Quebec Court of Appeal
Distribution of Judges
- Court Court of Appeal and Superior Court of Quebec
13 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal and of the Superior Court in and for the Province of Quebec are as follows:
- (a) the Chief Justice of Quebec, $371,400;
- (b) the 19 puisne judges of the Court of Appeal, $338,800 each;
[omitted (c) and (d)]
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 13; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 3, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 1; 2001, c. 7, s. 5; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2014, c. 20, s. 164; 2017, c. 20, s. 201; 2022, c. 10, s. 342– (DOJ)
Current Judges
(Full complement of 22, including Chief Justice)[1]
Quebec Pop (2021): 8.5 million
Pop. per Justice: ~386k
| # | Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Position Prior to Appointment | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Justice Manon Savard [2] | April 26, 2013 June 10, 2020 (CJ) |
Harper | Superior Court (2009 to 2013) Ogilvy Renault Called to bar (1986) U of M grad |
Published criminal decisions |
| 2 | Justice Guy Gagnon [3] | September 29, 2009 | Harper | Court of Quebec(1992 to 2009) private practice Ottawa grad (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 3 | Justice Martin Vauclair [4] [5] | December 19, 2013 | Harper | Superior Court (2010 to 2013) court of Quebec (2005 to 2010) criminal defence (1994 to 2005) Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 4 | Justice Geneviève Marcotte [6] | April 11, 2014 | Harper | Superior Court Heenan Blaikie(1998) Lavery, O'Brien (Lavery) Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 5 | Justice Mark Schrager [7] | June 13, 2014 | Harper | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
| 6 | Justice Robert Mainville [8] | July 1, 2014 | Harper | Federal Court of Appeal | Published criminal decisions |
| 7 | Justice Marie-Josée Hogue [9] [10] | June 30, 2015 | Harper | McCarthy Tétrault |
Published criminal decisions |
| 8 | Justice Patrick Healy [11] | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau | Court of Quebec | Published criminal decisions |
| 9 | Justice Simon Ruel [12] | June 23, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
| 10 | Justice Jocelyn F. Rancourt [13] [14] | June 23, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
| 11 | Justice Suzanne Gagné [15] | November 29, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
| 12 | Justice Genevieve Cotnam [16] | June 22, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Court of Quebec Stein Monast (2003-2016) Flynn Rivard (1990-2003) Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 13 | Justice Stephen Hamilton [17] | August 31, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (2013 to 2018) Stikeman Elliott Fasken Martineau Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 14 | Justice Stéphane Sansfaçon [18] | January 31, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (2011 to 2019) Rochon Prévost Auclair Fortin D’Aoust Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 15 | Justice Michel Beaupré [19] | March 8, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (2014 to 2019) Langlois Desjardins (1990 to 2014) Called to bar (~1987) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 16 | Lucie Fournier | June 22, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| 17 | Benoît Moore | June 22, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions Judicial Questionnaire | |
| 18 | Guy Cournoyer | September 30, 2020 | J. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| 19 | Sophie Lavallée | September 30, 2020 | J. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| 20 | Christine Baudouin | November 18, 2020 | J. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| 21 | Frédéric Bachand | November 18, 2020 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (2017) | Published criminal decisions |
| 22 | Peter Kalichman [20] | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (June 23, 2017 to April 27, 2021) Irving Mitchell Kalichman LLP Ogilvy Renault |
Published criminal decisions |
Supernumerary
| Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Position Prior to Appointment | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Dominique Bélanger [21] | November 2, 2012 | Harper | Quebec Superior Court (2005 to 2012) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice François Doyon [22] [23] | May 7, 2004 | Martin | Associate Chief of QCCQ (2002 to 2004) Court of Quebec (February 27, 1991 to August 31, 2002) Assistant chief prosecutor Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Marie-France Bich [24] [25] | September 24, 2004 (Judge) March 1, 2021 (Sup) |
Martin | Universite de Montreal Faculty of Law (Prof) U of M grad (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Claude C. Gagnon [26] [27] | November 8, 2013 | Harper | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Jacques Chamberland* | June 10, 1993 (Judge) October 11, 2011 (sup.) |
Mulroney | Deputy Attorney General for Quebec | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice France Thibault* [28] | December 1, 1998 | Chretien | Superior Court (1994 to 1998) Grondin, Poudrier Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Louis Rochette* [29] | February 1, 2000 | Chretien | Superior Court (1994 to 2000) Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice François Pelletier* [30] [31] | June 6, 2000 | Chretien | Superior Court Pouliot, L'Écuyer (1995 to 1997) Vézina, Pouliot (1972 to 1995) Amyot, Lesage (1970 to 1972) Called to bar (1970) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Yves-Marie Morissette [32] | November 7, 2002 (Judge) November 8, 2017 (Sup.) |
Chretien | McGill Law (Prof) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Allan R. Hilton* [33] | September 26, 2003 | Chretien | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Julie Dutil* [34] | September 24, 2004 | Martin | Superior Court Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Paul Vézina* [35] | February 25, 2005 | Martin | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Lorne Giroux* [36] | February 25, 2005 (Judge) June 30, 2015 (Sup.) |
Martin | Université Laval Faculty of Law (Prof) Called to bar (1969) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Jacques Dufresne* | May 13, 2005 | Martin | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Jean Bouchard* [37] | October 1, 2009 (Judge) September 1, 2017 (sup.) |
Harper | Superior Court Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Jacques Levesque* | November 2, 2012 | Harper | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |