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The Court is composed of the Chief Judge and 48 other judges. [2] The judges are appointed by the provincial government.To be eligible for appointment, a person must have at least 10 years' experience as a lawyer, or have other legal experience which is satisfactory to the Judicial Council of Saskatchewan. [3]
The new Court of Appeal was established to take over the appellate function of the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan, and the new Court of King's Bench was created to take over the trial functions of the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan. [10] The Supreme Court of Saskatchewan was abolished effective March 1, 1918. [11]
The initial court structure of 1907 consisted of three courts: the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan, the District Court (similar to the County Courts of other provinces) and the Surrogate Court. There was no appeal court; rather, appeals were conducted by the full court of the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan, consisting of all the judges of the ...
In 1886 the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories with five puisne judges was established and resided in Regina. The original Provincial Regina Supreme Court House was constructed in 1895 and replaced in 1965. Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. The Judicature Act, 1907, established the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan. [2]
Robert G. Richards is the Chief Justice of Saskatchewan, Canada.He was appointed in June 2013. [1] Richards earned a Bachelor of Commerce (1975) and a Bachelor of Laws (1979) from the University of Saskatchewan, and obtained a Masters of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1982.
The historic Moose Jaw Court House building ed in downtown Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a two-story building of steel, hydraulic-pressed brick and Bedford Stone, trimmed with Indiana Limestone. It is the oldest continuously functioning provincial courthouse in the province.
The Saskatchewan Party government, led by Premier Scott Moe since 2018, has been a persistent critic of federal environmental legislation. In 2018, Saskatchewan launched an unsuccessful court challenge against the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; Saskatchewan argued that the act was unconstitutional, but in March 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that it is in fact ...
Typically, although not necessarily, consisting of members of the Legislative Assembly, the Executive Council of Saskatchewan is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.