Court of Appeal of Alberta

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Current judges

(Full complement of 14)

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

Lucas, Bishop and Fraser (1971-1989)

Published criminal decisions
2 Justice Ronald L. Berger[1][2] Edmonton June 29, 1996 Chrétien Court of Queen's Bench (1985 to 1996)
Office of Attorney General
private practice
Called to bar (1969)
Published criminal decisions
3 Justice Frans F. Slatter[1] [3] Edmonton 2006 Harper Court of Queen's Bench

McCuaig Desrochers LLP

Published criminal decisions
4 Justice Patricia A. Rowbotham[4][5][6] Calgary 2007 Harper Court of Queen's Bench Published criminal decisions
5 Justice J. D. Bruce McDonald[7][8] Calgary 2008 Harper Court of Queen's Bench Published criminal decisions
6 Justice Brian K. O'Ferrall[9] Calgary March 4, 2011 Harper Provincial Court (June 2005 to 2011)
McLennan Ross LLP (2002 to 2005)
Bennett Jones LLP (1976 to 2002)
Called to bar (1974)
Published criminal decisions
7 Justice Barbara L. Veldhuis [2], [3] Edmonton February 3, 2013 Harper Court of Queen's Bench (2011 to 2013)

Department of Justice Canada (1998 to 2006)
Provincial Crown Attorney (1991 to 1993, 1996 to 1998)
Called to bar (1987)

Published criminal decisions
8 Justice Thomas W. Wakeling [4] Edmonton March 7, 2014 Harper Court of Queen's Bench

Fraser Milner Casrgain (1983 to 2013)
Called to bar (1980)

Published criminal decisions
9 Justice Frederica L. Schutz [5] [6] Edmonton August 14, 2015 Harper Court of Queen's Bench (2013 to 2015)
Emery Jamieson LLP (1991 to 2013)
Called to bar (1991)
Published criminal decisions
10 Justice Michelle Crighton [7] Edmonton October 20, 2016 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench (2007 to 2016)
McLennan Ross LPP (1985 to 2007)
Called to bar (1985)
Published criminal decisions
11 Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf [8] Calgary October 20, 2016 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench (2007 to 2016)
Bennett Jones (1981 to 2007)
Called to bar (1981)
Published criminal decisions
12 Justice Ritu Khullar [9] Edmonton March 15, 2018 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench (2017 to 2018)
Chivers Carpenter Lawyers (1998 to 2017)
Published criminal decisions
13 Justice Elizabeth A. Hughes [10] November 5, 2018 J. Trudeau Queen's Bench
Chief Crown Attorney
Called to bar (1982)
Published criminal decisions
14 Justice Dawn Pentelechuk [11] November 5, 2018 J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench (2013 to 2018)
Duncan Craig LLP
Schlosser Nikel Pentelechuk Wood
Cleall Pahl
Called to bar (1987)
Published criminal decisions

Supernumerary

Name Stationed In Appointed Nominated by Position Prior to Appointment Other Details
Justice Marina S. Paperny [12] Calgary 2001 (ABCA)
June 30, 2017 (Sup.)
Chrétien Court of Queen's Bench (1996 to 2001)
Called to bar (1980)
Published criminal decisions
Justice A.D. Macleod August 31, 2017 (Sup.)
Justice Peter W.L. Martin[10][11] Calgary 2005 Martin Court of Queen's Bench Published criminal decisions
Justice Jack Watson[7][12] [13] Edmonton 2006
2016 (sup.)
Harper Court of Queen's Bench (2000 - 2006)
Called to bar (1973)
Published criminal decisions
Justice Myra B. Bielby [14] Edmonton 2010 Harper Court of Queen's Bench (1990 to 2010)
Field & Field (1975-1990)
Published criminal decisions
Justice Peter T. Costigan[13] [15] Edmonton 1999 Chrétien Court of Queen's Bench (1994 to 1999)
Brownlee, Fryett
Called to bar (1974)
Published criminal decisions
Justice Sheila J. Greckol[14] Edmonton June 17, 2016 (Judge)
January 1, 2018 (Sup.)
J. Trudeau Court of Queen's Bench (2001 to 2016)
Chivers, Greckol & Kanee (1976 to 2001)
Published criminal decisions

