Supreme Court of British Columbia (Historical)
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- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
Previous Justices
Justices From 1995
| Name | Jurisdiction | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Lindsay M Lyster | Vacouver | July 3, 2020 (Judge) August 31, 2020 (ret) |
J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Moore Edgar Lyster LLP (2010 to 2020) Called to bar (~1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Peter G. Voith [1] | Vancouver | January 22, 2009 | Harper | 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 (~32) Appointed to BCCA (2020) |
| Justice Grant D. Burnyeat [2] | Vancouver | December 19, 1996 (Judge) December 19, 2011 (Sup.) 2019 (Ret.) |
Chrétien | Davis & Company | Published criminal decisions (~9) |
| Justice Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten [3] | Vancouver | October 20, 2016 to May 6, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Assistant Deputy Attorney General (2012 to 2016) PPSC Crown (1994 to 2012) Called to bar (~1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~26) Appointed to BCCA (2019) |
| Justice Patrice Abrioux [4] | Vancouver | September 30, 2011 (Judge) | Harper | Quinlan Abrioux law firm Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~18) Appointed to BCCA (2019) |
| Justice G. Bruce Butler [5] | Vancouver | March 30, 2007 - August 31, 2018 (Appt'd to CA) | Harper | Harper Grey LLP Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Paul J. Pearlman [6] | 2008 - May 7, 2018 | Harper | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Deborah Satanove [7] | 1996 - | Chretien | Ladner, Downs (1988 to 1996) Parks, Feller Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Elizabeth A. Arnold-Bailey [8] | April 15, 2005 - 2017 | Provincial Court (1990 to 2015) General Counsel Legal Aid General Counsel to the Ombudsman Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Sandra K. Ballance [9] | 2002 - 2016 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice G. M. Barrow [10] | 2001 - 2015 | Coffey Quinn and Barrow Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Robert J. Bauman [11] | 1996 - 2008 | Chretien | Bull, Housser & Tupper (1982) Wilson, Bauman (1977 to 1981) Wilson, King & Company Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Elizabeth A. Bennett [12] | 1997 - 2009 | Chretien | Called to bar (1982) | Appointed to BCCA (2009) Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Linda Ann Loo [13] | 1996 - | Chretien | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice David J. Brine [14] [15] | 2004 - 2009 | McQuarrie Hunter | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice T. Richard Brooke [16] | 2000 - 2011 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Catherine J. Bruce | 2006 - 2016 | Published criminal decisions (~52) | |||
| Justice Eric G. Chamberlist [17] | 1998 - 2010 | Chretien | Hope, Meinrich Called to bar (1973) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Austin F. Cullen [18] | 2001 - 2011 | Published criminal decisions (~112) | |||
| Justice W.H. Davies [19] | 1982 - 1999 1996 (sup) |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice M. DeWeerdt [20] | 1996 - 1997 | Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories (1981) General Counsel, Dept of Justice Weerdt, Seale & Finall Called to bar (1956) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Risa Evelyn Levine[21] | 1995 - ? | Thorsteinssons (1982 to 1995) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Gail Dickson | 2006 - 2015 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon [22] | 2008 - 2015 | Fasken Martineau Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Barbara Fisher [23] [24] | 2004 - September 14, 2017 | Blake, Cassels & Graydon | Appointed to BCCA (2017) Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Gregory Fitch [25] | 2011 - 2015 | Harper | Crown attorney (1985 to 2011) | appointed to BCCA (2015) Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice S. David Frankel | 2007 - 2007 | Appointed to BCCA (2007) Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Nicole J. Garson [26] | 2001 - 2009 | Called to bar (1977) | Appointed to BCCA (2009) Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Richard Bruce Tremayne Goepel [27] | 2001 - 2013 | Watson Goepel Maledy Sutton Braidwood |
Appointed to BCCA (2013) Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Victoria Gray [28] | 2001 - 2017 | Bull, Housser & Tupper | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Bruce M. Greyell [29] | May 15, 2009 - November 24, 2017 | Counsel with Roper Greyell | Published criminal decisions (~38) | ||
| Justice Susan Griffin [30] | February 20, 2008 - February 7, 2018 | Private practice Called to bar (1985) |
Appointed to BCCA Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Harvey M. Groberman [31] | 2001 - 2008 | Called to bar (1985) | appointed to BCCA (2008) Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice D.A. Halfyard [32] | 1999 - 2014 | Chretien | Halfyard & Wright Called to bar (1973) |
Published criminal decisions (~105) | |
| Justice David C. Harris [33] [34] | 2010 to 2012 | Harper | Hunter Litigation Chambers (2006 to 2010) Berardino & Harris (2000 to 2006) Russell & Dumoulin (1986 to 2000) Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Wendy J. Harris [35] | 2013 - 2017 | Harper | Harris & Company (1992 to 2013) Call to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Hope Hyslop [36] | May 15, 2009 - 2017 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Brian M. Joyce [37] | 2001 - April 4, 2016 (sup.) | Called to Bar (1978) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Deborah Kloegman | 1996 - 2014 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Peter D. Leask [38] | 2005 - 2017 | Martin | Called to bar (1969) Leask Bahen |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Malcolm D. Macaulay [39] | 1997 - 2015 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Anne Winter MacKenzie [40] [41] | 1996 - 2010 | Provincial Court (1990 to 1996) Crown counsel DOJ (1978 to 1990) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Frank Maczko | September 8, 1988 (Judge) 2003 (sup) July 1, 2008 (ret) |
