Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick

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.

NameCountyAppointmentNominated ByPrior Position(s)
Chief Justice David Smith1998Jean ChretienFamily Division (1993 to 1998)
Justice Judy L. ClendeningFredericton
Justice Gladys J. YoungCampbellton
Justice Colette M. d'EntremontMoncton
Justice William T. GrantSaint John
Justice Stephen J. McNally[3]MonctonNovember 20, 2003Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales (1998 to 2003)
Drapeau, Robichaud & McNally (1984 to 1998)
Justice Thomas E. CyrEdmundston
Justice Michel A. RobichaudBathurst
Justice Zoël R. DionneMoncton
Justice Jean-Paul Ouellette [4]Miramichi2008Godbout Ouellette (1987 to 2008)
Justice Frederick P. Ferguson[5]MiramichiDecember 12, 2008HarperProvincial Court (2003 to 2008)
Crown attorney (1976 to 2003)
Justice Terrence J. Morrison[5]WoodstockDecember 12, 2008HarperCox Palmer (1983 to 2008)
Spencer & Company (1982 to 1983)
Justice Bruce A. Noble[5]Saint JohnDecember 12, 2008HarperCity of Fredricton (1989 to 2008)
Noble & Noble Law Offices (1977 to 1989)
Justice John J. Walsh[6]Saint JohnSeptember 2009Provincial Court Judge (2008 to 2009)
Crown Attorney
Justice Tracey K. DeWare[7]MonctonJune 22, 2012Stephen HarperStewart McKelvey (2005 to 2012)
Justice E. Thomas Christie[8]Saint JohnDecember 18, 2013Christie Law Office (2007 to 2013)
Justice Darrell J. Stephenson[9]Saint JohnDecember 18, 2013Stephen HarperStewart McKelvey (1986 to 2013)
Justice Deborah Hackett[10]Saint JohnDecember 14, 2014Stephen HarperDirector of Policy and Planning with the New Brunswick Department of Justice (2006 to 2010)
Hanson O'Reilly Matheson (1996 to 1999)
Justice Larry Landry [11]CampbelltonFebruary 6, 2015Sole Practitioner (2007 to 2015)
McIntyre & Kierstead (1992 to 2007)
Justice Marie-Claude Blais [12]Saint JohnMay 5, 2015Stephen HarperProvincial Minister of Justice (PC)
McInnes Cooper
Justice Richard Petrie [13]WoodstockJune 8, 2015Stephen HarperStewart McKelvey (2000 to 2015)
Petrie Richmond Goss (1992 to 2000)
Justice Lucie A. LaVigne[14]EdmundstonOctober 20, 2016J Trudeauprivate practice
Justice Chantal Daigle[15]Saint JohnOctober 20, 2017Justin TrudeauStewart McKelvey (1995 to 2017)

Supernumerary Justices

NameCountyAppointmentNominated ByPrior Position(s)
Justice Brigitte M. RobichaudMonctonJuly 9, 2016 (super)[16]
Justice Peter S. Glennie[17]Saint JohnMay 5, 2015 (sup.)
Justice Hugh H. McLellanSaint JohnMay 25, 2013 (sup.)[18]
Justice Raymond J. GueretteCampbellton
Justice Paul S. CreaghanMoncton1995Jean Chretien
Justice Alfred R. Landry[19]MonctonFebruary 6, 2015sole practitioner
Larry Landry C.P. Inc.
McIntyre & Kierstead (1992 to 2007)
Justice Myrna F. AtheyFredericton
Justice Paulette C. GarnettFredericton
Justice Réginald Léger[20]BathurstNovember 10, 2000Alie LeBouthillier (1977 to 2000)
Crown attorney (1974 to 1977)
Justice Anne D. WooderFredericton

Former Justices (including district)

NameCountyAppointmentNominated ByPrior Position(s)
Justice George S. RideoutMoncton1997ChretienMember of Parliament (Liberal)
Justice Roger SavoieMoncton
Justice Jacques A. SiroisMoncton
Justice Guy W. BoisvertBathurst
Justice David H. RussellFredericton
Justice Thomas W. RiordonMiramichi
Justice Roger McIntyreBathurst
Justice Barbara L. BairdFredericton2007private practice
Member of Legislative Assembly NB
Justice Robert J. HigginsSaint John
Justice Joseph Albert Pichette (1963-1975)Edmundston[21]
Justice Robert L. Tuck[22]Moncton

References

  1. ↑ NUMBER OF FEDERALLY APPOINTED JUDGES AS OF JULY 1, 2018, www.fja.gc.ca
  2. ↑ "Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick".
  3. ↑ "New Court of Queen's Bench judge sworn in (03/11/20)". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "New Brunswick Judicial Appointments Announced".
  5. 1 2 3 "NEW BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "New provincial court judge appointed". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "NEW BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED". Department of Justice. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "NEW BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". Department of Justice. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "NEW BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". Department of Justice. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "NEW BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". Department of Justice.
  11. ↑ "NEW BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "New Brunswick Judicial Appointment Announced". Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "New Brunswick Judicial Appointments Announced". Government of Canada.
  14. ↑ "Government of Canada announces judicial appointment in the province of New Brunswick". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Government of Canada announces judicial appointment in the province of New Brunswick". Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Government of Canada announces judicial appointment in the province of New Brunswick". Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "New Brunswick Judicial Appointment Announced". Government of Canada. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "NEW BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED". Department of Justice. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "NEW BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED". Department of Justice. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Léger sworn in to Court of Queen's Bench (00/11/10)". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "Le Madawaska". 10 Oct 1963. Retrieved 18 Jul 2016.
  22. ↑ "OBITUARY FOR ROBERT TUCK". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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