New Brunswick Provincial Court
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- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
Current Judges
(Full complement of 26)
| Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge Jolène Richard [1] | Moncton | November 13, 2008 (Judge) June 2, 2017 (CJ) |
Liberal | Stewart McKelvey | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Associate Chief Judge Mary Jane Richards [2] | Fredricton | June 3, 2005 (Judge) February 28, 2014 (ACJ) |
assistant deputy minister of Court Services and Chief Sheriff (2001 to 2005) private practice Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) | |
| Judge Irwin E. Lampert | Moncton | October 1, 1988 | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge Henrik G. Tonning [3] | Saint John | July 29, 1999 | sole practitioner (criminal) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge Pierre F. Dubé [4] | Burton | December 11, 2003 | Dubé & Dubé (1990 to 2003) Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge W. Andrew LeMesurier [5] | Saint John | December 11, 2003 | Clark, Drummie Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge Brigitte Sivret [6] | Bathurst | April 1, 2007 | Liberal | Published criminal decisions (~6) | |
| Judge Paul E. Duffie [7] | Moncton | June 20, 2008 | Liberal | Provincial MLA (1987 to 1999) Mayor of Grand Falls |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Judge Julian A. G. Dickson [8] | Fredricton | October 1, 2009 | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge Geri A. Mahoney [9] | Miramichi | October 1, 2009 | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge Kenneth Oliver [10] | Burton | April 5, 2012 | PC | Crown Prosecutor | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Brigitte Volpé [11] | Edmundston | April 5, 2012 | PC | Private Practice | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge D. Troy Sweet [12] | Moncton | April 5, 2012 | PC | Private Practice | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Marco Robert Cloutier [13] | Saint John | January 30, 2013 | PC | Private Practice | Published criminal decisions (~21) |
| Judge Brian McLean [14] | Woodstock | March 24, 2014 | Renouf McLean Called to bar (~1996) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) | |
| Judge Richard Andrew Palmer [15] | Saint John | November 7, 2014 | Palmer & Palmer Called to bar (~1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge Denise A. LeBlanc [16] [[17]] | Moncton | January 27, 2016 | McInnes Cooper Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) | |
| Judge Éric P. Sonier [18] [[19]] | Tracadie-Sheila | January 27, 2016 | Liberal | Sonier Duguay Called to bar (1996) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Suzanne C. Bernard [20] | Campbellton | January 27, 2016 | Crown attorney Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge Joanne Durette [21] | Bathurst | June 1, 2017 | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge Johanne-Marguerite Landry [22] | Caraquet | June 1, 2017 | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge Natalie H. LeBlanc[23] | Miramichi | June 1, 2017 | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge Lucie N. Mathurin[24] | Moncton | June 1, 2017 | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge Kelly Ann Winchester[25] | St. John | June 1, 2017 | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Supernumerary
| Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Ronald LeBlanc | Bathurst | April 2, 2002 April 3, 2017 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Yvette Finn | Caraquet | August 5, 1999 (Judge) January 23, 2017 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) | ||
| Judge R. Leslie Jackson | Woodstock | November 7, 1997 - 2014 (J) January 9, 2006 (ACJ) December 15, 2006 (CJ) January 1, 2014 (Sup.) |
Liberal | Private Practice | Published criminal decisions (~49) |
| Judge Donald J. LeBlanc | Tracadie-Sheila | April 13, 2000 (Judge) April 30, 2015 (Sup.) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge David C. Walker | Saint John | November 7, 1997 (Judge) November 7, 2014 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) | ||
| Judge Anne Jeffries (per diem) | Saint John | November 7, 1997 (Judge) September 30, 2012 (Per Diem) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge William McCarroll | Saint John | December 15, 1989 (Judge) October 3, 2011 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) | ||
| Judge Alfred H. Brien | Saint John | August 15, 1988 (Judge) November 24, 2010 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions (~58) | ||
| Judge Joseph C. Michaud | Moncton | July 27, 1990 (Judge) June 25, 2009 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge J. Camille Vautour | Moncton | June 5, 1989 (Judge) June 5, 2014 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) | ||
| Judge Anne Dugas-Horsman | Moncton | August 22, 2001 (Judge) August 22, 2016 (sup.) |
PC | Private Practice | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Jacques DesJardins | April 15, 1981 June 2008 (sup.) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) | |||
| Judge Pierre W. Arseneault [26] | Moncton | October 1, 1988 December 15, 2006 (ACJ) January 17, 2014 (CJ) June 2, 2017 (Sup.) |
Liberal | McIntyre & McIntyre (1980 to 1988) D. Paul Hayes (1979 to 1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~22) |
| Judge James G. McNamee (per diem) | Saint John | November 1, 1974 (Judge) June 1, 1997 (ACJ) November 1, 2003 (sup.) April 30, 2011 (Per Diem) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Previous Judges
| Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Fred Ferguson | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge S.M. Hutchinson | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge P.L. Cumming | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge Murray F. Cain | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge Denis T. Lordon | Miramichi | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Camille A. Dumas | Bathurst | Published criminal decisions | |||
| John Creaghan Friel [27] | Published criminal deicsions (~1) | ||||
| Drew Stymiest | Convicted of fraud (2006) Published criminal decisions |
Sources
External links
- Provincial Court of New Brunswick website
- Mental Health Court website
- List of Judges by Region (gnb.ca)
- government announcements