Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

From Criminal Law Notebook

Distribution of Judges

Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan

19 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan and of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan are as follows:

(a) the Chief Justice of Saskatchewan, $371,400;
(b) the seven Judges of Appeal, $338,800 each;

[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 19; R.S., 1985, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 2001, c. 7, s. 11; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 207; 2018, c. 12, s. 299; 2021, c. 23, s. 257; 2022, c. 10, s. 348.

(DOJ)

Justices of the Court

(Full complement of 8)

Saskatchwan Pop. (2021): 1.1 million
Pop. per Justice: ~138k

# Name Appointed Nominated By Position(s) Prior to Appointment Other Details
1 Chief Justice Robert G. Richards [1] 2004 (Judge)
2013 (Chief)
Martin / Cotler (Lib) (J)
Harper
Court of Appeal
MacPherson Leslie and Tyerman
Called to bar (1985)
Published criminal decisions
2 Neal W. Caldwell [2] April 23, 2010 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) McDougall, Gauley LLP [3]
Clark, Wilson, Barristers & Solicitors
Called to bar (1995)
Published criminal decisions
3 Lian M. Schwann [4] August 17, 2017 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Court of Queen's Bench
Registrar of the Court of Appeal (2007 to ?)
Crown counsel (civil) (1984 to 2007)
McDougall Gauley (1980 to 1984)
Called to bar (1981)
Published criminal decisions
4 Robert W. Leurer [5] [6] September 21, 2018 J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) Queen's Bench (2017 to 2018)
MLT Aikins LLP
Called to bar (1986)
Published criminal decisions
5 Jerome A. Tholl [7] [8] January 31, 2019 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Queen's Bench (2013 to 2019)
Ministry of Justice (criminal, civil)
called to bar (2000)
Published criminal decisions
6 Jeffery D. Kalmakoff [9] [10] May 17, 2019 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (2009 to 2015)
Sask. Crown Attorney
Hnatyshyn Singer
Published criminal decisions
7 Jillyne M. Drennan [11] October 2022 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) Kings Bench (2022)
Legal Aid (2014 to 2022)
Kanuka Thuringer LLP (family) (2007 to 2014)
Called to bar (2007)
U of Sask grad (2005)
Published criminal decisions
Published criminal decisions (KB)
8 Meghan McCreary 2022 J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) MLT Aikins

Supernumerary

Name Appointment Duration Nominated By Position Prior to Appointment Other Details
Brian A. Barrington-Foote [12] April 10, 2012 to November 2, 2018 Harper / Nicholson (CPC) Queen's Bench ( to 2018)
MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP (2002 to 2012)
McKercher McKercher & Whitmore (1995 to 2002)
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer (1992 to 1995)
Called to bar (1985)
Published criminal decisions
Married to Linda Zarzeczny, Q.C., Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Georgina R. Jackson 1991 (Judge)
December 15, 2018 (sup)
Mulroney / Campbell (PC) MacPherson Leslie and Tyerman
Crown attorney
Called to bar (1977)
Published criminal decisions

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