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{{Infobox high court
 
|court_name = British Columbia Court of Appeal
==Distribution of Judges==
|image = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.svg
{{quotation1|
|imagesize = 150px
; Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of British Columbia
|caption = Coat of Arms
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:
|established = 1909
:(a) the Chief Justice of British Columbia, $371,400;
|Province = [[Image:Flag of British Columbia.svg|border|20px]] [[British Columbia]]
:(b) the 12 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;
|location= Vancouver (central registry), Victoria, Kamloops and Kelowna
{{removed|(c) and (d)}}
|coordinates=
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 17;
|type =
R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 6, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1;
|authority = Court of Appeal Act, 1996
1989, c. 8, s. 4;
|terms =
1990, c. 16, s. 15;
|positions = 15
2001, c. 7, s. 9;
|website = [http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/ca/ Court of Appeal]
2006, c. 11, s. 1;
|chiefjudgetitle = Chief Justice
2012, c. 31, s. 210;
|chiefjudgename =  [[Robert J. Bauman]]
2017, c. 20, s. 205;
|termstart = June 16, 2013
2021, c. 23, s. 256;
2022, c. 10, s. 346.
| [https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/J-1/section-17.html (DOJ)]
}}
}}


The '''British Columbia Court of Appeal''' (BCCA) is the highest [[appellate court]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of [[British Columbia]], Canada. It was established in 1910 following the 1907 Court of Appeal Act.


The BCCA hears appeals from the [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] and a number of boards and tribunals. The BCCA also hears criminal appeals from the [[Provincial Court of British Columbia]] where the proceedings in that court were by indictment. It will hear summary conviction appeals from the Supreme Court on criminal matters that originated in the Provincial Court. [[Statute]] restricts appeals on civil matters from the Provincial Court (Small Claims) to the Supreme Court. However, some Provincial Court civil matters may come before the BCCA on very narrow matters having to do with questions of administrative law or other unusual circumstances.
== Current Justices ==
 
British Columbia Pop. (2021): 5.1 million<Br>
The BCCA consists of 15 justices (including a Chief Justice) in addition to 9 of whom are [[Supernumerary judge|supernumerary]].<ref>[http://www.fja.gc.ca/appointments-nominations/judges-juges-eng.aspx NUMBER OF FEDERALLY APPOINTED JUDGES AS OF JULY 1, 2018, www.fja.gc.ca]</ref> All justices of the BCCA (including the position of Chief Justice) are appointed by the [[Government of Canada|federal government]]. The central registry for the BCCA is in [[Vancouver]], where the BCCA holds most of its sittings. The BCCA also occasionally hears cases in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[Kelowna, British Columbia|Kelowna]], and [[Kamloops, British Columbia|Kamloops]]. The judges for the Court also double as judges for the [[Court of Appeal of the Yukon Territory|Yukon Court of Appeal]]. Cases from [[Yukon]] are heard in both Vancouver and in [[Whitehorse, Yukon|Whitehorse]].
 
A full division of the court consists of five justices; however, most cases are heard by a division of three justices. A single justice will preside over matters heard in [[Chambers (law)|”chambers”]], usually [[Interlocutory]] matters or applications for leave to appeal.


