Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
| This page was last substantively updated or reviewed August 2021. (Rev. # 95591) |
Distribution of Judges
- Supreme Court
21. (1) The court consists of
- (a) a chief justice, who shall be called the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
- (b) an associate chief justice, who shall be called the Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; and
- (c) the number of other judges as prescribed in the regulations.
(2) The Chief Justice, the Associate Chief Justice and the judges referred to in paragraph (1)(c) shall collectively be called the judges of the Supreme Court.
(3) The court shall be composed of 2 divisions called the General Division and the Family Division.
(4) A judge who is not assigned to the Family Division under subsection 43.6(1) shall be considered to be assigned to the General Division.
(5) The Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice may hear and determine proceedings brought in the General Division and the Family Division and for that purpose the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice are judges of the General Division and the Family Division.
2009 c16 s3; 2016 c37 s1; 2017 cC37.002 s46; 2022 c4 s. 1.
– JA
- Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
21 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador are as follows: [omitted (a) and (b)]
- (c) the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Trial Division, $371,400 each; and
- (d) the 18 other judges of the Trial Division, $338,800 each.
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 21; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 8, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 27 (2nd Supp.), s. 2, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 6; 2001, c. 7, s. 13; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 209; 2021, c. 23, s. 258; 2022, c. 10, s. 350.
Current Justices
| Name | Location/Division | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Raymond P. Whalen [1] | Trial | June 19, 2008 (Trial) December 11, 2014 - 2018 (CJ) |
Harper / Nicholson (CPC) (Trial) |
White Ottenheimer and Baker Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~19) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Valerie L. Marshall [2] | Trial | April 29, 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Labour Relations Board Human Rights Commission Solo Practitioner QC (2006) [3] Called to bar (1992) Dal grad (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~34) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Robert P. Stack [4] | Trial | November 30, 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Cox & Palmer (1984 to 2009) Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~64) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Deborah J. Paquette [5] | Trial | June 18, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Assistant Dep. Minister DOJ DOJ Wells, O'Dea, Halley, Earle, Shortall, Burke (1981 to 1987) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~15) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Rosalie McGrath [6] | May 31, 2012 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | White, Ottenheimer & Baker Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~23) (as of the end of Dec 2022) | |
| Donald H. Burrage [7] | Trial | October 5, 2012 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General Crown attorney Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~42) |
| Laura A. Mennie [8] | March 9, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Provincial court (2012 to 2014) Newfoundland Department of (2007 to 2012) Legal Aid (1994 to 2007) Poole, Althouse (1993 to 1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~11) | |
| George L. Murphy[9] | Trial | April 10, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Poole Althouse (1992 to 2014) | Published criminal decisions (~17) |
| Jane M. Fitzpatrick [10] | Family | March 27, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Legal aid Crown attorney Noonan, Oakley, Orr (1992 to 1994) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Cillian D. Sheahan [11] | Family | June 20, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Poole Althouse Called to bar (2000) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Sandra R. Chaytor[12] | Trial | May 12, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Cox & Palmer Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Vikas Khaladkar [13] | October 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Crown Attorney (2007 to 2017) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Alexander MacDonald | Family | November 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Michelle A. Coady [14] | St John’s | March 26, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | NL Legal Aid (2007 to 2019) O'Dea, Earle Law Offices (1999 to 2007) Called to bar (~1999) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Glen L.C. Noel | Trial, Gander | May 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Trudy L. Button | Grand Falls-Windsor | March 23, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | ||
| Stacy C. Ryan | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | March 23, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | ||
| Peter A. O'Flaherty | Grand Bank | May 21, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | ||
| Philip W. Osborne | Gander | August 4, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) |
Supernumerary
| Name | Division | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendra J. Goulding [15] | Trial | June 5, 2002 | Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) | Provincial Court PPSC Crown |
Published criminal decisions (~39) |
| Maureen Dunn | Published criminal decisions (?) | ||||
| James P. Adams | Published criminal decisions (?) | ||||
| Richard D. LeBlanc | Trial Family (Sept 10, 2012) |
June 20, 2000 (J) Sept 10, 2012 (Sup) |
Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~3) | |
| Alphonsus E. Faour [16] | Trial | November 5, 2003 (J) November 5, 2018 (Sup.) |
Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) | Vivian and Faour Nfld. Dept. of Justice Member of Parliament Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~29) |
| Carl R. Thompson [17] | December 4, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~38) | ||
| Garrett A. Handrigan [18] | March 28, 2001 (Judge) April 8, 2017 (sup) |
Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Provincial Court (1989 to 2001) private practice (youth criminal) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~119) |
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