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Pages in category "Canadian justices of the peace" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 291 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A justice of the peace in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, hears a case (1941). A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning.
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada.It was established by the Parliament of Canada through the Supreme and Exchequer Court Act of 1875. [1] Since 1949, the Court has been the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system.
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]
1919: Sir Lyman Duff (while Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court, became Chief justice in 1933) 1920 New Year Honours. Arthur Sifton (while Secretary of State for Canada, for his contribution at the Paris Peace Conference) Charles Doherty (while Minister of Justice, for contribution at the Paris Peace Conference)
The Associate Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice-Coordinator of Justices of the Peace provide support to the Chief Justice and have specific delegated responsibilities as well as those set out in statute. The Associate Chief Justice-Coordinator of Justices of the Peace administers the Ontario Native Justice of the Peace Program.
The Court of Québec was created in 1988, when the Provincial Court, the Court of Sessions of the Peace, and the Youth Court were combined into one unified court. [ 1 ] In 2005, as a result of decisions made by higher courts about the status of a "judge with limited jurisdiction," the Courts of Justice Act was amended to allow the appointment ...
In 1794, he became Chief Justice of Lower Canada. Osgoode came into conflict with Governor Robert Prescott over an attempt to sort out the issue of land grants in the region. When Prescott was recalled, he came into conflict with Prescott's successor, Lieutenant Governor Robert Shore Milnes .