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The Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is the lower trial court of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It hears cases relating to criminal law and family law . Judges of the Provincial Court are appointed by the provincial cabinet, on recommendation of the Attorney General.
The Court has the authority to hear appeals of specific matters not under jurisdiction of the province's appellate court. The Court is located in six regions of the province: Corner Brook (3 justices), Gander (1 justice), Grand Bank (1 justice), Grand Falls-Windsor (1 justice), Happy Valley-Goose Bay (1 justice), and St. John's (21 justices).
From 1975 until 2018 the Court of Appeal was constituted as the appeal division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador with judges appointed specifically to hear appeals from the General Division of the Supreme Court. Prior to 1975 both trial and appeals were carried out in the Supreme Court, where the individual judges routinely ...
A docket in the United States is the official summary of proceedings in a court of law. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the United Kingdom in modern times it is an official document relating to delivery of something, [ 2 ] with similar meanings to these two elsewhere.
The first is the term "provincial court", which has two quite different meanings, depending on context. The first, and most general meaning, is that a provincial court is a court established by the legislature of a province, under its constitutional authority over the administration of justice in the province, set out in s. 92(14) of the Constitution Act, 1867. [2]
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On 22 June 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Fry's appointment as Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador, replacing Derek Green. [5] She is the first woman in the role. [1]
Immediately following the trial a protest broke out on the steps of NL's Supreme Court, challenging the verdict, with supporters of the victim holding signs that read, 'I believe her,' and 'Too drunk to consent.' [9] The Chief of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary insisted that Snelgrove would remain suspended from the force until any appeals were dealt with and the issue made its way through ...