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The Court of Queen's Bench Act sets out the styling convention of the court in Section 2.1. During the reign of a queen, it is known as the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. On September 8, 2022, upon the accession of King Charles III to the throne, the name changed to the Court of King's Bench of Alberta. [2]
By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in Alberta as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. [1] As such, the Crown within Alberta's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in Right of Alberta, [2] His Majesty in Right of Alberta, [3] or The King in Right of Alberta. [4]
In the latter she successfully argued that an addiction should be seen as a disability, and pro bono for the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund in Vriend v Alberta and R v Ewanchuk. [11] [12] She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2014. [13] Khullar was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta in 2017.
In 2012, Wachowich received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Alberta as a doctor in LL.D and now has the designation of King's Counsel in Alberta. The Honourable Allan H. Wachowich, C.M., A.O.E., K.C. of Edmonton, Alberta has also received the Alberta Order of Excellence (2018) and is a member (2019) of the Order of Canada.
Arthur M. Lutz was born in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in 1937. [a] Arthur M. Lutz was admitted to the Bar of Alberta in 1961. [3]In 1966, Lutz joined a legal firm in Calgary, Alberta named Lutz, Westerberg, O'Leary, which was later renamed Lutz, Westerberg, O'Leary and Fenerty. [4]
In 2017, Moreau became the first woman to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. [5] On October 26, 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Moreau to the Supreme Court of Canada to replace Russell Brown following his resignation on June 12, 2023, following allegations of harassment. [6]
William J. Cameron "Cam" Kirby QC (January 12, 1909 – June 27, 2003) was an Alberta politician, leader of the Conservative Party, barrister, Queen's Counsel, and a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench. Born in Calgary. Kirby's great grandfather Charles Kirby (1805–1870) came to Canada as a soldier in a regiment from Yorkshire, England at ...
Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta: Justice Frans F. Slatter [8] [9] [10] Edmonton 2006 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. McCuaig Desrochers LLP Justice Dawn Pentelechuk Edmonton 2018 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta: Justice Jolaine Antonio: Calgary 2018 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta: Justice Kevin Feehan ...