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==Distribution of Judges==
{{quotation1|
; Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of British Columbia
17 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and of the Supreme Court of British Columbia are as follows:
:(a) the Chief Justice of British Columbia, $371,400;
:(b) the 12 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;
{{removed|(c) and (d)}}
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 17;
R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 6, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1;
1989, c. 8, s. 4;
1990, c. 16, s. 15;
2001, c. 7, s. 9;
2006, c. 11, s. 1;
2012, c. 31, s. 210;
2017, c. 20, s. 205;
2021, c. 23, s. 256;
2022, c. 10, s. 346.
| [https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/J-1/section-17.html (DOJ)]
}}
 


== Current Justices ==
== Current Justices ==
(Full complement of 15, including Chief Justice) [https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-j-1/latest/rsc-1985-c-j-1.html]
British Columbia Pop. (2021): 5.1 million<Br>
British Columbia Pop. (2021): 5.1 million<Br>
Pop. per Justice: ~


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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| '''Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman''' [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2013/06/pm-announces-judicial-appointments-british-columbia-ontario-saskatchewan.html]
| '''Robert J. Bauman''' [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2013/06/pm-announces-judicial-appointments-british-columbia-ontario-saskatchewan.html]
| February 20, 2008 to September 9, 2009 (Judge)<br>{{dts|June 16, 2013}}
| February 20, 2008 to September 9, 2009 (Judge)<br>{{dts|June 16, 2013}}
| Harper (CJ)
| {{Harper2}} (CJ)
|Chief Justice of BCSC (September 9, 2009 to June 16, 2013) <br>  Supreme Court (June 20, 1996 to February 20, 2008)<br> Bull, Housser & Tupper (1982 to 1996) <br> Wilson, Bauman (1977 to 1981)<br> Wilson, King &Co (1974 to 1977)<br>Called to bar (1975)
|Chief Justice of BCSC (September 9, 2009 to June 16, 2013) <br>  Supreme Court (June 20, 1996 to February 20, 2008)<br> Bull, Housser & Tupper (1982 to 1996) <br> Wilson, Bauman (1977 to 1981)<br> Wilson, King &Co (1974 to 1977)<br>Called to bar (1975)
| {{publishedBCCA|Bauman}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Bauman}}
|-
|-
|2
|2
| Justice Mary V. Newbury [https://historyproject.allard.ubc.ca/sites/historyproject.law.ubc.ca/files/profile/newbury_49advocatevancouver935.pdf] [https://web.archive.org/web/20031111223629/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/BC5.html]
|  David C. Harris [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2012/doc_32720.html]
| {{dts|September 26, 1995}}
| Chrétien
| Supreme Court (July 11, 1991 to September 26, 1995) <br> Fraser & Beatty (1984 to 1991) <br> Ladner Downs (1976 to 1984)<br>Called to bar (1976)
| {{publishedBCCA|Newbury}}
|-
|3
| Justice Mary E. Saunders [https://web.archive.org/web/20031116003023/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1999/bc0702.html]
| {{dts|July 1, 1999}}
| Chrétien
| Supreme Court (December 23, 1991 to July 1, 1999)<br> Campney & Murphy<br>Called to bar (1975)
| {{publishedBCCA|Saunders}}
|-
|4
| Justice Daphne M. Smith [https://web.archive.org/web/20080622203437/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2008/doc_32253.html]
| {{dts|May 9, 2008}}
| Harper
| Supreme Court (December 19, 1996 to May 8, 2008)<br> Mair Jensen Blair (1986 to 1996)<br>Smith Hutchinson (1984 to 1986)<br> Mair Janowsky Blair (1976 to 1984)<br>Called to bar (1976)
| {{publishedBCCA|Smith}}
|-
|5
| Justice Harvey M. Groberman [https://web.archive.org/web/20080622203437/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2008/doc_32253.html]
| May 9, 2008
| Harper
| Supreme Court (December 14, 2001 to May 8, 2008)<br> Davis & Company  (2000 to 2001)<br>Legal Services BC Attorney General<br>Called to bar (1985)
| {{publishedBCCA|Groberman}}
|-
|6
| Justice David C. Harris [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2012/doc_32720.html]
| April 10, 2012
| April 10, 2012
| Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| Supreme Court (March 19, 2010 to April 5, 2012)<br> Hunter Litigation Chambers<br> Berardino & Harris <br>Russell & Dumoulin<br>  Called to bar (1987)
| Supreme Court (March 19, 2010 to April 5, 2012)<br> Hunter Litigation Chambers<br> Berardino & Harris <br>Russell & Dumoulin<br>  Called to bar (1987)
| {{publishedBCCA|Harris}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Harris}}
|-
|-
|7
|3
| Justice Peter M. Willcock [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32904.html]
| Peter M. Willcock [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32904.html]
| June 7, 2013
| June 7, 2013
| Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| Supreme Court (June 19, 2009 to June 6, 2013) <br>Harper Grey LLP <br> Called to bar (1983)
| Supreme Court (June 19, 2009 to June 6, 2013) <br>Harper Grey LLP <br> Called to bar (1983)
| {{publishedBCCA|Willcock}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Willcock}}
|-
|-
|8
|4
| Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/06/british-columbia-judicial-appointments-announced.html]
| Lauri Ann Fenlon [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/06/british-columbia-judicial-appointments-announced.html]
| June 26, 2015  
| June 26, 2015  
| Harper
| {{Harper3}}
| Supreme Court (January 31, 2008 to June 26, 2015)<br> Fasken Martineau (1997 to 2015)<br> Russell and DuMoulin (1985 to 1992)<br>Called to bar (1985)
| Supreme Court (January 31, 2008 to June 26, 2015)<br> Fasken Martineau (1997 to 2015)<br> Russell and DuMoulin (1985 to 1992)<br>Called to bar (1985)
| {{publishedBCCA|Fenlon}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Fenlon}}
|-
|-
|9
|5
| Justice Gregory J. Fitch
| Gregory James Fitch
| September 1, 2015  
| September 1, 2015  
| Harper
| {{Harper3}}
| Supreme Court (October 20, 2011 to September 1, 2015)<br>Called to bar (1994)
| Supreme Court (October 20, 2011 to September 1, 2015)<br>Called to bar (1994)
| {{publishedBCCA|Fitch}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Fitch}}
|-
|-
|10
|6
| Justice Gail M. Dickson
| John James Lyon Hunter [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/04/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof1.html]
| September 1, 2015
| Harper
| Supreme Court (December 15, 2006 to July 28, 2015)<br>Called to bar (1982)
| {{publishedBCCA|Dickson}}
|-
|11
| Mr. Justice John James Lyon Hunter [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/04/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof1.html]
| April 12, 2017
| April 12, 2017
| J. Trudeau
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
| Hunter Litigation Chambers<br> Hunter Voith Litigation Counsel<br> Called to bar (1977)
| Hunter Litigation Chambers<br> Hunter Voith Litigation Counsel<br> Called to bar (1977)
| {{publishedBCCA|Hunter}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Hunter}}
|-
|-
|12
|7
| Madam Justice Barbara L. Fisher [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/09/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentintheprovinceofb.html]
| Susan A. Griffin [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/02/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof.html]
| September 15, 2017
| J. Trudeau
| Supreme Court (November 26, 2004 to September 15, 2017)<br> Blake, Cassels & Graydon (1998 to 2004)<br> British Columbia Treaty Commission <br>BC Information and Privacy Commissioner <br>General Counsel to the Ombudsman BC <br> Davis & Company<br> Called to bar (1983)
| {{publishedBCCA|Fisher}}
|-
|13
| Madam Justice Susan A. Griffin [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/02/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof.html]
| {{dts|February 7, 2018}}
| {{dts|February 7, 2018}}
| J. Trudeau
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
| Supreme Court (February 20, 2008 to February 7, 2018)<br>Private practice<br> Called to bar (1985)
| Supreme Court (February 20, 2008 to February 7, 2018)<br>Private practice<br> Called to bar (1985)
| {{publishedBCCA|Griffin}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Griffin}}
|-
|-
|14
|8
| Justice Bruce Butler [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia-692178971.html]
| Patrice Abrioux [http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/author/glenn-kauth/feds-announce-seven-judicial-appointments-4164] [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/03/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia.html]  
| August 31, 2018
| March 8, 2019 || {{J. Trudeau2}} || Supreme Court (2011 to 2019)<br>Quinlan Abrioux law firm <br> Called to bar (1981)
|J. Trudeau
| Supreme Court (2007 to 2018) <br>Harper Grey LLP<br>Called to bar (1980)
| {{publishedBCCA|Butler}}