Unlike in Ontario where a sitting of the Court of Appeal is referred to as a "panel", in the BCCA a sitting of the Court is referred to as a "division".
Counsel appearing in the BCCA are required to "gown".  This court dress is identical to that worn in the [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]], and consists of a white wing collar with bands, along with a black bar jacket and black gown (some counsel will wear a black waistcoat and suit rather than a bar jacket).  Male barristers will generally wear black or striped trousers, with female barristers wearing either trousers or a skirt.  Queen's Counsel wear a more elaborate bar jacket as well as a silk gown.  Court dress is not required for matters heard in Chambers, wherein standard business dress can be worn by both counsel and the sitting justice.
When the court moved from its previous location (what is now the [[Vancouver Art Gallery#Building|Vancouver Art Gallery]]), one of the old courtrooms was reconstructed in the present [[Arthur Erickson]] designed Vancouver Law Courts. When in session, a division of the court will often preside in this Heritage Courtroom.
All courts in the Province of British Columbia display the [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Arms of Her Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom]], as a symbol of its [http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/index.asp judiciary]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.
== Current Justices ==
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! #
! Name
! Name
! Appointed
! Appointed
! Nominated By
! Nominated By
! Prior Position
! Prior Position
! Other Details
|-
|-
| Chief Justice [[Robert J. Bauman]]
| 1
| {{dts|June 16, 2013}}
| '''Robert J. Bauman''' [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2013/06/pm-announces-judicial-appointments-british-columbia-ontario-saskatchewan.html]
| Stephen Harper (CJ)
| February 20, 2008 to September 9, 2009 (Judge)<br>{{dts|June 16, 2013}}
|[[Supreme Court of British Columbia|Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (September 9, 2009 to June 16, 2013) <br> Puisne Justice, British Columbia Court of Appeal (February 20, 2008 to September 9, 2009)<br> Supreme Court Justice (June 20, 1996 to February 20, 2008)
| {{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)
| {{publishedBCCA|Bauman}}
|-
|-
| Madam Justice Mary V. Newbury<ref name="Advocate">{{cite news |title=The Honourable Madam Justice Mary Newbury |url=https://historyproject.allard.ubc.ca/sites/historyproject.law.ubc.ca/files/profile/newbury_49advocatevancouver935.pdf |accessdate=10 July 2018 |issue=Vol 49 |publisher=The Advocate}}</ref><ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111223629/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/BC5.html}}</ref>
|2
| {{dts|September 26, 1995}}
| David C. Harris [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2012/doc_32720.html]
| Jean Chretien
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (July 11, 1991 to September 26, 1995) <br> Fraser & Beatty (1984 to 1991) <br> Ladner Downs (1976 to 1984)
|-
| Madam 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}}
| Jean Chretien
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (December 23, 1991 to July 1, 1999)<br> Campney & Murphy<br>Called to bar (1975)
|-
| Mr. Justice S. David Frankel
| {{dts|May 10, 2007}}
| Stephen Harper
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (March 2, 2007 to May 10, 2007)
|-
| Madam Justice Daphne M. Smith<Ref name="May2008">{{cite news|title=British Columbia Judicial Appointments Announced |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622203437/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2008/doc_32253.html}}</ref>
| {{dts|May 9, 2008}}
| Stephen Harper
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (December 19, 1996 to May 8, 2008)
|-
| Mr. Justice Harvey M. Groberman<Ref name="May2008">
| May 9, 2008
| Stephen Harper
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (December 14, 2001 to May 8, 2008)
|-
| Madam Justice [[Elizabeth Bennett (judge)|Elizabeth A. Bennett]]
| {{dts|May 14, 2009}}
| Stephen Harper
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (August 27, 1997 to May 13, 2009)
|-
| Mr. Justice David C. Harris
| April 10, 2012
| April 10, 2012
| Stephen Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (March 19, 2010 to April 5, 2012)
| 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}}
|-
|-
| Mr. Justice Peter M. Willcock
|3
| Peter M. Willcock [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32904.html]
| June 7, 2013
| June 7, 2013
| Stephen Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (June 19, 2009 to June 6, 2013)
| Supreme Court (June 19, 2009 to June 6, 2013) <br>Harper Grey LLP <br> Called to bar (1983)
|-
| {{publishedBCCA|Willcock}}
| Mr. Justice John E.D. Savage [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2014/doc_33087.html]
| December 12, 2014
| Stephen Harper
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] ( May 8, 2008 to December 11, 2014)
|-
|-
| Madam Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon
|4
| Lauri Ann Fenlon [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/06/british-columbia-judicial-appointments-announced.html]
| June 26, 2015  
| June 26, 2015  
| Stephen Harper
| {{Harper3}}
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (January 31, 2008 to June 26, 2015)
| 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}}
|-
|-
| Mr. Justice Gregory J. Fitch
|5
| Gregory James Fitch
| September 1, 2015  
| September 1, 2015  
| Stephen Harper
| {{Harper3}}
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (October 20, 2011 to September 1, 2015)
| Supreme Court (October 20, 2011 to September 1, 2015)<br>Called to bar (1994)
| {{publishedBCCA|Fitch}}
|-
|-
| Madam Justice Gail M. Dickson
|6
| September 1, 2015
| John James Lyon Hunter [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/04/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof1.html]
| Stephen Harper
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (December 15, 2006 to July 28, 2015)
|-
| 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
| Justin Trudeau
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
| Hunter Litigation Chambers
| Hunter Litigation Chambers<br> Hunter Voith Litigation Counsel<br> Called to bar (1977)
| {{publishedBCCA|Hunter}}
|-
|-
| Madam Justice Barbara L. Fisher
|7
| September 15, 2017
| Susan A. Griffin [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/02/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof.html]
| Justin Trudeau
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (November 26, 2004 to September 15, 2017)
|-
| Madam Justice Susan A. Griffin<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/02/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof.html |accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref>
| {{dts|February 7, 2018}}
| {{dts|February 7, 2018}}
| Justin Trudeau
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (February 20, 2008 to February 7, 2018)
| Supreme Court (February 20, 2008 to February 7, 2018)<br>Private practice<br> Called to bar (1985)
|}
| {{publishedBCCA|Griffin}}
 
