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The court is led by the Chief Justice of the Alberta Court of Justice, who is appointed by the provincial government to serve a seven-year term. There are more than 130 full-time Justices in the Alberta Court of Justice, [ 2 ] working out of more than 70 locations [ 3 ] across the province.
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.
Reviews requests for appointment of Notaries Public in Alberta. Justice: Provincial Court Nominating Committee Advisory Selects candidates, interviews, and makes recommendations for Provincial Court judge appointments from a list of candidates provided by the Judicial Council. Justice: Rules of Court Committee Regulatory/Adjudicative
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. Prior to the Court of Appeal, Justice Khullar was appointed to the Court of King's Bench of ...
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 ...
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.
Justice Service dates [9] [10] Service length Appointed on advice of Legal education Prior position No. Name (lived) Province Overall tenure Chief justice tenure Overall tenure Chief justice tenure 1 Sir William Buell Richards (1815–1889) Ontario: September 30, 1875 – January 10, 1879: September 30, 1875 – January 10, 1879: 3 years, 102 days