|-
|15
| Justice Patrice Abrioux [http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/author/glenn-kauth/feds-announce-seven-judicial-appointments-4164] [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/03/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia.html] || March 8, 2019 || J. Trudeau || Supreme Court (2011 to 2019)<br>Quinlan Abrioux law firm <br> Called to bar (1981)
|{{publishedBCCA|abrioux}}  
|{{publishedBCCA|abrioux}}  
|-
|-
|16
|9
| Justice Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/05/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-british-columbia.html]  ||  May 6, 2019 ||J. Trudeau||Supreme Court (2016 to 2019)<br> Assistant Deputy Attorney General (2012 to 2016)<br>PPSC Crown (1994 to 2012)<br>Called to bar (~1992)||{{publishedBCCA|Oosten}}
| Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/05/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-british-columbia.html]  ||  May 6, 2019 ||{{J. Trudeau2}}||Supreme Court (2016 to 2019)<br> Assistant Deputy Attorney General (2012 to 2016)<br>PPSC Crown (1994 to 2012)<br>Called to bar (~1992)||{{publishedBCCA|Oosten}}
|-
|-
|17
|10
|Justice  J. Christopher Grauer [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia-865012536.html]
|Peter G. Voith [https://web.archive.org/web/20090224002427/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32323.html] [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2020/08/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia.html]
| December 2019
| September 2, 2020  
|J. Trudeau
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| Supreme Court (April 11, 2008 - December 2019)<br>Dives, Grauer & Harper (1999 - 2008)<br> Bull, Housser & Tupper <br>Called to bar (1981)
|Supreme Court<br> Hunter Litigation Chambers<br> Hunter Voith (2002 to 2005) <br> Davis & Company (1984 to 2002)<br>Ladner Downs (1980 to 1982)<br> Called to bar (1981)
|{{publishedBCCA|grauer}}
|-
|
|Justice Peter G. Voith [https://web.archive.org/web/20090224002427/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32323.html] || September 2, 2020 ||J. Trudeau ||Supreme Court<br> Hunter Litigation Chambers<br> Hunter Voith (2002 to 2005) <br> Davis & Company (1984 to 2002)<br>Ladner Downs (1980 to 1982)<br> Called to bar (1981)
|{{publishedBCCA|Voith}}  
|{{publishedBCCA|Voith}}  
|-
|-
|Justice Leonard Marchand
|11
|Leonard Marchand [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2021/03/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia.html]
|March 24, 2021
|March 24, 2021
|J. Trudeau / Lametti
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| Supreme Court (June 2017 to March 2021)<Br>Provincial Court (Sept 2013 to 2017)<br>Called to bar (1995)
| Supreme Court (June 2017 to March 2021)<Br>Provincial Court (Sept 2013 to 2017)<br>Called to bar (1995)
|-
|12
|Karen Horsman
|April 20, 2022
|
| Supreme Court (2018 to 2022) <br>Called to bar (1994)
| [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/11/the-honourable-karen-horsmans-questionnaire.html Judicial Questionnaire]
|-
|13
|Ronald A. Skolrood
|October 24, 2022
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| Supreme Court (June 2013 to October 2022)<Br>Called to bar (1988)
|
|}
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! Other Details
|-
|-
| Justice S. David Frankel [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2007/05/british-columbia-judicial-appointment-announced.html]
| Mary V. Newbury [https://historyproject.allard.ubc.ca/sites/historyproject.law.ubc.ca/files/profile/newbury_49advocatevancouver935.pdf] [https://web.archive.org/web/20031111223629/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/BC5.html]
| {{dts|September 26, 1995}}
| {{Chretien1}}
| Supreme Court (July 11, 1991 to September 26, 1995) <br> Fraser & Beatty (1984 to 1991) <br> Ladner Downs (1976 to 1984)<br>Called to bar (1976)
| {{publishedBCCA|Newbury}}
|-
| S. David Frankel [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2007/05/british-columbia-judicial-appointment-announced.html]
| {{dts|May 10, 2007}} (Judge) April 1, 2019 (sup)
| {{dts|May 10, 2007}} (Judge) April 1, 2019 (sup)
| Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| Supreme Court (March 2, 2007 to May 10, 2007)<br>Federal Dept of Justice <br>Called to bar (1974)
| Supreme Court (March 2, 2007 to May 10, 2007)<br>Federal Dept of Justice <br>Called to bar (1974)
| {{publishedBCCA|Frankel}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Frankel}}