Called to bar (1968) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Donna Jean Martinson [42] | 1998 - 2009 | UBC Professor of law MacPherson and Associates Helmer & Martinson Crown attorney (1973 to 1979) Called to bar (1972) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Robert W. Metzger [43] | 2000 - 2013 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Nancy Morrison [44] | 1996 - 2011 | Provincial Court (1972 to 1981) Deverell, Harrop, Morrison & Wood Crown attorney Morrison, MacDonald & Morrison LeMarsh & LeMarsh Called to bar (1963) |
Published criminal decisions (~55) | ||
| Justice Kathryn E. Neilson [45] | 1999 - 2008 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Ian H. Pitfield [46] | 1997-2010 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Robert E. Powers [47] | 1999-2013 | Called to bar (1976) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Bruce M. Preston | 1987 - 2010 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Robert A. Prior [48] | 2010 - 2010 | PPSC Crown (1996 to 2010) Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Bryan F. Ralph [49] | 1997 - 2007 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Eric Rice [50] | 2003 - 2011 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Peter J. Rogers [51] | 2001 - 2017 | Called to bar (1982) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice John E.D. Savage [52] | 2008 - 2014 | Harper | Crease Harman & Company (1978 to 2008) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice William B. Smart | 2006 - 2013 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice C. Lynn Smith [53] | 1998 - 2012 | UBC law professor (1981 to 1997) McCarthy Tétrault (1974 to 1981) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Daphne M. Smith [54] | 1996 - 2008 | Mair, Jensen, Blair Call to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Sunni S. Stromberg-Stein [55] | February 15, 1996 - 2013 | Provincial Court (1989 to 1996) Crown attorney (1976 to 1989) Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice John D. Truscott [56] | 2002 - July 4, 2017 | Published criminal decisions (~55) | |||
| Justice Peter M. Willcock [57] | 2009 - 2013 | Harper Grey LLP Called to bar (1983) |
Appointed to BCCA Published criminal decisions (~20) | ||
| Justice William G.E. Grist [58] | 1996 - ? | Legal aid Griffiths & Company Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions (~53) | ||
| Justice James Bauman [59] | 1996 - ? | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Laura B. Gerow [60] | ?? (Judge) October 10, 2017 (sup) ??? (ret) |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| James W. Williams [61] | October 11, 2002 (Judge) October 10, 2017 (Sup) ?? (ret) |
Called to bar (1985) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Robert Crawford [62] | 2001 - ? | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Stephen F. Kelleher [63] | 2003 - ? | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Frank Cole [64] | March 20, 1996 | Chretien | Sigalet, Maguire & Cole Davidson and Company Called to bar (1971) |
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| Linda Ann Loo [65] | September 25, 1996 | Chretien | Called to bar (1975) | ||
| R.J. Dillon | ? - October 20, 2012 (sup.) | Published criminal decisions |
Justices Before 1995
| Name | Jurisdiction | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Positions | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Thomas R. Berger [66] | 1972 to 1983 | P. Trudeau | |||
| Justice Ian C. Meiklem [67] | Kamloops | October 11, 1991 2018 (ret.) |
Brian Mulroney | Meiklem and Harrison Heather Sadler Jenkins Called to bar (~1972) |
Published criminal decisions (~56) |
| Justice Paul Williamson | 1994 - 2013 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Alexander Fraser Wilson [68] | 1994 - 2009 | Chrétien | Silversides, Wilson & Seidemann (1976 to 1995) Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice R. Dean Wilson | 1994 - 2011 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Randall S.K. Wong | 1990 - 2016 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice M. L. Tyrwhitt-Drake | 1990 - 1997 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice David F. Tysoe | 1992 - 2007 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice David H. Vickers | 1991 - 2009 | Called to bar (1960) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Terrance P. Warren | 1991 - 2009 | Called to bar (1966) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice C. Warren Wilkinson | 1989 - 2001 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice J.E. Spencer | 1981 - 1999 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Allan M. Stewart | 1988 - 2011 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice James D. Taylor | 1995 - 2006 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice W. B. Scarth | 1990 - 2009 | County Court (1988) Called to bar (1962) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice W.S. Selbie | 1990 - 1996 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice S. James Shabbits | 1992 - 2011 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Duncan W. Shaw | 1987 - 2007 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice H.A.D. Oliver | 1990 - 1996 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Wallace T. Oppal | 1985 - 2003 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Dermod D. Owen-Flood | 1987 - 2006 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Raymond M.P. Paris | 1980 - 2005 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice W. Glen Parrett | 1990 - 2015 | Published criminal decisions (~78) | |||
