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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.
As a superior court, it has inherent jurisdiction and therefore, may hear matters despite absence of specific statutory delegation. Thus, it operates as a civil and criminal trial court, hears surrogate matters, as well as certain appeals from the Provincial Court of Alberta. Appeals from the court lie with the Court of Appeal.
The Law Courts building is the main courthouse in the city of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, Canada. It hosts hearings of the Provincial Court of Alberta, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, and the Court of Appeal of Alberta. [1] The courthouse is located at 1A Sir Winston Churchill Square, in downtown Edmonton. The building was designed ...
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 ...
Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada. Alberta. Alberta Court of Appeal. British Columbia. Court of Appeal for British Columbia. Manitoba. ...
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.
He was a driving force behind the creation of the Heritage Room at the Edmonton Courthouse, a collection of artifacts and photographs of Alberta's legal history, including portraits of prominent Alberta judges and many of his own writings. [6] After his death, the Alberta Court of Appeal renamed the room the J.W. (Buzz) McClung Heritage Room.
A select number of decisions from the courts of appeal have proven to be the leading case law in a number of fields and have subsequently been adopted across all provinces, or else they are famous decisions in their own right. Most frequently the decisions were never appealed or were denied leave to the Supreme Court of Canada. The notable ...