|-
|-
| Justice Richard B.T. Goepel [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32987.html]  
| Harvey M. Groberman [https://web.archive.org/web/20080622203437/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2008/doc_32253.html]
| November 8, 2013
| May 9, 2008 (Justice)<br>Feb 2021 (sup)
| Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| Supreme Court (September 27, 2001 to November 7, 2013)<br> Called to bar (1974)
| Supreme Court (December 14, 2001 to May 8, 2008)<br> Davis & Company  (2000 to 2001)<br>Legal Services BC Attorney General<br>Called to bar (1985)
| {{publishedBCCA|Goepel}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Groberman}}
|-
|-
| Justice David Franklin Tysoe [https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=59ff45d7-83a1-4289-844f-ce2b04904144]
| Elizabeth A. Bennett [https://web.archive.org/web/20120214025920/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32375.html] [https://web.archive.org/web/20041115005211/http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/1997/bc2808.html]
| June 22, 2007
| {{dts|May 14, 2009}} - February 1, 2017 (sup)
| Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| Supreme Court (1992 to 2007)<br> Vaughan Wills & Murphy (1975 to 1992) <br>Called to bar (1976)
| Supreme Court (August 27, 1997 to May 13, 2009)<br>Peck, Tammen and Bennett (criminal) (1994 to 1997)<Br> Crown attorney (appeals) (1987 to 1984)<br> UBC (1982)
| {{publishedBCCA|Tysoe}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Bennett}}
|-
| Justice Nicole J. Garson
| May 14, 2009
| Harper
| Supreme Court (2001 to 2009)<br>Called to bar (1977)
| {{publishedBCCA|Garson}}
|-
|-
| Justice Anne W. MacKenzie  
| Anne W. MacKenzie  
| December 31, 2011
| December 31, 2011
| Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| Supreme Court
| Supreme Court (1996 to 2011)<Br><br> Called to bar (1978)
| {{publishedBCCA|MacKenzie}}
| {{publishedBCCA|MacKenzie}}
|-
|-
| Justice Sunni Stromberg-Stein  
| Sunni Stromberg-Stein  
| June 7, 2013
| June 7, 2013
| Harper
| Harper
| Supreme Court (February 16, 1996 to June 6, 2013) <br> Provincial Court (December 4, 1989 to February 16, 1996)
| Supreme Court (February 16, 1996 to June 6, 2013) <br> Provincial Court (December 4, 1989 to February 16, 1996)<br>Called to bar (1976)
| {{publishedBCCA|Stromberg-Stein}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Stromberg-Stein}}
|-
|-
| Justice Pamela A. Kirkpatrick
| Gail M. Dickson
| June 2, 2005
| September 1, 2015
| Martin
| {{Harper3}}
|Supreme Court
| Supreme Court (December 15, 2006 to July 28, 2015)<br>Called to bar (1982)
| {{publishedBCCA|Kirkpatrick}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Dickson}}
|-
| Barbara L. Fisher [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/09/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentintheprovinceofb.html]
| September 15, 2017
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
| Supreme Court (November 26, 2004 to September 15, 2017)<br> Blake, Cassels & Graydon (1998 to 2004)<br> British Columbia Treaty Commission <br>BC Information and Privacy Commissioner <br>General Counsel to the Ombudsman BC <br> Davis & Company<br> Called to bar (1983)
| {{publishedBCCA|Fisher}}
|-
|-
| Justice Elizabeth A. Bennett [https://web.archive.org/web/20120214025920/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32375.html] [https://web.archive.org/web/20041115005211/http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/1997/bc2808.html]
| Bruce Butler [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia-692178971.html]
| {{dts|May 14, 2009}} - February 1, 2017 (sup)
| August 31, 2018
| Harper
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
| Supreme Court (August 27, 1997 to May 13, 2009)<br>Peck, Tammen and Bennett (criminal) (1994 to 1997)<Br> Crown attorney (appeals) (1987 to 1984)<br> UBC (1982)
| Supreme Court (2007 to 2018) <br>Harper Grey LLP<br>Called to bar (1980)
| {{publishedBCCA|Bennett}}
| {{publishedBCCA|Butler}}
|-
|J. Christopher Grauer [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia-865012536.html]
| December 2019
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| Supreme Court (April 11, 2008 - December 2019)<br>Dives, Grauer & Harper (1999 - 2008)<br> Bull, Housser & Tupper <br>Called to bar (1981)
|{{publishedBCCA|grauer}}
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 11:15, 13 August 2024

