policy and Planning with the New Brunswick Department of Justice (2006 to 2010) Hanson O'Reilly Matheson (1996 to 1999) [1] |
Justice Larry Landry [11] | Campbellton | February 6, 2015 | Sole Practitioner (2007 to 2015) McIntyre & Kierstead (1992 to 2007) | |
Justice Marie-Claude Blais [12] | Saint John | May 5, 2015 | Stephen Harper | Provincial Minister of Justice (PC) McInnes Cooper |
Justice Richard Petrie [13] | Woodstock | June 8, 2015 | Stephen Harper | Stewart McKelvey (2000 to 2015) Petrie Richmond Goss (1992 to 2000) |
Justice Lucie A. LaVigne[14] | Edmundston | October 20, 2016 | J Trudeau | private practice |
Justice Chantal Daigle[15] | Saint John | October 20, 2017 | Justin Trudeau | Stewart McKelvey (1995 to 2017) |
Supernumerary Justices
Name | County | Appointment | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Justice Brigitte M. Robichaud | Moncton | July 9, 2016 (super)[16] | ||
Justice Peter S. Glennie[17] | Saint John | May 5, 2015 (sup.) | ||
Justice Hugh H. McLellan | Saint John | May 25, 2013 (sup.)[18] | ||
Justice Raymond J. Guerette | Campbellton | |||
Justice Paul S. Creaghan | Moncton | 1995 | Jean Chretien | |
Justice Alfred R. Landry[19] | Moncton | February 6, 2015 | sole practitioner Larry Landry C.P. Inc. McIntyre & Kierstead (1992 to 2007) | |
Justice Myrna F. Athey | Fredericton | |||
Justice Paulette C. Garnett | Fredericton | |||
Justice Réginald Léger[20] | Bathurst | November 10, 2000 | Alie LeBouthillier (1977 to 2000) Crown attorney (1974 to 1977) | |
Justice Anne D. Wooder | Fredericton |
Former Justices (including district)
Name | County | Appointment | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Justice George S. Rideout | Moncton | 1997 | Chretien | Member of Parliament (Liberal) |
Justice Roger Savoie | Moncton | |||
Justice Jacques A. Sirois | Moncton | |||
Justice Guy W. Boisvert | Bathurst | |||
Justice David H. Russell | Fredericton | |||
Justice Thomas W. Riordon | Miramichi | |||
Justice Roger McIntyre | Bathurst | |||
Justice Barbara L. Baird | Fredericton | 2007 | private practice Member of Legislative Assembly NB | |
Justice Robert J. Higgins | Saint John | |||
Justice Joseph Albert Pichette (1963-1975) | Edmundston[21] | |||
Justice Robert L. Tuck[22] | Moncton |
References
- ^ NUMBER OF FEDERALLY APPOINTED JUDGES AS OF JULY 1, 2018, www.fja.gc.ca
- ^ "Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick".
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- ^ "Léger sworn in to Court of Queen's Bench (00/11/10)". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Le Madawaska". 10 Oct 1963. Retrieved 18 Jul 2016.
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