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==Distribution of Judges==
{{quotation1|
; Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
20 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta are as follows:
:(a) the Chief Justice of Alberta, $371,400;
:(b) the 10 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;
{{removed|(c) and (d)}}
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 20;
R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 7, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1;
1989, c. 8, s. 5;
2001, c. 7, s. 12;
2006, c. 11, s. 1;
2012, c. 31, s. 210;
2014, c. 20, s. 165;
2017, c. 20, s. 208, c. 33, s. 231;
2022, c. 10, s. 349.
| [https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/J-1/section-20.html (DOJ)]
}}
==Current judges==
==Current judges==
(Full complement of 15 including Chief Justice)
Alberta Pop. (2021): 4.4 million<Br>
Pop. per Justice: ~293k
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
|- "
! #
! Name
! Name
! Stationed In
 
! Appointed
! Appointed
! Nominated by
! Nominated by
! Position Prior to Appointment
! Position Prior to Appointment
! Other Details
|-
|1
| '''Chief Justice Ritu Khullar''' [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/03/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]
| 15 March 2018 (Justice)<br> 2023 (Chief)
| {{J. Trudeau2}}
| Court of Queen's Bench (2017 to 2018)<br>Chivers Carpenter Lawyers (1998 to 2017)<br>Graduated (1991)
| {{PublishedABCA|Khullar}}<br>[https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/03/the_honourable_justiceritukhullarsquestionnaire0.html Judicial Questionnaire]
|-
| 2
| Frans F. Slatter [https://web.archive.org/web/20110614043407/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2006/doc_31916.html] [http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2001/doc_26020.html]
| 27 October 2006
| {{Harper1}}
| Court of Queen's Bench (2001 to 2006)
McCuaig Desrochers LLP<br> Called to bar (~1980)<br> SCC Law clerk<Br> Dal grad (1977)
| {{PublishedABCA|Slatter}}
|-
| 3
| Patricia A. Rowbotham [http://web.archive.org/web/20110614043430/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2007/doc_32032.html] [http://web.archive.org/web/20140411221828/https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/awards/top40#patricia_rowbotham]  [http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2906]
| June 2007
| {{Harper2}}
| Court of Queen's Bench
| {{PublishedABCA|rowbotham}}
|-
| 4
| J. D. Bruce McDonald [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2006/doc_31886.html] [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32378.html]
| 2008
| {{Harper2}}
| Court of Queen's Bench
| {{PublishedABCA|macdonald}}
|-
| 5
| Barbara Lea Veldhuis [https://web.archive.org/web/20120915012454/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2011/doc_32610.html], [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32849.html]
| 3 February 2013
| {{Harper2}}
| Court of Queen's Bench (2011 to 2013)<br>
Clarkson Mochan Veldhuis (1993 to 1995)<br>
Department of Justice Canada (1998 to 2006)<br>
Provincial Crown Attorney (1991 to 1993, 1996 to 1998)<br>
Logan Watson & Company (criminal) (1988 to 1991)<Br>Called to bar (1987)
| {{PublishedABCA|Veldhuis}}
|-
| 6
| Thomas W. Wakeling [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2014/doc_33054.html]
| 7 March 2014
| {{Harper3}}
| Court of Queen's Bench<br>
Fraser Milner Casrgain (1983 to 2013)<br> Called to bar (1980)
| {{PublishedABCA|Wakeling}}
|-
|-
| Chief Justice [[Catherine Fraser]]
| 7
| N/A
| Frederica L. Schutz [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32986.html] [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/06/alberta-judicial-appointments-announced.html]
| 1991 <br> 1992
 