'''Supernumerary'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Name
! Appointed
! Nominated By
! Prior Position
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|-
| Mr. Justice Richard B.T. Goepel ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
|8
| November 8, 2013
| 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]  
| Stephen Harper
| March 8, 2019 || {{J. Trudeau2}} || Supreme Court (2011 to 2019)<br>Quinlan Abrioux law firm <br> Called to bar (1981)
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (September 27, 2001 to November 7, 2013)
|{{publishedBCCA|abrioux}}
|-
|-
| Mr. Justice David Franklin Tysoe ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
|9
| June 22, 2007
| 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}}
| Stephen Harper
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]]
|-
|-
| Madam Justice Nicole J. Garson ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
|10
| May 14, 2009
|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]  
| Stephen Harper
| September 2, 2020
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]]
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
|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}}
|-
|-
| Madam Justice Anne W. MacKenzie ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
|11
| December 31, 2011
|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]
| Stephen Harper
|March 24, 2021
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]]
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| Supreme Court (June 2017 to March 2021)<Br>Provincial Court (Sept 2013 to 2017)<br>Called to bar (1995)
|-
|-
| Madam Justice Sunni Stromberg-Stein ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
|12
| June 7, 2013
|Karen Horsman
| Stephen Harper
|April 20, 2022
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (February 16, 1996 to June 6, 2013) <bR> Provincial Court (December 4, 1989 to February 16, 1996)
|
|-
| Supreme Court (2018 to 2022) <br>Called to bar (1994)
| Madam Justice Pamela A. Kirkpatrick ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
| [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/11/the-honourable-karen-horsmans-questionnaire.html Judicial Questionnaire]
| June 2, 2005
| Paul Martin
|[[Supreme Court of British Columbia]]
|-
|-
|13
|Ronald A. Skolrood
|October 24, 2022
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| Supreme Court (June 2013 to October 2022)<Br>Called to bar (1988)
|
|}
|}


==Chief Justices==
==Supernumerary==
The Chief Justice of the BCCA has the rank of Chief Justice of British Columbia,
 
*2013–present [[Robert J. Bauman]] (13th Chief Justice)
*2001–2013 [[Lance Finch]]
*1988–2001 [[Allan McEachern]]
*1979–1988 [[Nathaniel Nemetz]]
*1973–1978 [[John Lauchlan Farris]]
*1967–1972 Herbert Davey
*1964–1967 Henry Bird
*1963–1964 [[Sherwood Lett]]
*1958–1963 Campbell DesBrisay
*1944–1957 [[Gordon McGregor Sloan]]
*1940–1941 [[Malcolm Archibald Macdonald]]
*1937–1940 Archer Martin
*1909–1937 James Alexander MacDonald
 
