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The Superior Court of Justice (French: Cour supérieure de justice) is a superior court in Ontario. The Court sits in 52 locations across the province, including 17 Family Court locations, and consists of over 300 federally appointed judges. [1] In 1999, the Superior Court of Justice was renamed from the Ontario Court (General Division).
The Court of King's Bench, a superior court, [30] was given the powers of the courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer in England, and had as judges the chief justice of the province and two puisne justices. [29] These three judges were appointed by the imperial Colonial Office and were given substantial salaries. [31]
Courts of Justice Act: Appeals to: Superior Court of Justice Court of Appeal for Ontario: Judge term length: 8 years (Chief Justice), 6 years (Associate Chief Justices) [1] Website: ontariocourts.ca/ocj: Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice [1] Currently: Sharon Nicklas [2] Since: May 1, 2023 [3] Lead position ends: 2023
Kentucky Court of Justice. Under an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution passed by the state's voters in 1975, [129] judicial power in Kentucky is "vested exclusively in one Court of Justice", divided into the following: [130] Kentucky Supreme Court [131] Kentucky Court of Appeals [132] Kentucky Circuit Courts (57 circuits) [133]
Judges of the court are made up of eight puisne judges and the Chief Justice. [38] Candidates must have either been a judge of a superior court or a lawyer for at least ten years in their province's bar. [39] Appointments are made by the Governor General of Canada on advice of the Prime Minister. [39]
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]
Toronto Courthouse in 2008 South Wing of Toronto Courthouse. The Toronto Courthouse is a major courthouse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located behind Osgoode Hall at 361 University Avenue, north of Queen Street West.
The insular areas of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands each have one territorial court; these courts are called "district courts" and exercise the same jurisdiction as district courts, [2] [3] but differ from district courts in that territorial courts are Article IV courts, with judges who serve ten-year ...