Chief Justice of New Brunswick
The chief justice of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada holds the highest office within the Province's judicial system. The Chief Justice is a member of the Court of Appeal, the highest court in the Province which includes five other judges plus any former judge of the Court of Appeal who is a supernumerary judge and any former Chief Justice of New Brunswick who is a judge or a supernumerary judge.
The Court of Appeal generally sits in the Province's capital,
Fredericton
.
The
governor general
in Council appoints the chief justice and the other judges to the Court of Appeal.
Historical list of chief justices of New Brunswick:
Minister | Term |
---|---|
George D. Ludlow | 1784–1808 |
Jonathan Bliss | 1809–1822 |
John Saunders | 1822–1834 |
Ward Chipman | 1834–1851 |
Sir James Carter | 1851–1865 |
Robert Parker | 1865–1865 |
William J. Ritchie | 1865–1875 |
Sir John C. Allen | 1875–1896 |
William H. Tuck | 1896–1908 |
Frederick E. Barker | 1908–1913 |
Ezekiel McLeod | 1914–1917 |
Sir J. Douglas Hazen
|
1917–1935 |
John B. M. Baxter | 1935–1946 |
Charles D. Richards | 1946–1955 |
John B. McNair | 1955–1964 |
George F. B. Bridges | 1964–1972 |
Charles J. A. Hughes | 1972–1984 |
Stuart G. Stratton | 1984–1992 |
William L. Hoyt
|
1993–1998 |
Joseph Daigle | 1998–2003 |
J. Ernest Drapeau | 2003–April 2018 |
Marc Richard | May 2018–present[1] |
References
- ^ "Prime Minister announces appointment of new Chief Justice of New Brunswick" (Press release). PMO. May 4, 2018.
External links
- New Brunswick Court of Appeal Archived 2009-07-01 at the Wayback Machine