Court of Quebec (Historical)

From Criminal Law Notebook

On August 31, 1988, the Court of Quebec was created.[1] This merged the Court of Sessions of the Peace (founded in 1908), the provincial court (founded 1965), and the Youth Court (founded 1977).[2]

Name Courthouse / Region Appointed Appointed By Previous Position(s) Other Details
Karine Giguère [1] Jan 26, 2017
Louis-Charles Fournier [2]
Michel Babin [3]
Jean-Pierre Boyer [4] Sept 25, 2005 to ?
Eric Downs [5] [6] Appointed to QCCS
Ellen Paré
Dominique Gibbens [7]
Judge Jean-Sébastien Vaillancourt [8] [9] Longueuil / Montérégie May 19, 2016 to November 9, 2018 Appointed to QCCS (2018)
Published criminal decisions
Pierre Labrie [10] [11] March 21, 2012 to February 11, 2013 Appointed to QCCS (2013)
Published criminal decisions
Louis Dionne [12] November 16, 2011 to February 11, 2013 Appointed to QCCS (2013)
Published criminal decisions
Francois-Felix Lacasse [13] [14] Gatineau April 12, 2013 to April 26, 2013
Michel Pinsonnault [15] January 29, 2003 to December 18, 2013
January 11, 2012 (coordinator)
Appointed to QCCS (2013)
Jean-Paul Decoste
Charles G Grenier [16] Quebec–Chaudiere-Appalaches
Myriam Lachance [17] January 2014 to 2017 Appointed to QCCS (2017)[18]
Alain Désy [19] [20] June 23, 2004 Called to bar (1975)
Patrick Healy [21] [22] October 3, 2007 Appointed to QCCA
Judge Geneviève Cotnam* [23] [24] Québec / Québec–Chaudière-Appalaches Published criminal decisions
Appointed to QCCA (2018)
  • Judge Duncan Kisilenko


  1. see an Act to amend the Courts of Justice Act and Other Legislation to Establish the Court of Quebec
  2. see http://www.tribunaux.qc.ca/mjq_en/c-quebec/25ans/25eCourQcEN.pdf
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