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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 ...
Ritu Khullar is a Canadian jurist who currently serves as the Chief Justice of Alberta, the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories, and the Nunavut Court of Appeal. [2] She was appointed on November 28, 2022, and sworn in on February 23, 2023.
The court originated from the old Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories which was replaced by the Supreme Court of Alberta in 1907 (shortly after Alberta became a province in 1905). The new Supreme Court of Alberta comprised a trial division and an appellate division (essentially, brother justices of the Supreme Court sitting en banc with ...
Nicholas Devlin (born September 30, 1971) is a Canadian jurist and former federal prosecutor. He is currently a Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta. [1]Devlin clerked for Justice Jack Major of the Supreme Court of Canada and then served in various roles as a federal prosecutor with Public Prosecution Service of Canada.
Patricia A. Rowbotham, KC (born Dec. 8, 1953) is a Canadian judge who is currently a Justice at the Alberta Court of Appeal in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [1]She earned an LL.B. in 1981 from the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary and an LL.M. from Cambridge University in 1984.
Likewise, a justice of the Court of King's Bench may sit on a panel of the Court of Appeal, by invitation of the chief justice of Alberta. The chief justice of Alberta and the chief justice of the Court of the King's Bench are distinct offices. The former is the chief justice of the province and sits on the Court of Appeal, while the latter is ...
On September 26, 2006, the Alberta Court of Appeal overruled Justice Ged Hawko's decision to allow Ferguson the opportunity to serve his sentence at his house. The court ruled that Ferguson must serve a four-year prison term.
On July 21, 2014, Denis doubled the limit in Alberta small claims court to $50,000. [21] This move was lauded by many Alberta lawyers as a positive step for access to justice. [22] On September 15, 2014, Denis was re-appointed to his previous positions by Premier Jim Prentice. [23] Prentice subsequently appointed Denis Government House Leader. [24]