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==Current Judges==
==Current Judges==
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|Chief Judge Pamela Goulding [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0201n04.htm] [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2015/just/0928n05.aspx] || St. John's || January 30, 2012 (J)<br> September 28, 2015(CJ) || PC || Director of Public Prosecutions
|Chief Judge Robin Fowler [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/just/0808n01.aspx] ||Grand Falls-Windsor || {{dts|August 7, 2017}} || Liberal || Crown Attorney (2000 to 2013)<Br>Public Prosecution Service of Canada (2013 to 2017)
|{{publishedNLPC|goudling}}
|{{publishedNLPC|fowler}} (~10) {{asof|December 2022}}
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|Associate Chief Judge Michael Madden <ref>{{cite web|title=New judges named to N.L. courts|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-judges-named-to-n-l-courts-1.940622|website=CBC News|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2015/just/1008n06.aspx] [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/just/0204n06.htm] || St. John's ||  {{dts|February 3, 2010}}(J)<br> 2015 (ACJ)||PC || Crown prosecutor
|Associate Chief Judge Jennifer Mercer
|{{publishedNLPC|madden}}
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|July 16, 2021
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|{{publishedNLPC|Mercer}}
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| Judge Kymil Howe ||  Corner Brook|| {{dts|March 11, 1993}}|| ||
| Kymil Howe ||  Corner Brook|| {{dts|March 11, 1993}}|| Liberal || Crown attorney <br> private practice
|{{publishedNLPC|Howe}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Howe}} (~2)
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| Judge David Orr||St. John's || {{dts|August 25, 1994}} || Liberal ||
|{{publishedNLPC|Orr}}


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|Judge Wayne Gorman<ref>{{cite web|title=Two new judges appointed to the Provincial Court|url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/just/1109n05.htm|website=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> || Corner Brook || {{dts|November 9, 2000}}|| PC || Director of Public Prosecutions<br>Crown counsel
|Wayne Gorman [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/just/1109n05.htm] || Corner Brook || {{dts|November 9, 2000}}|| PC || Director of Public Prosecutions<br>Crown counsel<br> Called to bar (1983)
|{{publishedNLPC|Gorman}} (~250)
|{{publishedNLPC|Gorman}} (~250)


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| Judge Harold Porter<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister appoints new provincial court judge |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/just/1012n11.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref>|| Grand Bank || {{dts|October 12, 2001}} || Liberal || Crown attorney (1988 to 2001)
| Harold Porter [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/just/1012n11.htm] || Grand Bank || {{dts|October 12, 2001}} || Liberal || Crown attorney (1988 to 2001)
|{{publishedNLPC|Porter}} (~70)
|{{publishedNLPC|Porter}} (~70)
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|Judge Colin J. Flynn <ref>{{cite web|title=News Releases|url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/just/0412n08.htm|website=Government of Newfoundland|publisher=Government of Newfoundland|accessdate=22 February 2018}}</ref> ||St. John's || {{dts|April 30, 2001}} || Liberal || Director of Public Prosecutions<br> Department of Justice (Criminal)
|{{publishedNLPC|Flynn}}


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| Judge Catherine Allen-Westby<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister appoints new Provincial Court Judge |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2002/just/1104n04.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> || Corner Brook ||{{dts|October 28, 2002}} || Liberal || Monaghan, Marshall, Allen-Westby, Murphy and Watton
|Bruce Short [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2003/just/0918n02.htm] ||Habour Grace || {{dts|November 1, 2003}} || Liberal || Legal aid
|{{publishedNLPC|Allen-Westby}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Short}} (~0)


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|Judge Bruce Short<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister appoints new provincial court judge |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2003/just/0918n02.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> ||Habour Grace || {{dts|November 1, 2003}} || Liberal || Legal aid
|Wynne Anne Trahey [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2007/just/0608n03.htm] || Wabush|| {{dts|June 8, 2007}} || PC||Crown attorney<br>Marshall, White, Ottenheimer & Green<br>Collins and Associates<br>Lewis, Day, Cook, Dawe & Eaton<br> Called to bar (1982)
|{{publishedNLPC|Short}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Trahey}} (~1)


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|Judge Wynne Anne Trahey [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2007/just/0608n03.htm] || Wabush|| {{dts|June 8, 2007}} || PC||
| D. Mark Pike [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2009/just/1002n06.htm] ||St. John's || {{dts|November 17, 2008}} ||PC || Department of Justice <Br> Benson Myles PLC
|{{publishedNLPC|Trahey}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Pike}} (~15)
 