==Past Justices==
 
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| Mr. Justice P.D. Lowry <Ref name="Advocate" /> [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923024741/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2003/doc_30932.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]
| June 30, 2003 - 2018
| {{dts|September 26, 1995}}
| Chretien
| {{Chretien1}}
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]] (1991 to 2003)<br>Campney & Murphy<br> Called to bar (1971)
| 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}}
| Madam Justice Kathryn E. Neilson <Ref name="May2008">
| May 9, 2008 - 2016
| Stephen Harper (BCCA)
| [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]]
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| Christopher E. Hinkson (2010-2013)
| S. David Frankel [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2007/05/british-columbia-judicial-appointment-announced.html]
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| {{dts|May 10, 2007}} (Judge) April 1, 2019 (sup)
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| {{Harper2}}
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| Supreme Court (March 2, 2007 to May 10, 2007)<br>Federal Dept of Justice <br>Called to bar (1974)
| {{publishedBCCA|Frankel}}
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| Jo-Ann E. Prowse (1992-2013)
| Harvey M. Groberman [https://web.archive.org/web/20080622203437/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2008/doc_32253.html]
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| May 9, 2008 (Justice)<br>Feb 2021 (sup)
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| {{Harper2}}
|
| 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}}
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| Catherine Anne Ryan (1994-2013)
| 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]
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| {{dts|May 14, 2009}} - February 1, 2017 (sup)
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| {{Harper2}}
|
| 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|Bennett}}
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|-
| [[Lance Finch]] (Chief Justice) (1993-2013)
| Anne W. MacKenzie
|
| December 31, 2011
|
| {{Harper2}}
|
| Supreme Court (1996 to 2011)<Br><br> Called to bar (1978)
| {{publishedBCCA|MacKenzie}}
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|-
| M. Anne Rowles (1991-2011)
| Sunni Stromberg-Stein
|
| June 7, 2013
|
| Harper
|
| 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}}
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|-
| Carol Mahood Huddart (1996-2011)<Ref>{{cite news|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111224850/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1996/BC9.html}} </ref>
| Gail M. Dickson
|March 20, 1996
| September 1, 2015
|Jean Chretien
| {{Harper3}}
|BC Supreme Court (1987 to 1996)<br> County Court (1981 to 1987)<br>Bickler, Fast, Brown, Smith & Huddart (1975 to 1981)<br>Called to bar (1975)
| Supreme Court (December 15, 2006 to July 28, 2015)<br>Called to bar (1982)
| {{publishedBCCA|Dickson}}
|-
|-
| Kenneth C. Mackenzie (1998-2011) [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923002830/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1998/bc20.html]
| Barbara L. Fisher [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/09/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentintheprovinceofb.html]
|{{dts|June 25, 1998}}
| September 15, 2017
|
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
|Guild, Yule & Company<BR> Called to bar (1963)
| 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}}
| [[Ronald Ian Cheffins|Ronald I. Cheffins]] (1985-1987) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.ubc.ca/news/2010/apr/04_20_2010_alumni.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706211046/http://www.law.ubc.ca/news/2010/apr/04_20_2010_alumni.html |archivedate=2011-07-06 |df= }}</ref>
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| Allan D. Thackray (2001-2007)
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| M.F. Southin (1988-2006)
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| Thomas R. Braidwood (1996-2005)<ref name="Dec1996">{{cite news|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111223643/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1996/BC14.html}}</ref>
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|Braidwood, MacKenzie<br>Call to bar (1957)
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| William A. Esson <ref>{{cite news|title=British Columbia Judicial Appointments Announced|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111224130/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1996/BC13.html}}</ref> (1983-1989) (1996-2005) (Chief Justice, [[Supreme Court of British Columbia|B.C. Supreme Court]] 1989-1996)
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|Bull, Housser & Tupper
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| [[Wally Oppal|Wallace T. Oppal]] (2003-2005) [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923024741/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2003/doc_30932.html]
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| John Douglas Lambert (1978-2005)
| Bruce Butler [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia-692178971.html]
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| August 31, 2018
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| {{J. Trudeau1}}
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| Supreme Court (2007 to 2018) <br>Harper Grey LLP<br>Called to bar (1980)
| {{publishedBCCA|Butler}}
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| H.A. Hollinrake (1990-2004)
|J. Christopher Grauer [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-british-columbia-865012536.html]
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| December 2019
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|{{J. Trudeau2}}
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| Supreme Court (April 11, 2008 - December 2019)<br>Dives, Grauer & Harper (1999 - 2008)<br> Bull, Housser & Tupper <br>Called to bar (1981)
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|{{publishedBCCA|grauer}}
| Patricia M. Proudfoot (1989-2002)
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| G.S. Cumming (1989-2001)
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| [[Allan McEachern]] (Chief Justice) (1988-2001)
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| D.B. Hinds (1990-1999)
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| D.M.M. ("Michael") Goldie (1991-1999)
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| A. B. Macfarlane (1982-1999)
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| R. J. Gibbs (1989-1999)
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| A.B.B. Carrothers (1973-1998)
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| H.P. Legg (1989-1997)
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| E.E. Hinkson (1977-1996)
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| H.E. Hutcheon (1980-1996)
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| Josiah Wood (1989-1996)
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| Samuel Toy (1988-1993)
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| [[Beverley McLachlin]] (1985-1988)
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| (Appointed [[puisne justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] 1989-2000; appointed [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (2000–2017))
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| Bryan Williams <ref>{{cite news|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111223629/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/BC5.html}}</ref>
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|John Edward Hall <ref name="Dec1996" />
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| Richard Thomas Albert Low [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923021811/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25482.html]
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|Supreme court (1990 to 2000)<Br>County Court (1977 to 1990)<br> Private practice<br> Called to bar (1965)
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|Risa Levine [https://web.archive.org/web/20031111225839/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2001/doc_25954.html]
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|Supreme Court (1995 to 2001)<Br>Called to bar (1978)
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|Kenneth J. Smith [https://web.archive.org/web/20031111223600/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2001/doc_27778.html]
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|Supreme Court (1993 to 2001)<br>Called to bar (1966)
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==References==
==Past Justices==
{{reflist}}
 
* [[British Columbia Court of Appeal (Historical)]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Court_of_Appeal/ BCCA website]
* [http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Court_of_Appeal/ BCCA website]


{{Court Composition}}
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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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