| Mulroney
| 14 August 2015
| [[Alberta Court of Appeal]]<br> [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]] (1989 to 1991)<br>
| {{Harper3}}
Lucas, Bishop and Fraser (1971-1989)
| Court of Queen's Bench (2013 to 2015)<br> Emery Jamieson LLP (1991 to 2013)<br> Called to bar (1991)
| {{PublishedABCA|Schutz}}
|-
|-
| Justice Ronald L. Berger<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.ualberta.ca/centres/ccs/about/Ronald_Berger.php|title=Centre for Constitutional Studies|website=www.law.ualberta.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030923003744/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1996/ALTA9.html}}</ref>
| 8
| Edmonton
| Michelle Crighton [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/10/government-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-province-alberta.html]
| 1996
 
| Chrétien
| 20 October 2016
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
| Court of Queen's Bench (2007 to 2016) <br>McLennan Ross LPP (1985 to 2007)<br>Called to bar (1985)
| {{PublishedABCA|Crighton}}
|-
|-
| Justice Marina S. Paperny<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2001/doc_25952.html|archive-url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071205201923/http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2001/doc_25952.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2007-12-05|df=}}</ref>
| 9
| Calgary
|Jo'Anne Strekaf [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/10/government-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-province-alberta.html] [https://web.archive.org/web/20071210160155/http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2007/doc_32187.html]
| 2001
 
| Chrétien
| 20 October 2016
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]] (1996 to 2001)<Br>Called to bar (1980)
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
|Court of Queen's Bench (2007 to 2016)<br>Bennett Jones (1981 to 2007)<br>Called to bar (1981)
| {{PublishedABCA|Strekaf}}
|-
|-
| Justice Frans F. Slatter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/events/node/2205|title=NUTV Talent Development Series - Weekend After Effects Workshop Aug. 20-21 - Events - University of Calgary|website=www.ucalgary.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2006/doc_31916.html|title=We couldn't find that Web page (Error 404) - Department of Justice / Nous ne pouvons trouver cette page Web (Erreur 404) - Ministère de la Justice|website=www.justice.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2001/doc_26020.html|archive-url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071205195257/http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2001/doc_26020.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2007-12-05|df=}}</ref>
|10
| Edmonton
| Elizabeth A. Hughes [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/11/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]
| 2006
 
| Harper
| 5 November 2018
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
|{{J. Trudeau1}}
McCuaig Desrochers LLP
|Queen's Bench<br>Chief Crown Attorney<br>Called to bar (1982)
|{{PublishedABCA|Hughes}}
|-
|-
| Justice [[Patricia Rowbotham|Patricia A. Rowbotham]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2007/doc_32032.html|title=We couldn't find that Web page (Error 404) - Department of Justice / Nous ne pouvons trouver cette page Web (Erreur 404) - Ministère de la Justice|website=www.justice.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/awards/top40#patricia_rowbotham}}</ref><ref name="pm.gc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2906}}</ref><ref>[https://albertacourts.ca/court-of-appeal/sittings-hearing-lists-locations/justices-of-the-court-of-appeal]{{Dead link|date=August 2018}}</ref>
|11
| Calgary
| Dawn Pentelechuk [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/11/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]
| 2007
 
