Territorial Courts
(Redirected from Nunavut Court of Appeal)
Yukon
Court of Appeal
According to the official website "[t]he Court of Appeal is made up of justices of the British Columbia Court of Appeal and justices from the Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut." [1]
Supreme Court
| Name | Jurisdiction | Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Suzanne Duncan [2] | 2018 | Osgoode grad (1985) | |||
| Justice Edith M Campbell [3] | March 15, 2018 | J. Trudeau | PPSC Crown PPSC’s Competition Law Section |
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| Karen Wenckebach [4] | December 2020 |
Territorial Court
| Name | Jurisdiction | Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Ruddy [5] | November 2004 | Crown Attorney | |||
| Peter Chisholm | |||||
| Michael Cozens |
- Does not include judges from other provinces who work ex officio within this jurisdiction.
Northwest Territories
Court of Appeal
According to the website "Judges of the Court of Appeal are Judges who are appointed from among those appointed to the Court of Appeal of Alberta, the judges of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, and the judges of the Supreme Courts of the NWT and Yukon and the Nunavut Court of Justice." [6]
Supreme Court
| Name | Jurisdiction | Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Shannon Smallwood [7] | 2011 (Judge) September 22, 2022 (CJ) |
PPSC (2008 to 2011) Crown Attorney (2000 to 2008) Called to bar (2000) U of C grad (1999) |
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| Karan Shaner [8] | October 2011 | Harper / Nicholson | DOJ (1996 to 2011) | ||
| Andrew Mahar [9] | March 2012 | Clinic Director in Kitikmeot, Defence Counsel Solo Practitioner (2001 to 2012) |
Territorial Court
| Name | Jurisdiction | Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge Louis Sebert [10] | 2005 (Judge) 2019 (CJ) |
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| Christine Gagnon [11] | Crown prosecutor (2001 to 2006) U of M grad (1987) |
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| Garth E. Malakoe [12] | Dec 2022 (ret) | ||||
| Donovan Frederick Molloy [13] | February 2019 | Director of Public Prosecutions Called to bar (1993) UNB grad |
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| Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass [14] | December 14, 2022 | R.J. Simpson | Legal Aid |
Court of Appeal
According to the official website "Judges from our own Nunavut Court of Justice and the Courts of Alberta, the NWT, and the Yukon all serve on the Nunavut Court of Appeal." [15]
Court of Justice / Superior Court
| Name | Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Neil Sharkey [1] | December 2008 | Legal Director at Maliiganik Tukisiniakvik (Iqaluit - 1986), first judge called to the bench from the Nunavut Bar, appellate practice, Justice of the Peace Administrator (1999) U of Sask (1975) |
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| Susan Cooper | December 2009 | Law Clerk to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Partner with law firm Chandler & Cooper | ||
| Bonnie M. Tulloch [16] | March 2012 | Special Advisor on northern issues, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Legal Aid Executive Director (Gjoa Haven) and Kivalliq Legal Aid Director (Rankin Inlet), Director of Akitsiraq Law School Society | ||
| Paul Bychok | December 2015 | Crown Prosecutor | ||
| Susan Charlesworth [17] | June 2018 | J. Trudeau | Maliganik Tukisiniarvik Legal Services (2013 to 2015) University Legal Aid (1996 to 2013) |
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| Christian Lyons | June 2018 | PPSC (2010 to 2014) | Judicial Questionnaire |