Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (Historical)
Previous Justices
| Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position Prior to Appointment | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Gale Welsh [1] [2] [3] | March, 2001 | Chrétien | Supreme Court (Trial Division) (March 1999 to 2001) Department of Justice in Newfoundland (1989 to 1999) Saskatchewan Department of Justice (1984 to 1988) Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Charles W. White [4] [5] | April 29, 2009 (CA) May 1, 2019 (sup) |
Harper | White, Ottenheimer & Baker Called to bar (1972) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice J. Derek Green [6] | 2009 | Harper | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Trial Division) | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Michael Harrington[1] | July 29, 2009 (NLCA) July 2, 2018 (sup.) |
Harper | Supreme Court (Trial Division) (2007 to 2009) Private practice |
Published criminal decisions |
| Denis M. Roberts [7] | March 10, 1999 | Chretien | Supreme Court (1988) Monaghan, Seaborn, Marshall, Roberts and Howe Called to bar (1971) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Keith J. Mercer [8] | 2003 - ? March 1, 2009 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Malcolm Rowe | Chrétien | Supreme Court (1999 to 2001) Deputy Minister (1988 - 1996) private practice Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| R. S. Furlong | July 1975 to December 9, 1979 | Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1959 to 1975) | Published criminal decisions | |
| A. S. Mifflin | December 1979 to June 19, 1995 | Chief Justice (1975) Supreme Court (1964) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Leo Barry | 2007 2009 (sup.) ? (ret) |
Harper | Supreme Court (Trial Division) (June 1989 to May 2007) |
Published criminal decisions |
| H. B. Morgan | July 1975 to June 1994 | Supreme Court (May 1975) | Published criminal decisions | |
| J. W. Mahoney | February 1982 to December 2001 | Supreme Court (July 1975) | Published criminal decisions | |
| W. W. Marshall | November 1986 to May 2003 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Clyde K. Wells | May 1998 to November 8, 2012 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| J. R. Gushue | February 1976 to April 15, 2002 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Noel Goodridge | November 1986 to April 15, 1997 | Supreme Court (1975) | Published criminal decisions | |
| J.J. O’Neill: | 1986 - Feb. 2002 | Died February 02, 2015 Published criminal decisions | ||
| G.L. Steele | June June 1989 to Sept. 2002 | July of 1975 (district) August 1977 (Chief of District) Feb. 1982 (Trial) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Margaret A. Cameron | May 1992 to May 2010 | Sept 1983 (Trial) |
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| Denis M. Roberts | March 1999 (NLCA) March 1, 2007 (sup) July 30, 2010 (ret) |
Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in July of 1988 | Published criminal decisions | |
| Keith Mercer | July 2003 (NLCA) April 2009 (sup) |
Supreme Court (May 1992 - July 2003) | Died August 15, 2015 Published criminal decisions |
List of Chief Justices
Source (1791–1880):[2]
Court of Civil Jurisdiction founded 1791[3]
Supeme Court of Judicature of the Island of Newfoundland founded 1792[4]
Supreme Court of Newfoundland founded 1824[5]
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal founded 1975.
| No | Name | Appointed | Position prior to Appointment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | J. Derek Green | 27 Mar 2009 | Became a Supernumerary Justice on 1 December 2017[6] | |
| 23 | Clyde Wells [9] | 1999 | Court of Appeal Member of legislature (1966 to 1995) Called to bar (1963) |
to 2009 |
| 22 | James R. Gushue | 1996 | to 1998 | |
| 21 | Noel Goodridge [7] | 17 Nov 1986 | ||
| 20 | Arthur Samuel Mifflin | 1979 | Chief Justice Trials Division | |
| 19 | Robert Stafford Furlong [8] | 1958 | ||
| 18 | Sir Albert Joseph Walsh [9] | Sep 1949 | 1st Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 17 | Sir Lewis Edward Emerson | 1944 | Commissioner for Defence | |
| 16 | Sir William Henry Horwood | 25 July 1902 | Minister of Justice and Attorney-General | |
| 15 | Sir Joseph Ignatius Little [10] | 1898 | Judge | |
| 14 | Sir Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter | 20 May 1880 | Prime Minister of Newfoundland | |
| 13 | Sir Hugh William Hoyles | 4 March 1865 | Prime Minister and Attorney General | |
| 12 | Sir Francis Brady | 29 Nov 1847 | ||
| 11 | Thomas Norton | 5 Nov 1844 | ||
| 10 | John Gervase Hutchinson Bourne | 1838 | Removed from office, 1844 | |
| 9 | Henry John Boulton | 1833 | Attorney General of Upper Canada | Removed from office, 1844 |
| 8 | Richard Alexander Tucker | 1 Oct 1822 | ||
| 7 | Sir Francis Forbes | 4 Aug 1816 | Crown Law Officer in Bermuda | left to be the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. |
| 6 | Caesar Colclough |
1813 |
Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island | |
| 5 | Thomas Tremlett | 1804 | Naval Officer | Exchanged for Colclough, 1813 |
| 4 | Jonathan Ogden | 1803 | Naval Officer | |
| 3 | Richard Routh | 1797 | Collector of Customs | Drowned at sea |
| 2 | D'Ewes Coke | 1793 | Naval surgeon | |
| 1 | John Reeves | 1791 | Law Clerk to the Board of Trade | Sole judge; author of the Judicature Acts of 1791 and 1792 |
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/3-lawyers-appointed-to-supreme-court-bench-1.633165
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.heritage.nf.ca/lawfoundation/articles/doc5_1791judicature.html
- ↑ http://www.heritage.nf.ca/lawfoundation/articles/doc6_1792judicature.html
- ↑ http://www.heritage.nf.ca/lawfoundation/articles/doc7_1824judicature.html
- ↑ Chief Justice Derek Green stepping down in December
- ↑ http://www.lewisday.ca/ldlf_files/Anecdotal/anecdotal.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lewisday.ca/ldlf_files/Anecdotal/anecdotal.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lewisday.ca/ldlf_files/Anecdotal/anecdotal.pdf
- ↑ http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/nfldhistory/Newfoundland%20biographies%20K-P.htm