| Harper
|5 November 2018
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
|{{J. Trudeau1}}
|Court of Queen's Bench (2013 to 2018)<br>Duncan Craig LLP<br>Schlosser Nikel Pentelechuk Wood<br>Cleall Pahl<br>Called to bar (1987)
|{{publishedABCA|Pentelechuk}}
|-
|-
| Justice J. D. Bruce McDonald<ref name="justice.gc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2006/doc_31886.html|title=We couldn't find that Web page (Error 404) - Department of Justice / Nous ne pouvons trouver cette page Web (Erreur 404) - Ministère de la Justice|website=www.justice.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32378.html|title=We couldn't find that Web page (Error 404) - Department of Justice / Nous ne pouvons trouver cette page Web (Erreur 404) - Ministère de la Justice|website=www.justice.gc.ca}}</ref>
|12
| Calgary
| Jolaine Antonio [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/01/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html] || 31 January 2018 || {{J. Trudeau1}}|| Court of Queen's Bench (2016 to 2018)<br>Crown Counsel, Alberta Justice <br> PPSC Crown <br> Called to bar (1995)  ||{{PublishedABCA|Antonio}}
| 2008
| Harper
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
|-
|-
| Justice Brian K. O'Ferrall<ref>{{cite news|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915012449/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2011/doc_32593.html}}</ref>
|13
| Calgary
| Kevin P. Feehan [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/12/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-alberta.html] || 13 December 2018 || {{J. Trudeau1}}|| Court of Queen's Bench (2016 to 2019)<br> Milner & Steer/Dentons LLP<br> Called to bar (~1979)  ||{{PublishedABCA|feehan}}
| {{dts|March 4, 2011}}
| Harper
| [[Provincial Court of Alberta]]
|-
|-
| Justice Barbara L. Veldhuis<ref>{{cite news|title=Alberta Judicial Appointments Announced|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915012454/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2011/doc_32610.html}}</ref>
|14
| Edmonton
|L. Bernette Ho [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta-844693506.html]
| 2013
|August 6, 2021
| Harper
| {{J. Trudeau2}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]<br>
|
Department of Justice Canada (1998 to 2006)<Br>
|{{PublishedABCA|Ho}}
Provincial Crown Attorney (1991 to 1993, 1996 to 1998)
|-
|-
| Justice Thomas W. Wakeling
|15
| Edmonton
|Anne Kirker [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta-844693506.html]
| 2014
|August 6, 2021
| Harper
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]<Br>
|Calgary grad (1991)
Fraser Milner Casrgain (1983 to 2013)
|{{PublishedABCA|Kirker}}
|-
|-
| Justice Frederica L. Schutz
|16
| Edmonton
|William T. deWit [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2023/04/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]
| 2015
| April 24, 2023
| Harper
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
| Criminal Defence<br>
Called to bar (1995)
| {{PublishedABCA|deWit}}<br>[https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/474d1ae4-092f-4540-a242-269149d517f9 questionaire]
|-
|-
| Justice Michelle Crighton [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/10/government-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-province-alberta.html]
|17
| Edmonton
| Jane A. Fagnan [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2023/04/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]
| October 20, 2016
| April 24, 2023
| J. Trudeau
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
|
|
|-
|-
| Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/10/government-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-province-alberta.html]
|18
| Calgary
|April D. Grosse [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2023/04/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]
| October 20, 2016
|April 24, 2023
| J. Trudeau
|{{J. Trudeau2}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
|Bennett Jones <Br> Called to bar (1999)
|-
|-
| Justice Ritu Khullar [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/03/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]  
|
| Edmonton
| Karan M. Shaner [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2024/06/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-a-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]
| 2018
|June 24, 2024
| J. Trudeau
|{{J. Trudeau3}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]] (2017 to 2018)<br>Chivers Carpenter Lawyers
|
|
|}
|}