| Justice Selwyn R. Romilly | 1995 - 2015 Jan 7, 2010 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice John F. Rowan | 1988 - 2001 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice S.M. Leggatt | 1990 - 2000 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Peter D. Lowry | 1991 - 2003 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Kenneth M. Lysyk | 1983 - 2003 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Ronald R. Holmes | 1989 - 2009 2004(sup) |
Called to bar (1965) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Sherman W. Hood | 1989 - 2007 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice D.A. Hogarth | 1990 - 1996 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice R. B. Hunter | 1992 - 2002 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Robert B. M. Hutchison | 1990 - 2004 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice R.M. J. Hutchinson | 1990 - 2002 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Ian B. Josephson | 1990 - 2017 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Marion J. Allan | 1990 - 2012 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice K. F. Arkell | 1990 - 1999 1995 (sup) |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Georgina M. Quijano | 1995 - 2005 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice R. Robinson | 1990 - 1997 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Jon S. Sigurdson | 1994 - 2017 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Janet A. Sinclair Prowse | 1990 - 2009 | Called to bar (1973) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Thimersingh M. Singh | July 1, 1990 - July 30, 2008 | County Court (1986 to 1990) Called to bar (1968) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice H.L. Skipp | 1989 - 2001 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice D.L. Clancy | 1991 - 2002 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Bruce I. Cohen | 1987 - 2015 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice R. Collver | 1990 - 2001 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice R.M. Cooper | 1990 - 1996 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Gerald R. B. Coultas | 1988 - 2003 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice J. C. Cowan | 1988 - 2000 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Victor R. Curtis | 1990 - 2012 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Patrick D. Dohm | 1972 - 1995 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Jacqueline Dorgan | 1991 - 2017 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice K. K. Downs | 1995 - 2002 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice N.A. Drossos | 1990 - 2001 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Ian L. Drost | 1990 - 2005 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice E. Robert A. Edwards | 1993 - 2007 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice J.L.T. Edwards | 1994 - 2000 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice R.T. Errico | 1990 - 1999 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice William A. Esson | 1979 - 1983 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Pamela A. Kirkpatrick | 1992 - 2005 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice M. Marvyn Koenigsberg | 1992 - 2017 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice George Lamperson | 1982 - 2006 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice C. Ross Lander | 1982 - 2007 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Ronald A McKinnon | 1990 - 2015 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Thomas Melnick | 1990 - 2015 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Frederick A. Melvin | 1990 - 2006 2002 (sup.)[69] |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice P.J. Millward | 1990 - 1999 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice K.C. Murphy | 1990 - 1997 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Kirsti M. Gill | 1991 - 2009 | Called to bar (1976) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice G. Peter Fraser | 1989 - 2007 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice R. Bruce Harvey | 1989 - 2004 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Alexander G. Henderson | 1995 - 2003 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice T.K. Fisher | 1990 - 1999 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Mary-Ellen Boyd | 1990 - 2012 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Harry D. Boyle | 1982 - 2001 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Thomas R. Braidwood [70] | 1990 - 1996 | Called to bar (1957) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Donald I. Brenner [71] | 1992 - Sept 7, 2009 | Called to bar (1971) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice John Edward Hall [72] | 1991 to 1996 | ||||
| Justice H.J. Hamilton | 1990 - 1997 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice S. J. Hardinge | 1990 - 2000 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice H.A. Callaghan | 1978 - 2001 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice D.H. Campbell | 1990 - 1996 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Michael I. Catliff | 1975 - 2003 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice B. D. Macdonald | 1982 - 1999 1996 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice T. Richard M.L. Blair | 1992 - 2013 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice John C. Bouck | 1974 - 2006 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Justice Wendy G. Baker | 1993 - ? | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Peter Van Der Hoop [73] | County Court (1978) Harper Grey |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |