Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
Distribution of Judges
- Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
15 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick and of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick are as follows: [omitted (a) and (b)]
- (c) the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $371,400 each; and
- (d) the 20 other judges of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $338,800 each.
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 15; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 2001, c. 7, s. 7; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 203; 2022, c. 10, s. 344.
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Current Justices
(Full complement of 22)[1]
| Name | County | Appointment | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Tracey K. DeWare [2] | Moncton | June 22, 2012 (Judge) | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Stewart McKelvey (2005 to 2012) Murphy Collette Murphy (1999 to 2005) Wingate O'Neil DeWare (1998 to 1999) Called to bar (1994) UNB grad (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~19) (as of the end of 2020) |
| Zoël R. Dionne [3] | Moncton | December 17, 2007 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Private practice (1983 to 2007) Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Jean-Paul Ouellette [4] | Miramichi | 2008 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Godbout Ouellette (1987 to 2008) | Published criminal decisions (~8) |
| Frederick P. Ferguson [5] | Miramichi | December 12, 2008 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Provincial Court (2003 to 2008) Crown attorney (1976 to 2003) Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions (~39) |
| Terrence J. Morrison [6] | Woodstock | December 12, 2008 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Cox Palmer (1983 to 2008) Spencer & Company (1982 to 1983) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~26) |
| Bruce A. Noble [7] | Saint John | December 12, 2008 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | City of Fredricton (1989 to 2008) Noble & Noble Law Offices (1977 to 1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| E. Thomas Christie [8] | Saint John | December 18, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Christie Law Office (2007 to 2013) | Published criminal decisions (~11) |
| Darrell J. Stephenson [9] | Saint John | December 18, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Stewart McKelvey (1986 to 2013) | Published criminal decisions (~8) |
| Deborah Hackett[10] | Saint John | December 14, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Director of Policy and Planning with the New Brunswick Department of Justice (2006 to 2010) Hanson O'Reilly Matheson (1996 to 1999) [11] |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Larry Landry[12] | Campbellton | February 6, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Sole Practitioner (2007 to 2015) McIntyre & Kierstead (1992 to 2007) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Marie-Claude Blais [13] | Saint John | May 5, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Provincial Minister of Justice (PC) McInnes Cooper |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Richard Petrie [14] | Woodstock | June 8, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Stewart McKelvey (2000 to 2015) Petrie Richmond Goss (1992 to 2000) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Chantal Daigle [15] | Saint John | October 20, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Stewart McKelvey (1995 to 2017) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Ivan Robichaud [16] | Bathurst | June 15, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Robichaud Guignard Gauvin Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) (as of the end of 2020) |
| Denise LeBlanc [17] | June 22, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Provincial Court (2016 to 2018) McInnes Cooper Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Arthur Doyle [18] | Saint John | June 4, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Cox & Palmer Osgoode grad |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Robert Dysart [19] | Moncton | June 4, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Stewart McKelvey Dal grad (1996) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Michelle Boudreau-Dumas [20] | Bathurst | November 19, 2020 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Kathryn Gregory [21] | Saint John | November 19, 2020 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Supernumerary Justices
| Name | County | Appointment | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Cyr | Edmundston | Called to bar (1982) | Published criminal decisions (~7) | ||
| William T. Grant [22] | Saint John | 2003 | Called to bar (1978) | Published criminal decisions (~90) | |
| Judy L. Clendening | Fredericton | ~1994 (Judge) May 15, 2020 (Sup) |
Chrétien / Rock (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~36) | |
| Michel A. Robichaud [23] | Bathurst | November 23, 2006 | Harper / Toews (CPC) | Robichaud Williamson Theriault & Johnstone Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) (as of the end of 2020) |
| Colette M. d'Entremont [24] | Moncton | 2001 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Patterson, Palmer Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) (as of the end of 2020) |
| Hugh H. McLellan | Saint John | ~1990 May 25, 2013 (sup.)[25] |
Published criminal decisions (~126) | ||
| Brigitte M. Robichaud [26] | Moncton | June 9, 1999 July 9, 2016 (super)[27] |
Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Stewart McKelvey Savoie & Drapeau Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Réginald Léger [28][29] | Bathurst | November 10, 2000 (Judge) February 6, 2017 (sup.) |
Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Alie LeBouthillier (1977 to 2000) Crown attorney (1974 to 1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~26) |
| Anne D. Wooder [30] | Fredericton | 2001 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Cox Hanson Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Former Justices
Family Division
(Full complement of 8)