'''Supernumerary'''
==Supernumerary==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
|- "
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! Nominated by
! Nominated by
! Position Prior to Appointment
! Position Prior to Appointment
! Other Details
|-
|-
| Justice Peter W.L. Martin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2005/doc_31742.html|title=We couldn't find that Web page (Error 404) - Department of Justice / Nous ne pouvons trouver cette page Web (Erreur 404) - Ministère de la Justice|website=www.justice.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cba.org/Alberta/PDF/Newsletter-Apr2006.pdf}}</ref> <br> ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
|Catherine Fraser
| N/A
| 1991 <br> 1992
| Mulroney
|Court of Appeal<br> Court of Queen's Bench (1989 to 1991)<br>
Lucas, Bishop and Fraser (1971-1989)
| {{PublishedABCA|Fraser}}
|-
| Marina S. Paperny [https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071205201923/http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2001/doc_25952.html]
| Calgary
| 2001 (ABCA)<br>June 30, 2017 (Sup.)
| {{Chrétien2}}
| Court of Queen's Bench  (1996 to 2001)<br>Called to bar (1980)
| {{PublishedABCA|Paperny}}
|-
| Peter Walter Lambert Martin [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2005/doc_31742.html] [http://www.cba.org/Alberta/PDF/Newsletter-Apr2006.pdf] [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/01/judicial-advisory-committee-appointments.html]
| Calgary
| Calgary
| 2005
| 2005
| Martin
| {{Martin}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
| Court of Queen's Bench (1998 to 2005)<br> Crown Attorney (1978 to 1995) <br>Evans Martin Wilson (1995 to 1998)<br> Crown Attorney (1977 to 1995)<br> Called to bar (1977)
| {{PublishedABCA|Martin}}<br>Member of Judicial Advisory Cttee (Jan 2017)
|-
|-
| Justice Jack Watson<ref name="justice.gc.ca"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25464.html|archive-url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071205205232/http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25464.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2007-12-05|df=}}</ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20031114165958/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25464.html] <br> ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
| Jack Watson [http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25464.html] [https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071205205232/http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25464.html] [https://web.archive.org/web/20031114165958/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25464.html]  
| Edmonton
| Edmonton
| 2006 <Br> 2016 (sup.)
| 2006 <br> 2016 (sup.)
| Harper
| {{Harper1}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]] (2000 - 2006)<br> Called to bar (1973)
| Court of Queen's Bench (2000 - 2006)<br> Called to bar (1973)
| {{PublishedABCA|Watson}}
|-
|-
| Justice Myra B. Bielby<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2010/doc_32476.html|title=We couldn't find that Web page (Error 404) - Department of Justice / Nous ne pouvons trouver cette page Web (Erreur 404) - Ministère de la Justice|website=www.justice.gc.ca}}</ref> <br> ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
| Myra B. Bielby [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224122125/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2010/doc_32476.html]  
| Edmonton
| Edmonton
| 2010
| 2010
| Harper
| {{Harper2}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]]
|Court of Queen's Bench (1990 to 2010)<br>Field & Field (1975-1990)
| {{PublishedABCA|Bielby}}
|-
|-
| Justice Peter T. Costigan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.ualberta.ca/documents/costigan.pdf}}</ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923003325/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1999/al0825.html] <br> ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
| Peter T. Costigan [http://www.law.ualberta.ca/documents/costigan.pdf] [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923003325/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1999/al0825.html]
| Edmonton
| Edmonton
| 1999
| 1999 (Justice)<br> 2014 (sup)[https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/judicial-appointments-toews-and-beyond/272485]
| Chrétien
| {{Chrétien2}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]] (1994 to 1999)<br> Brownlee, Fryett<br> Called to bar (1974)
| Court of Queen's Bench (1994 to 1999)<br> Brownlee, Fryett<br> Called to bar (1974)
| {{PublishedABCA|Costigan}}
|-
|-
| Justice Sheila J. Greckol<ref>{{cite web|title=Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Alberta|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/06/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html|accessdate=5 April 2018}}</ref> ([[Supernumerary judge|Supernumerary]])
| Sheila J. Greckol [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/06/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html]  
| Edmonton
| Edmonton
| {{dts|June 17, 2016}}
| {{dts|June 17, 2016}} (Judge)<br> January 1, 2018 (Sup.)
| J. Trudeau
| {{J. Trudeau1}}
| [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]] (2001 to 2016)<br>Chivers, Greckol & Kanee (1976 to 2001)
| Court of Queen's Bench (2001 to 2016)<br>Chivers, Greckol & Kanee (1976 to 2001)
| {{PublishedABCA|Greckol}}
|}
|}