This page was last substantively updated or reviewed September 2022. (Rev. # 96103)

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of British Columbia

17 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and of the Supreme Court of British Columbia are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice of British Columbia, $371,400;
(b) the 12 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 17; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 6, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 4; 1990, c. 16, s. 15; 2001, c. 7, s. 9; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 205; 2021, c. 23, s. 256; 2022, c. 10, s. 346.

– (DOJ)


Current Justices

British Columbia Pop. (2021): 5.1 million

# Name Appointed Nominated By Prior Position Other Details
1 Robert J. Bauman [1] February 20, 2008 to September 9, 2009 (Judge)
June 16, 2013 		Harper / Nicholson (CPC) (CJ) Chief Justice of BCSC (September 9, 2009 to June 16, 2013)
Supreme Court (June 20, 1996 to February 20, 2008)
Bull, Housser & Tupper (1982 to 1996)
Wilson, Bauman (1977 to 1981)
Wilson, King &Co (1974 to 1977)
Called to bar (1975) 		Published criminal decisions
2 David C. Harris [2] April 10, 2012 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Supreme Court (March 19, 2010 to April 5, 2012)
Hunter Litigation Chambers
Berardino & Harris
Russell & Dumoulin
Called to bar (1987) 		Published criminal decisions
3 Peter M. Willcock [3] June 7, 2013 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Supreme Court (June 19, 2009 to June 6, 2013)
Harper Grey LLP
Called to bar (1983) 		Published criminal decisions
4 Lauri Ann Fenlon [4] June 26, 2015 Harper / MacKay (CPC) Supreme Court (January 31, 2008 to June 26, 2015)
Fasken Martineau (1997 to 2015)
Russell and DuMoulin (1985 to 1992)
Called to bar (1985) 		Published criminal decisions
5 Gregory James Fitch September 1, 2015 Harper / MacKay (CPC) Supreme Court (October 20, 2011 to September 1, 2015)
Called to bar (1994) 		Published criminal decisions
6 John James Lyon Hunter [5] April 12, 2017 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Hunter Litigation Chambers
Hunter Voith Litigation Counsel
Called to bar (1977) 		Published criminal decisions
7 Susan A. Griffin [6] February 7, 2018 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Supreme Court (February 20, 2008 to February 7, 2018)
Private practice
Called to bar (1985) 		Published criminal decisions
8 Patrice Abrioux [7] [8] March 8, 2019 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Supreme Court (2011 to 2019)
Quinlan Abrioux law firm
Called to bar (1981) 		Published criminal decisions
9 Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten [9] May 6, 2019 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Supreme Court (2016 to 2019)
Assistant Deputy Attorney General (2012 to 2016)
PPSC Crown (1994 to 2012)
Called to bar (~1992)		 Published criminal decisions
10 Peter G. Voith [10] [11] September 2, 2020 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Supreme Court
Hunter Litigation Chambers
Hunter Voith (2002 to 2005)
Davis & Company (1984 to 2002)
Ladner Downs (1980 to 1982)
Called to bar (1981) 		Published criminal decisions
11 Leonard Marchand [12] March 24, 2021 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Supreme Court (June 2017 to March 2021)
Provincial Court (Sept 2013 to 2017)
Called to bar (1995)
12 Karen Horsman April 20, 2022 Supreme Court (2018 to 2022)
Called to bar (1994) 		Judicial Questionnaire
13 Ronald A. Skolrood October 24, 2022 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Supreme Court (June 2013 to October 2022)
Called to bar (1988)