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| Judge D. Mark Pike<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister Announces Appointment of Chief Judge |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2009/just/1002n06.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> ||St. John's || {{dts|November 17, 2008}} ||PC || Department of Justice <Br> Benson Myles PLC
| Jacqueline Jenkins [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2008/just/0915n02.htm] || Gander || {{dts|September 24, 2008}} || PC || Private practice
|{{publishedNLPC|Pike}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Jenkins}} (~2)
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| Judge Jacqueline Jenkins<ref>{{cite news |title=Provincial Court Judge Appointed for Stephenville |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2008/just/0915n02.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> || Gander || {{dts|September 24, 2008}} || PC || Private practice
|Jacqueline Brazil [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-judges-named-to-n-l-courts-1.940622] [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/just/0204n06.htm] || St. John's || {{dts|February 4, 2010}}||PC || Crown Lawyer
|{{publishedNLPC|Jenkins}}
 
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|Judge Jacqueline Brazil<ref>{{cite web|title=New judges named to N.L. courts|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-judges-named-to-n-l-courts-1.940622|website=CBC News|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/just/0204n06.htm] || St. John's || {{dts|February 4, 2010}}||PC || Crown Lawyer
|{{publishedNLPC|Brazil}} (~3)
|{{publishedNLPC|Brazil}} (~3)
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|Judge Lois Skanes<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister Announces Judicial Appointments |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/just/0204n06.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> ||St.John's || {{dts|February 15, 2010}} || PC || Private practice
|Lois Skanes [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/just/0204n06.htm] ||St.John's || {{dts|February 15, 2010}} || PC || Private practice<br> Called to bar (1985)
|{{publishedNLPC|Skanes}} (~22)
|{{publishedNLPC|Skanes}} (~22)
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|Judge James G. Walsh<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister Announces Judicial Appointments |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0813n04.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> || St.John's|| {{dts|September 3, 2012}} || PC || Private practice (criminal)
|Pamela Goulding [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0201n04.htm] [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2015/just/0928n05.aspx] || St. John's || January 30, 2012 (J)<br> September 28, 2015(CJ) || PC || Director of Public Prosecutions
|{{publishedNLPC|goulding}} (~25)
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|James G. Walsh [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0813n04.htm] || St.John's|| {{dts|September 3, 2012}} || PC || Private practice (criminal)<br>Called to bar (1985)
|{{publishedNLPC|Walsh}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Walsh}}
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|Judge Lori A. Marshall<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister Announces Judicial Appointments |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0813n04.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> ||St. John's || {{dts| August 13, 2012}} || PC ||
|Lori A. Marshall [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0813n04.htm] ||St. John's || {{dts| August 13, 2012}} || PC || Legal Aid (2008 to 2012)<Br> sole practitioner<Br>Called to bar (1991)
|{{publishedNLPC|Marshall}} (~21)
|{{publishedNLPC|Marshall}} (~21)


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|Judge Phyllis Harris<ref>{{cite news |title=New Provincial Court Judge for Labrador |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2014/just/0613n02.aspx |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> ||Happy Valley-Goose Bay || {{dts|June 10, 2014}} || PC || Public Prosecutions Office (1999 to 2014)
|Phyllis Harris [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2014/just/0613n02.aspx] ||Happy Valley-Goose Bay || {{dts|June 10, 2014}} || PC || Public Prosecutions Office (1999 to 2014)
|{{publishedNLPC|Harris}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Harris}} (~0)
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|Judge Lynn E. Cole <ref>{{cite web|title=2 new judges appointed to provincial court|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/2-new-judges-appointed-to-provincial-court-1.2571164|website=CBC News|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> ||Stephenville ||{{dts|March 13, 2014}}||PC || Lawyer with Legal Aid
|Lynn E. Cole [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2014/just/0313n04.htm] [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/2-new-judges-appointed-to-provincial-court-1.2571164] ||Stephenville ||{{dts|March 13, 2014}}||PC || Lawyer with Legal Aid<Br> Called to bar (1991)
|{{publishedNLPC|Cole}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Cole}} (~0)
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|Judge Mark T. Linehan<ref>{{cite web|title=2 new judges appointed to provincial court|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/2-new-judges-appointed-to-provincial-court-1.2571164|website=CBC News|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> ||Gander  ||{{dts| March 4, 2014}} || PC|| Crown prosecutor
|Mark T. Linehan [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2014/just/0313n04.htm]  [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/2-new-judges-appointed-to-provincial-court-1.2571164] ||Gander  ||{{dts| March 4, 2014}} || PC|| Crown prosecutor <br>Called to bar (1996)
|{{publishedNLPC|Linehan}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Linehan}} (~14)