==Former Chief Justices of Alberta==
==Previous Judges==
* [[Arthur L. Sifton|Arthus Lewis Sifton]] (1907-1910)
* [[Court of Appeal of Alberta (Historical)]]
* [[Horace Harvey]] (1910-1921, 1924-1949)
* [[David Lynch Scott]] (1921-1924)
* George Bligh O'Connor (1950-1957)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/albertapastprese02blue|title=Alberta, past and present : historical and biographical|first=John|last=Blue|date=5 August 2018|publisher=Chicago, Ill. : Pioneer Histroical|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
* Clinton J. Ford (1957-1961)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elgin.ca/tweedsmuir/Eden%20Vol%204/page%200045%20-%200050.pdf }}</ref>
* Sidney Bruce Smith (1961-1974)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sbs.epsb.ca/About_SBS.html|title=S. Bruce Smith- S. Bruce Smith School|website=sbs.epsb.ca}}</ref>
* [[William A. McGillivray]] (1974-1984)
* [[James Herbert Laycraft]] (1984-1991)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legalarchivessociety.ab.ca/Virtual%20Exhibits/judicial_busts.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=6405|title=Order of Canada|first=Government of Canada, Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, Information and Media|last=Services|website=archive.gg.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freemasons.ab.ca/AbFM/ABF0211.pdf }}</ref>
 
