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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 ...
"This is an Appeal by special leave from a Judgment of a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada dated 13th April, 1948, allowing the respondent's Appeal from the Judgment of a majority of the Supreme Court of Alberta, Appellate Division, dated the 24th December, 1946, which affirmed a judgment of Shepherd J. in the Supreme Court of Alberta ...
Reference Re Alberta Statutes, [1] also known as the Alberta Press case and the Alberta Press Act Reference, is a landmark reference of the Supreme Court of Canada where several provincial laws, including one restricting the press, were struck down and the existence of an implied bill of rights protecting civil liberties such as a free press was first proposed.
Appeals from the Court of Appeal lie with the Supreme Court of Canada, Canada's court of last resort. Other than certain criminal matters, appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada are heard only by leave of that court. Since the Supreme Court denies leave in most cases, the Court of Appeal is the final court for most matters originating in Alberta.
"This is an appeal by the Attorney-General of Alberta from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada (Duff C.J., Cannon, Crocket, Davis, Kerwin and Hudson JJ.) dated 4th March, 1938, on a reference to them by the Governor-General of Canada under section 55 of the Supreme Court Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, c. 35). The subject of the ...
"This is an appeal by special leave from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada, dated the 2nd May, 1922, on a reference by the Governor-General in Council under Section 60 of the Supreme Court Act (R.S.C. 1906, c. 139) of certain questions touching the right of the Honourable Horace Harvey, notwithstanding the statutes passed by the ...
The Alberta Court of Justice is an inferior court of first instance in Alberta, which means decisions from the Court of Justice may be appealed at the Court of King's Bench of Alberta and/or the Court of Appeal of Alberta. The Alberta Court of Justice hears the majority of criminal and civil cases in Alberta. All of Alberta’s criminal cases ...
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.