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|Judge Paul Noble<ref>{{cite news |title=Provincial Court Judge Appointed |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2015/just/0918n03.aspx |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> || Clarenville || {{dts|September 17, 2015}} || PC ||Dept of Justice<br> RCMP
|Paul Noble [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2015/just/0918n03.aspx] || Clarenville || {{dts|September 17, 2015}} || PC ||Dept of Justice<br> RCMP
|{{publishedNLPC|Noble}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Noble}} (~0)


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| Judge Kari Ann Pike<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister Parsons Announces Appointment of Two New Provincial Court Judges |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/just/0808n01.aspx |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref>  || Happy Valley-Goose Bay|| {{dts|August 7, 2017}} || Liberal || Crown attorney
| Kari Ann Pike [http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/just/0808n01.aspx] || Happy Valley-Goose Bay|| {{dts|August 7, 2017}} || Liberal || Crown attorney
|{{publishedNLPC|Pike}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Pike}} (~0)
 
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|Judge Robin Fowler<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister Parsons Announces Appointment of Two New Provincial Court Judges |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/just/0808n01.aspx |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> ||Grand Falls-Windsor || {{dts|August 7, 2017}} || Liberal || Crown Attorney (2000 to 2013)<Br>Public Prosecution Service of Canada (2013 to 2017)
| Rolf Pritchard [https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2019/jps/0613n04/] ||Happy Valley-Goose Bay|| June 13, 2019 || Liberal ||provincial government (2001 to 2019) <br>private practice<br>Called to bar (1996)
|{{publishedNLPC|fowler}}
|{{publishedNLPC|Pritchard}} (~0)
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==Supernumerary or Per Diem==
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! Location
! Date Appointed
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! Other Details
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|Judge Gregory O. Brown (Per Diem) || February 28, 1992 <br> April 30, 2013(per diem) || || Liberal||
|Lloyd Strickland [https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2023/jps/0104n02/]
|{{publishedNLPC|Brown}}
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|January 4, 2023
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|Director of Public Prosecutions<br> Crown Attorney<Br> Called to bar (1997)<br> Dalhousie grad (1996)
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|Judge William English<ref>{{cite web|title=Two new judges appointed to the Provincial Court|url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/just/1109n05.htm|website=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> (Per Diem) || November 9, 2000<br> May 2, 2014 (per diem) || || Liberal || Director of NL Legal Aid
|Andrew Wadden [https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2023/jps/0104n02/]
|{{publishedNLPC|English}}
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|January 4, 2023
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|Called to bar (2003)
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|Judge John Joy<ref>{{cite news |title=New Provincial Court judge appointed |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2006/just/0605n07.htm |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> || August 1, 2006 <Br> July 28, 2017 (per diem) || ||PC || White, Ottenheimer and Baker
|Karen Rehner [https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2023/jps/0921n13/]
|{{publishedNLPC|Joy}}
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|September 21, 2023
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|Judge Patrick J.B. Kennedy <ref>{{cite web|title=News Releases|url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/just/0412n08.htm|website=Government of Newfoundland|publisher=Government of Newfoundland|accessdate=22 February 2018}}</ref>||April 11, 2001 <br> May 9, 2014 (per diem) || || Liberal || Private Practice
|Jennifer Standen [https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2023/jps/0921n13/]
|{{publishedNLPC|Kennedy}}
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|September 21, 2023
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|Michael King
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|November 30, 2024
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==Part time or Per Diem==
==Previous Judges==
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|Laura A. Mennie [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0201n04.htm]
|Michael Madden [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-judges-named-to-n-l-courts-1.940622] [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2015/just/1008n06.aspx] [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/just/0204n06.htm] || St. John's ||  {{dts|February 3, 2010}}(J)<br> 2015 (ACJ)<br> Nov 2023 (per diem)||PC || Crown prosecutor
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|{{publishedNLPC|madden}} (~0)
|February 1, 2012
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|Gregory O. Brown (Per Diem) || ||February 28, 1992 <br> April 30, 2013(per diem) || Liberal||
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|{{publishedNLPC|Brown}} (~2)
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==References==
==Previous Judges==
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*[[Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Historical)]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.court.nl.ca/provincial/ The Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador website]
* [http://www.court.nl.ca/provincial/ The Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador website]
* [https://court.nl.ca/provincial/judiciary/byname.html list of current judges]
* [https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/default.aspx government announcements]


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