==Previous judges==
* [[Sheilah Martin|Sheilah L. Martin]] (2016-2017), elevated to the [[Supreme Court of Canada]]
* [[William Stevenson (judge)|William Alexander Stevenson]] (1980-1990)
* [[John McClung|John Wesley McClung]] (1980-2004)
* [[Russell Brown (judge)|Russell Brown]] (2014-2015)
* Clifton D O'Brien (2005 - ?)<ref>{{cite news|title=Alberta Judicial Appointments Announced|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017084223/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2005/doc_31492.html}}</ref>
* David C McDonald (1995 - ?)<ref>{{cite news|title=Alberta Judicial Appointment Announced|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111225447/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/ALTA6.html}}</ref>
* [[Jean E.L. Côté]] (1987-2015)
* [[John C. Major|John "Jack" Major]] (1991-1992)
* [[Anne Russell]] (1994-2006)
* [[Milt Harradence|(Asa) Milton "Milt" Harradence]] (1979-1997)
* [[Charles Stuart (politician)|Charles Allen Stuart]] (1907-1921 en banc appeals)(1921-1926)
* [[Allen Sulatycky|Allen Borislaw Zenoviy Sulatycky]] (1997-2000) [https://web.archive.org/web/20031114170813/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1997/alta10.html]
* [[William R. Howson|William Robinson Howson]] (1942-1944)
* [[Charles R. Mitchell|Charles Richmond Mitchell]] (1926-1936)
* [[Alexander McGillivray (Alberta politician)|Alexander Andrew MacGillivray]] (1931-1940)
* [[William L. Walsh|William Legh Walsh]] (1931-1931)
* [[Albert Ewing|Albert Freeman Ewing]] (1941-1946)
* [[James Hyndman|James Duncan Hyndman]] ((1914-1921 en banc appeals)((1921-1928)
* [[Nicholas Beck|Nicholas Dubois Dominic Beck]] (1907-1921 en banc appeals) (1921-1928)
* [[Alfred Henry Clarke]] (1921-1942)
* [[William J. Haddad|William Joseph Haddad]] (1974-1980)
* Neil C. Wittmann (1999-2004)<ref name="pm.gc.ca"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/02/08/insurance-ruling.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cba.org/Alberta/PDF/NewsletterNov1999.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/alberta/2009/10/23/11508641.html|title=(no title)|website=Edmonton Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://prejury.law.ualberta.ca/alri/About-ALRI/Staff--Board-Profiles/Mr.-Justice-Neil-C.-Wittmann.php}}</ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20031116002449/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1999/AL0609.html]
* Frank C. Ford (1936-1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ualbertacentennial.ca/organization/chancellors/ford.html|title=University of Alberta: Frank Ford (1942-1946)|website=www.ualbertacentennial.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albertasource.ca/lawcases/civil/coronafire/coronafire_people_ford.htm|title=Albertasource.ca Alberta's Online Encyclopedia|website=www.albertasource.ca}}</ref>
* Harold Hayward Parlee (1945-1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ualbertacentennial.ca/organization/governance/board_of_governors.html|title=University of Alberta: Board of Governors|website=www.ualbertacentennial.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawsocietyalberta.com/lsa-ar/page14.html|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402055040/http://www.lawsocietyalberta.com/lsa-ar/page14.html|archivedate=2008-04-02|df=}}</ref>
* James Mitchell Cairns (1965-1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/c.pdf}}</ref>
* Carole M. Conrad (1992-2014)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKfRprwXDboC&lpg=PA275&ots=MpXvXvAqM_&dq=Justice%20carole%20m%20Conrad%20Alberta&pg=PA275#v=onepage&q=Justice%20carole%20m%20Conrad%20Alberta&f=false}}</ref>
* John David Bracco (1987-19??)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jdbracco.epsb.ca/history.htm}}</ref> [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?n=john-bracco&pid=157383888]
* Roger Philip Kerans (1980-1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvkerans.htm}}</ref>
* Mary Margaret McCormick Hetherington (1985-2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvhetherington.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbla.ca/library/attachment.135477}}</ref>
* Willis O'Leary (1994-2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvoleary.htm}}</ref>
* Samuel Sereth Lieberman (1976-1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvlieberman.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/aoe/2006_lieberman.cfm|title=LG - 404 Error|website=www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca}}</ref>
* Neil Douglas McDermid (1963-1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/caldermen.pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221722/http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/caldermen.pdf |archivedate=2007-09-27 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=0&itm=136794&rt=1&bill=1}}</ref>
* James Boyd McBride (1957-1959)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albertasource.ca/lawcases/civil/babiesexport/babiesexport_people_mcbride.htm|title=Albertasource.ca Alberta's Online Encyclopedia|website=www.albertasource.ca}}</ref>
* Hugh John MacDonald (1957-1960)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aZz213hdj3EC&lpg=PA225&ots=JCw9zDfp1L&dq=Hugh%20John%20MacDonald%20Justice%20Alberta&pg=PA225#v=onepage&q=Hugh%20John%20MacDonald%20Justice%20Alberta&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8UL2T5F0rR0C&pg=PA363&lpg=PA363&dq=Hugh+John+MacDonald+Justice+Alberta&source=bl&ots=q8T_zASmJm&sig=OYoEKij94GH06f5bIp6THxbVALE&hl=en&ei=7OfOSonZAd7k8AbhmdD0Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7#v=onepage&q=Hugh%20John%20MacDonald%20Justice%20Alberta&f=false}}</ref>
* Rene Paul Foisy (1987-1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006656}}</ref>
* William George Morrow (1976-1979)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specialcollections.ucalgary.ca/manuscript-collections/canadian-historical-archives-/wg-morrow-fonds|title=Archives and Special Collections - University of Calgary -|website=specialcollections.ucalgary.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Justice-Memoirs-William-Morrow/dp/0802007880|title=Northern Justice: The Memoirs of Mr Justice William G. Morrow|first1=Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal|last1=History|first2=Legal Archives Society of|last2=Alberta|first3=search|last3=results|date=1 December 1995|publisher=Univ of Toronto Pr|via=Amazon}}</ref>
* Adelle Fruman (1998-2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/conf/conf2002/en/bio.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ccca.dgtlpub.com/2008/2008-10-31/pdf/where_the_grass_is_greener.pdf}}</ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923003528/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1998/alb0212.html]
* Horace Gilchrist Johnson (1954-1973)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=536|title=List of Law Nomination Scholarships - Office of the Registrar - University of Alberta|website=www.registrar.ualberta.ca}}</ref>
* William Alexander MacDonald (1944-1957)
* Gordon Hollis Allen (1966-1978)
* Joseph John Walter Stratton (1987-1995) [https://web.archive.org/web/20030923004449/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/ALTA6.html]
* Arnold Fraser Moir (1973-1979)
* Carlton Ward Clement (1970-1982)
* Marshall Menzies Porter (1954-1969)
* Howard Lawrence Irving (1985-1999)
* Henry William Lunney (1928-1944)
* William Robert Sinclair (1973-1979)
* David Clifton Prowse (1972-1979)
* Roger Hector Belzil (1981-1996)
* E.W.S Kane (1961-1974)
*  Keith G. Ritter (2002 - ?) [https://web.archive.org/web/20031114165401/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2002/doc_30270.html]
 
