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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] Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada are subject to the legal requirement that three judges must be appointed from Quebec.
When a chief justice leaves office, the vacancy is traditionally filled by elevating an incumbent puisne justice to the position, which requires a separate appointment process. The first six justices of the Court were all appointed in 1875 by Governor General the Earl of Dufferin, on the advice of Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.
The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada), the highest court of Canada, and the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system, is composed of nine justices—a chief justice and eight puisne judges—appointed by the Governor General-in-Council. Altogether, 88 persons have served on the Court since it was created in ...
Carissima Mathen is a Canadian judge. She was appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on May 1, 2024. [1] [2] Before her appointment as a judge, Mathen was a law professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law, and a lawyer with Women's Legal Education and Action Fund.
Supreme Court of Canada The Court Supreme Court Act History Process List of cases Current members Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner Puisne justices Andromache Karakatsanis Suzanne Côté Malcolm Rowe Sheilah Martin Nicholas Kasirer Mahmud Jamal Michelle O'Bonsawin Mary Moreau All members List of chief justices List of all justices by court by seat Related Court system of Canada Judicial ...
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]
Paul B. Schabas is a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. [1] Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was senior litigation partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto and was one of Canada's leading barristers. In addition to a busy commercial litigation practice, Paul acted for clients on arbitrations, white collar ...
Michael H. Tulloch (born 1961/1962) is a Canadian judge. On December 19, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Tulloch as the new Chief Justice of Ontario. He is the first Black judge appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal and the first Black Chief Justice of any province. [2] [3] [4]