Supernumerary

Name Duration Nominated By Prior Position(s) Other Details
Mary V. Newbury [13] [14] September 26, 1995 Chrétien / Rock (Lib) Supreme Court (July 11, 1991 to September 26, 1995)
Fraser & Beatty (1984 to 1991)
Ladner Downs (1976 to 1984)
Called to bar (1976) 		Published criminal decisions
S. David Frankel [15] May 10, 2007 (Judge) April 1, 2019 (sup) Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Supreme Court (March 2, 2007 to May 10, 2007)
Federal Dept of Justice
Called to bar (1974) 		Published criminal decisions
Harvey M. Groberman [16] May 9, 2008 (Justice)
Feb 2021 (sup) 		Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Supreme Court (December 14, 2001 to May 8, 2008)
Davis & Company (2000 to 2001)
Legal Services BC Attorney General
Called to bar (1985) 		Published criminal decisions
Elizabeth A. Bennett [17] [18] May 14, 2009 - February 1, 2017 (sup) Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Supreme Court (August 27, 1997 to May 13, 2009)
Peck, Tammen and Bennett (criminal) (1994 to 1997)
Crown attorney (appeals) (1987 to 1984)
UBC (1982) 		Published criminal decisions
Anne W. MacKenzie December 31, 2011 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Supreme Court (1996 to 2011)

Called to bar (1978) 		Published criminal decisions
Sunni Stromberg-Stein June 7, 2013 Harper Supreme Court (February 16, 1996 to June 6, 2013)
Provincial Court (December 4, 1989 to February 16, 1996)
Called to bar (1976) 		Published criminal decisions
Gail M. Dickson September 1, 2015 Harper / MacKay (CPC) Supreme Court (December 15, 2006 to July 28, 2015)
Called to bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions
Barbara L. Fisher [19] September 15, 2017 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Supreme Court (November 26, 2004 to September 15, 2017)
Blake, Cassels & Graydon (1998 to 2004)
British Columbia Treaty Commission
BC Information and Privacy Commissioner
General Counsel to the Ombudsman BC
Davis & Company
Called to bar (1983) 		Published criminal decisions
Bruce Butler [20] August 31, 2018 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Supreme Court (2007 to 2018)
Harper Grey LLP
Called to bar (1980) 		Published criminal decisions
J. Christopher Grauer [21] December 2019 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Supreme Court (April 11, 2008 - December 2019)
Dives, Grauer & Harper (1999 - 2008)
Bull, Housser & Tupper
Called to bar (1981) 		Published criminal decisions

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