==See also==
* [[Judiciary]]
* [[Court system of canada|Court System of Canada]]
 
==References==
{{Cleanup partial cites|date=August 2018}}
{{reflist}}
 
===Sources===
* Louis Knafla, Richard Klumpenhouwer, ''Lords of the Western Bench: A Biographical History of the Supreme and District Courts of Alberta, 1876-1990'' (Canada: Legal Archives Society of Alberta, 1997).
 


{{Court Composition}}
==See Also==
* [https://www.albertacourts.ca/ca/justices Court of Appeal site]
{{Court Membership}}

Latest revision as of 07:08, 23 July 2024

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

20 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice of Alberta, $371,400;
(b) the 10 Justices of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 20; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 7, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 5; 2001, c. 7, s. 12; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2014, c. 20, s. 165; 2017, c. 20, s. 208, c. 33, s. 231; 2022, c. 10, s. 349.

– (DOJ)


Current judges

(Full complement of 15 including Chief Justice)

Alberta Pop. (2021): 4.4 million
Pop. per Justice: ~293k

# Name Appointed Nominated by Position Prior to Appointment Other Details
1 Chief Justice Ritu Khullar [1] 15 March 2018 (Justice)
2023 (Chief) 		J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench (2017 to 2018)
Chivers Carpenter Lawyers (1998 to 2017)
Graduated (1991) 		Published criminal decisions
Judicial Questionnaire
2 Frans F. Slatter [2] [3] 27 October 2006 Harper / Toews (CPC) Court of Queen's Bench (2001 to 2006)

McCuaig Desrochers LLP
Called to bar (~1980)
SCC Law clerk
Dal grad (1977)

Published criminal decisions
3 Patricia A. Rowbotham [4] [5] [6] June 2007 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Court of Queen's Bench Published criminal decisions
4 J. D. Bruce McDonald [7] [8] 2008 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Court of Queen's Bench Published criminal decisions
5 Barbara Lea Veldhuis [9], [10] 3 February 2013 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Court of Queen's Bench (2011 to 2013)

Clarkson Mochan Veldhuis (1993 to 1995)
Department of Justice Canada (1998 to 2006)
Provincial Crown Attorney (1991 to 1993, 1996 to 1998)
Logan Watson & Company (criminal) (1988 to 1991)
Called to bar (1987)

Published criminal decisions
6 Thomas W. Wakeling [11] 7 March 2014 Harper / MacKay (CPC) Court of Queen's Bench

Fraser Milner Casrgain (1983 to 2013)
Called to bar (1980)

Published criminal decisions
7 Frederica L. Schutz [12] [13] 14 August 2015 Harper / MacKay (CPC) Court of Queen's Bench (2013 to 2015)
Emery Jamieson LLP (1991 to 2013)
Called to bar (1991) 		Published criminal decisions
8 Michelle Crighton [14] 20 October 2016 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench (2007 to 2016)
McLennan Ross LPP (1985 to 2007)
Called to bar (1985) 		Published criminal decisions
9 Jo'Anne Strekaf [15] [16] 20 October 2016 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench (2007 to 2016)
Bennett Jones (1981 to 2007)
Called to bar (1981) 		Published criminal decisions
10 Elizabeth A. Hughes [17] 5 November 2018 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Queen's Bench
Chief Crown Attorney
Called to bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions
11 Dawn Pentelechuk [18] 5 November 2018 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench (2013 to 2018)
Duncan Craig LLP
Schlosser Nikel Pentelechuk Wood
Cleall Pahl
Called to bar (1987) 		Published criminal decisions
12 Jolaine Antonio [19] 31 January 2018 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench (2016 to 2018)
Crown Counsel, Alberta Justice
PPSC Crown
Called to bar (1995)		 Published criminal decisions
13 Kevin P. Feehan [20] 13 December 2018 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench (2016 to 2019)
Milner & Steer/Dentons LLP
Called to bar (~1979)		 Published criminal decisions
14 L. Bernette Ho [21] August 6, 2021 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Published criminal decisions
15 Anne Kirker [22] August 6, 2021 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Calgary grad (1991) Published criminal decisions
16 William T. deWit [23] April 24, 2023 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Criminal Defence