Former Chief Justices of Alberta

  • Arthus Lewis Sifton (1907-1910)
  • Horace Harvey (1910-1921, 1924-1949)
  • David Lynch Scott (1921-1924)
  • George Bligh O'Connor (1950-1957)[15]
  • Clinton J. Ford (1957-1961)[16]
  • Sidney Bruce Smith (1961-1974)[17]
  • William A. McGillivray (1974-1984)
  • James Herbert Laycraft (1984-1991)[18][19][20]

Previous judges

Name Duration Nominated by Position(s) Prior to Appointment Other Details
Sheilah L. Martin 2016-2017 Appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada (2017)
Published criminal decisions
William Alexander Stevenson 1980-1990 Published criminal decisions
John Wesley McClung 1980-2004 Published criminal decisions
Russell Brown 2014-2015 Published criminal decisions
Clifton D O'Brien[21] 2005 - ? Published criminal decisions
David C McDonald [22] 1995 - ? Published criminal decisions
Jean E.L. Côté (1987-2015) Published criminal decisions
John C. Major 1991-1992 Appointed to Supreme Court of Canada (1992)
Published criminal decisions
Anne Russell 1994-2006 Published criminal decisions
(Asa) Milton "Milt" Harradence (1979-1997) Published criminal decisions
Charles Allen Stuart (1907-1921 en banc appeals)(1921-1926) Published criminal decisions
Allen Borislaw Zenoviy Sulatycky [16] 1997-2000 Published criminal decisions
William Robinson Howson 1942-1944 Published criminal decisions
Charles Richmond Mitchell 1926-1936 Published criminal decisions
Alexander Andrew MacGillivray 1931-1940 Published criminal decisions
William Legh Walsh 1931-1931 Published criminal decisions
Albert Freeman Ewing 1941-1946 Published criminal decisions
James Duncan Hyndman ((1914-1921 en banc appeals)((1921-1928)) Published criminal decisions
Nicholas Dubois Dominic Beck 1907-1921 en banc appeals
1921-1928
Published criminal decisions
Alfred Henry Clarke 1921-1942 Published criminal decisions
William Joseph Haddad (1974-1980 Published criminal decisions
Neil C. Wittmann[6][23][24][25][26] [17] (1999-2004) Published criminal decisions
Frank C. Ford[27][28] (1936-1954) Published criminal decisions
Harold Hayward Parlee [29][30] (1945-1954) Published criminal decisions
James Mitchell Cairns [31] 1965-1977 Published criminal decisions
Carole M. Conrad [32] 1992-2014 Published criminal decisions
John David Bracco [33] [18] 1987-19?? Published criminal decisions
Roger Philip Kerans [34] 1980-1997 Published criminal decisions
Mary Margaret McCormick Hetherington [35][36] 1985-2001 Published criminal decisions
Willis O'Leary [37] 1994-2006 Published criminal decisions
Samuel Sereth Lieberman [38][39] 1976-1997 Published criminal decisions
Neil Douglas McDermid [40][41] 1963-1986 Published criminal decisions
James Boyd McBride [42] 1957-1959 Published criminal decisions
Hugh John MacDonald [43][44] 1957-1960 Published criminal decisions
Rene Paul Foisy [45] 1987-1999 Published criminal decisions
William George Morrow [46][47] 1976-1979 Published criminal decisions
Adelle Fruman [48][49] [19] 1998-2007 Published criminal decisions
Horace Gilchrist Johnson [50] 1954-1973 Published criminal decisions
William Alexander MacDonald 1944-1957 Published criminal decisions
Gordon Hollis Allen 1966-1978 Published criminal decisions
Joseph John Walter Stratton [20] 1987-1995 Published criminal decisions
Arnold Fraser Moir 1973-1979 Published criminal decisions
Carlton Ward Clement 1970-1982 Published criminal decisions
Marshall Menzies Porter (1985-1999) 1985-1999 Published criminal decisions
Howard Lawrence Irving 1985-1999 Published criminal decisions
Henry William Lunney 1928-1944 Published criminal decisions
William Robert Sinclair 1973-1979 Published criminal decisions
David Clifton Prowse 1972-1979 Published criminal decisions
Roger Hector Belzil 1981-1996 Published criminal decisions
E.W.S Kane 1961-1974 Published criminal decisions
Keith G. Ritter [21] 2002 - ? Published criminal decisions

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