Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
As a result, Justice John Idington, aged 86, was forced to retire from the Court. Since the Supreme Court was created in 1875, 90 persons have served on the Court. The length of overall service on the Court for the 81 non-incumbent justices ranges from Sir Lyman Duff's 37 years, 101 days, to the 232-day tenure of John Douglas Armour.
In 1921, the Supreme Court was reorganized to have an independent trial division (Supreme Court of Alberta Trial Division), and an independent appellate division (Supreme Court of Alberta Appellate Division), the precursor to the Court of Appeal of Alberta. On June 30, 1979, the Supreme Court Trial Division was renamed the "Court of Queen's ...
The numbering of puisne justice seats established simultaneously, 1–5 and 6–7, reflects the order of precedence of the inaugural justices to occupy those seats. The start date listed for each justice is the day the justice took the judicial oath of office, and the end date is the date of the justice's death, resignation, retirement, or ...
The Fitzpatrick Court era, under the leadership of Charles Fitzpatrick, lasted from June 4, 1906 to October 21, 1918.He is the only chief justice to date, other than the Court's inaugural chief justice, Sir William Buell Richards, to have served in that position without having first been a puisne Justice on the court.
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; French: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada. [2] It comprises nine justices, whose decisions are the ultimate application of Canadian law, and grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts.
Chief Justice of the Trial Division, Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island; Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan; Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta; Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta; Chief Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
The Supreme Court of Canada was founded in 1875 and has served as the final court of appeal in Canada since 1949. Its history may be divided into three general eras. From its inception in 1875 until 1949, the Court served as an intermediate appellate court subject to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain.
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; In office September 17, 1990 – June 5, 1992: Nominated by: Brian Mulroney: Preceded by: Antonio Lamer: Succeeded by: John C. Major: Justice of the Court of Appeal of Alberta; In office 1980–1990: Nominated by: Pierre Trudeau: Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta; In office 1979 ...