Called to bar (1995)

Published criminal decisions
questionaire
17 Jane A. Fagnan [24] April 24, 2023 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib)
18 April D. Grosse [25] April 24, 2023 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Bennett Jones
Called to bar (1999)
Karan M. Shaner [26] June 24, 2024 J. Trudeau / Virani (Lib)

Supernumerary

Name Stationed In Appointed Nominated by Position Prior to Appointment Other Details
Catherine Fraser N/A 1991
1992 		Mulroney Court of Appeal
Court of Queen's Bench (1989 to 1991)

Lucas, Bishop and Fraser (1971-1989)

Published criminal decisions
Marina S. Paperny [27] Calgary 2001 (ABCA)
June 30, 2017 (Sup.)
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 Court of Queen's Bench (1996 to 2001)
Called to bar (1980) 		Published criminal decisions
Peter Walter Lambert Martin [28] [29] [30] Calgary 2005 Martin / Cotler (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench (1998 to 2005)
Crown Attorney (1978 to 1995)
Evans Martin Wilson (1995 to 1998)
Crown Attorney (1977 to 1995)
Called to bar (1977) 		Published criminal decisions
Member of Judicial Advisory Cttee (Jan 2017)
Jack Watson [31] [32] [33] Edmonton 2006
2016 (sup.) 		Harper / Toews (CPC) Court of Queen's Bench (2000 - 2006)
Called to bar (1973) 		Published criminal decisions
Myra B. Bielby [34] Edmonton 2010 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Court of Queen's Bench (1990 to 2010)
Field & Field (1975-1990) 		Published criminal decisions
Peter T. Costigan [35] [36] Edmonton 1999 (Justice)
2014 (sup)[37]
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 Court of Queen's Bench (1994 to 1999)
Brownlee, Fryett
Called to bar (1974) 		Published criminal decisions
Sheila J. Greckol [38] Edmonton June 17, 2016 (Judge)
January 1, 2018 (Sup.) 		J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench (2001 to 2016)
Chivers, Greckol & Kanee (1976 to 2001) 		Published criminal decisions

Previous Judges

See Also

Court Membership
Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA)
Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC)
Provincial Court of British Columbia (BCPC) 		Court of Appeal of Alberta (ABCA)
Court of King's Bench of Alberta (ABKB)
Alberta Court of Justice (ABCJ) 		Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA)
Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan (SKKB)
Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (SKPC) 		Manitoba Court of Appeal (MBCA)
Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (MBKB)
Provincial Court of Manitoba (MBPC) 		Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA)
Superior Court of Ontario (ONSC)
Ontario Court of Justice (ONCJ) 		Quebec Court of Appeal (QCCA)
Quebec Superior Court (QCCS)
Court of Quebec (QCCQ) 		New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA)
Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (NBKB)
New Brunswick Provincial Court (NBPC) 		Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (PEICA)
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (PEISC)
Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island (PEIPC) 		Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA)
Nova Scotia Supreme Court (NSSC)
Nova Scotia Provincial Court (NSPC) 		Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (NLCA)
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLSC)
Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPC)
Territorial Courts (YKTC, YKSC, YKCA, NTTC, NTSC, NTCA, NUCJ, NUCA)
Membership of Federal Appointments Committees
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