Court of Appeal of Alberta: Difference between revisions

From Criminal Law Notebook
Newer edit →
VisualWikitext
Created page with "{{Infobox high court |court_name = Court of Appeal of Alberta |image = |imagesize = |caption = |established = 1921 |country = Alberta, Canada |location= Law Courts (Ed..."
 
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox high court
|court_name = Court of Appeal of Alberta
|image =
|imagesize =
|caption =
|established = 1921
|country = [[Alberta]], Canada
|location= [[Law Courts (Edmonton)|Law Courts]], [[Edmonton]]; [[Calgary]]
|coordinates=
|type =
|authority = {{ubl|Judicature Act|Court of Appeal Act}}
|terms =
|positions = 14 (in addition to Chief Justice of Alberta, supernumerary judges, and the judges of the [[Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta]] (who are ''ex-officio'' members of the Court of Appeal of Alberta))
|website = {{nowrap|{{url|https://albertacourts.ca/court-of-appeal|albertacourts.ca/court-of-appeal}}}}
|chiefjudgetitle = Chief Justice
|chiefjudgename =  [[Catherine Fraser]]
}}
The '''Court of Appeal of Alberta''' (frequently referred to as '''Alberta Court of Appeal''' or '''ABCA''') is a [[Court system of Canada#Appellate courts of the provinces and territories|Canadian appellate court]].
==Jurisdiction and Hierarchy within Canadian Courts==
The Court is the highest [[court]] in [[Alberta]], Canada. It hears [[appeals]] from the [[Alberta Court of Queen's Bench]], the [[Provincial Court of Alberta]], and [[Court system of canada#Federal and provincial administrative tribunals|administrative boards and tribunals]], as well as [[Reference question|references]] from the [[Lieutenant Governor of Alberta|Lieutenant Governor]] in Council (essentially the [[Executive Council of Alberta|Alberta Cabinet]]). Some administrative appeals may bypass the Court of Queen's Bench, commonly orders made by professional discipline boards under the ''Medical Profession Act'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=M11.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779737789|title=Error Message|first=Government of|last=Alberta|date=1 March 2007|website=www.qp.alberta.ca}}</ref> the ''Legal Profession Act'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=l08.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779742592|title=Alberta Queen's Printer:|first=Government of|last=Alberta|date=17 September 2012|website=www.qp.alberta.ca}}</ref> but also under the ''Energy Resources Conservation Act''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=e10.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779742691|title=Error Message|first=Government of|last=Alberta|date=1 March 2007|website=www.qp.alberta.ca}}</ref>
Appeals from the Court of Appeal lie with the [[Supreme Court of Canada]], Canada's court of last resort. Other than certain criminal matters, appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada are heard only by leave of that court. Since the Supreme Court denies leave in most cases, the Court of Appeal is the final court for most matters originating in Alberta.
Unlike the Court of Queen's Bench, the Court of Appeal has no [[inherent jurisdiction]] and therefore requires a statute to grant it the power to hear a matter before a panel is convened. As a court of a province, it is administered by the provincial government. Hearings are held exclusively in both the [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]] and [[Calgary]] court buildings. Unlike other provinces (except [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] and [[Ontario]]), the Alberta Court of Appeal displays a different [[Coat of Arms]] than its lower courts: the [[Coat of Arms of Canada]].
==History==
The Court originated from the old [[Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories]] which was replaced by the Supreme Court of Alberta in 1907 (shortly after Alberta became a province in 1905). The new Supreme Court of Alberta comprised a trial division and an appellate division (essentially, brother justices of the Supreme Court sitting ''en banc'' with a quorum of three).
The second Chief Justice of Alberta, [[Horace Harvey]], supported an independent appellate court designed only to hear appeals. The ''Judicature Act'' enacted these changes in 1919, and it was proclaimed in 1921.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://albertacourts.ca/court-of-appeal/history |title=History of the Court of Appeal |publisher=Albertacourts.ca |date= |accessdate=2018-08-05}}</ref> It was not until 1979 that the Court changed its name to the "Court of Appeal of Alberta" through the ''Court of Appeal Act'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=C30.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=0779728246|title=Alberta Queen's Printer:|first=Government of|last=Alberta|date=17 September 2012|website=www.qp.alberta.ca}}</ref> at the same time that the Supreme Court Trial Division and the District Court were amalgamated and renamed the "Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta".
==Composition==
There are 14 official positions on the bench<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fja.gc.ca/appointments-nominations/judges-juges-eng.aspx|title=Federal Judicial Appointments - Number of Federally Appointed Judges in Canada|first=Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs|last=Canada|website=www.fja.gc.ca}}</ref> including the chief justice, who is the highest judicial officer in the province and holds the position of Chief Justice of Alberta. At any given time there may be several additional judges who also sit as supernumerary justice.<ref>ibid.</ref> As a [[Constitution Act, 1867#Section 96 courts|section 96 court]], the justices are appointed by the [[Government of Canada|federal government]] and may hold office until the age of 75. Some of the justices have elected [[Supernumerary judge|supernumerary]] (part-time or semi-retired) status. Occasionally, justices of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta sit on appeals. This is done at the request of a justice of the Court of Appeal. When this happens, these justices are sitting "ex officio", but they have the same powers and duties as other justices of the Court of Appeal.
Most cases are heard by a panel of three justices although the Chief Justice may convene a larger panel in exceptional circumstances. A single justice will preside over matters heard in [[Chambers (law)|”chambers”]], usually [[interlocutory]] matters or applications for leave to appeal.
==Association with the Northwest Territories==
Justices of the [[Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories]] are selected from the justices of the Court of Appeal of Alberta, Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan, and the judges and ex officio judges of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. The current Chief Justice of Alberta, [[Catherine Fraser|Catherine A. Fraser]], is also the Chief Justice of the Northwest Territories. Hearings are held in [[Yellowknife]], but may be heard anywhere in the territories or in Alberta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwtcourts.ca/Courts/ca.htm|title=Northwest Territories Courts|website=www.nwtcourts.ca}}</ref>
==Current judges==
==Current judges==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"

Revision as of 10:24, 29 August 2018

Current judges

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

Lucas, Bishop and Fraser (1971-1989)

Justice Ronald L. Berger[1][2] Edmonton 1996 Chrétien Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Justice Marina S. Paperny[3] Calgary 2001 Chrétien Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (1996 to 2001)
Called to bar (1980)
Justice Frans F. Slatter[4][5][6] Edmonton 2006 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta

McCuaig Desrochers LLP

Justice Patricia A. Rowbotham[7][8][9][10] Calgary 2007 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Justice J. D. Bruce McDonald[11][12] Calgary 2008 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Justice Brian K. O'Ferrall[13] Calgary March 4, 2011 Harper Provincial Court of Alberta
Justice Barbara L. Veldhuis[14] Edmonton 2013 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta

Department of Justice Canada (1998 to 2006)
Provincial Crown Attorney (1991 to 1993, 1996 to 1998)

Justice Thomas W. Wakeling Edmonton 2014 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta

Fraser Milner Casrgain (1983 to 2013)

Justice Frederica L. Schutz Edmonton 2015 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Justice Michelle Crighton [2] Edmonton October 20, 2016 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf [3] Calgary October 20, 2016 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Justice Ritu Khullar [4] Edmonton 2018 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (2017 to 2018)
Chivers Carpenter Lawyers

Supernumerary

Name Stationed In Appointed Nominated by Position Prior to Appointment
Justice Peter W.L. Martin[15][16]
(Supernumerary) 		Calgary 2005 Martin Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Justice Jack Watson[11][17] [5]
(Supernumerary) 		Edmonton 2006
2016 (sup.) 		Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (2000 - 2006)
Called to bar (1973)
Justice Myra B. Bielby[18]
(Supernumerary) 		Edmonton 2010 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta
Justice Peter T. Costigan[19] [6]
(Supernumerary) 		Edmonton 1999 Chrétien Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (1994 to 1999)
Brownlee, Fryett
Called to bar (1974)
Justice Sheila J. Greckol[20] (Supernumerary) Edmonton June 17, 2016 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (2001 to 2016)
Chivers, Greckol & Kanee (1976 to 2001)

Former Chief Justices of Alberta

Previous judges

See also

References

Template:Cleanup partial cites

  1. ↑ http://www.law.ualberta.ca/centres/ccs/about/Ronald_Berger.php
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030923003744/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1996/ALTA9.html
  3. ↑ http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2001/doc_25952.html
  4. ↑ https://www.ucalgary.ca/events/node/2205
  5. ↑ http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2006/doc_31916.html
  6. ↑ http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2001/doc_26020.html
  7. ↑ http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2007/doc_32032.html
  8. ↑ https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/awards/top40#patricia_rowbotham
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2906
  10. ↑ [1]Template:Dead link
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2006/doc_31886.html
  12. ↑ http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32378.html
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120915012449/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2011/doc_32593.html
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120915012454/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2011/doc_32610.html
  15. ↑ http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2005/doc_31742.html
  16. ↑ http://www.cba.org/Alberta/PDF/Newsletter-Apr2006.pdf
  17. ↑ http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25464.html
  18. ↑ http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2010/doc_32476.html
  19. ↑ http://www.law.ualberta.ca/documents/costigan.pdf
  20. ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/06/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta.html
  21. ↑ http://archive.org/details/albertapastprese02blue
  22. ↑ http://www.elgin.ca/tweedsmuir/Eden%20Vol%204/page%200045%20-%200050.pdf
  23. ↑ http://sbs.epsb.ca/About_SBS.html
  24. ↑ http://www.legalarchivessociety.ab.ca/Virtual%20Exhibits/judicial_busts.html
  25. ↑ http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=6405
  26. ↑ http://www.freemasons.ab.ca/AbFM/ABF0211.pdf
  27. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20091017084223/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2005/doc_31492.html
  28. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20031111225447/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/ALTA6.html
  29. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/02/08/insurance-ruling.html
  30. ↑ http://www.cba.org/Alberta/PDF/NewsletterNov1999.pdf
  31. ↑ http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/alberta/2009/10/23/11508641.html
  32. ↑ http://prejury.law.ualberta.ca/alri/About-ALRI/Staff--Board-Profiles/Mr.-Justice-Neil-C.-Wittmann.php
  33. ↑ http://www.ualbertacentennial.ca/organization/chancellors/ford.html
  34. ↑ http://www.albertasource.ca/lawcases/civil/coronafire/coronafire_people_ford.htm
  35. ↑ http://www.ualbertacentennial.ca/organization/governance/board_of_governors.html
  36. ↑ http://www.lawsocietyalberta.com/lsa-ar/page14.html
  37. ↑ http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/c.pdf
  38. ↑ 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
  39. ↑ http://jdbracco.epsb.ca/history.htm
  40. ↑ http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvkerans.htm
  41. ↑ http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvhetherington.htm
  42. ↑ http://www.pbla.ca/library/attachment.135477
  43. ↑ http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvoleary.htm
  44. ↑ http://adrchambersinternational.com/cvlieberman.htm
  45. ↑ http://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/aoe/2006_lieberman.cfm
  46. ↑ http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/caldermen.pdf
  47. ↑ 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
  48. ↑ http://www.albertasource.ca/lawcases/civil/babiesexport/babiesexport_people_mcbride.htm
  49. ↑ 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
  50. ↑ 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
  51. ↑ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006656
  52. ↑ http://specialcollections.ucalgary.ca/manuscript-collections/canadian-historical-archives-/wg-morrow-fonds
  53. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Justice-Memoirs-William-Morrow/dp/0802007880
  54. ↑ http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/conf/conf2002/en/bio.html
  55. ↑ http://ccca.dgtlpub.com/2008/2008-10-31/pdf/where_the_grass_is_greener.pdf
  56. ↑ http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=536

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).

External links

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
Retrieved from "https://criminalnotebook.ca/index.php?title=Court_of_Appeal_of_Alberta&oldid=6678"