Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador

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(~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.

Current Judges

Name Location Date Appointed Appointed By Prior Position(s) Other Details
Chief Judge Pamela Goulding [1] [2] St. John's January 30, 2012 (J)
September 28, 2015(CJ)
PC Director of Public Prosecutions Published criminal decisions
Associate Chief Judge Michael Madden [1] [3] [4] St. John's February 3, 2010(J)
2015 (ACJ)
PC Crown prosecutor Published criminal decisions
Judge Kymil Howe Corner Brook March 11, 1993 Crown attorney
private practice
Published criminal decisions
Judge David Orr St. John's August 25, 1994 Liberal Noonan, Oakley, Orr (criminal) Published criminal decisions
Judge Wayne Gorman[2] Corner Brook November 9, 2000 PC Director of Public Prosecutions
Crown counsel
Called to bar (1983)
Published criminal decisions (~250)
Judge Harold Porter[3] Grand Bank October 12, 2001 Liberal Crown attorney (1988 to 2001) Published criminal decisions (~70)
Judge Colin J. Flynn [4] St. John's April 30, 2001 Liberal Director of Public Prosecutions
Department of Justice (Criminal)
Published criminal decisions
Judge Catherine Allen-Westby[5] Corner Brook October 28, 2002 Liberal Monaghan, Marshall, Allen-Westby, Murphy and Watton Published criminal decisions
Judge Bruce Short[6] Habour Grace November 1, 2003 Liberal Legal aid Published criminal decisions
Judge Wynne Anne Trahey [5] Wabush June 8, 2007 PC Crown attorney
Marshall, White, Ottenheimer & Green
Collins and Associates
Lewis, Day, Cook, Dawe & Eaton
Called to bar (1982)
Published criminal decisions
Judge D. Mark Pike[7] St. John's November 17, 2008 PC Department of Justice
Benson Myles PLC
Published criminal decisions
Judge Jacqueline Jenkins[8] Gander September 24, 2008 PC Private practice Published criminal decisions
Judge Jacqueline Brazil[9] [6] St. John's February 4, 2010 PC Crown Lawyer Published criminal decisions (~3)
Judge Lois Skanes[10] St.John's February 15, 2010 PC Private practice Published criminal decisions (~22)
Judge James G. Walsh[11] St.John's September 3, 2012 PC Private practice (criminal) Published criminal decisions
Judge Lori A. Marshall[12] St. John's August 13, 2012 PC Published criminal decisions (~21)
Judge Phyllis Harris[13] Happy Valley-Goose Bay June 10, 2014 PC Public Prosecutions Office (1999 to 2014) Published criminal decisions
Judge Lynn E. Cole [7] [14] Stephenville March 13, 2014 PC Lawyer with Legal Aid
Called to bar (1991)
Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Mark T. Linehan [8] [15] Gander March 4, 2014 PC Crown prosecutor
Called to bar (1996)
Published criminal decisions (~14)
Judge Paul Noble[16] Clarenville September 17, 2015 PC Dept of Justice
RCMP
Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Kari Ann Pike[17] Happy Valley-Goose Bay August 7, 2017 Liberal Crown attorney Published criminal decisions
Judge Robin Fowler[18] Grand Falls-Windsor August 7, 2017 Liberal Crown Attorney (2000 to 2013)
Public Prosecution Service of Canada (2013 to 2017)
Published criminal decisions

Supernumerary or Per Diem

Name Location Date Appointed Appointed By Prior Position(s) Other Details
Judge Gregory O. Brown (Per Diem) February 28, 1992
April 30, 2013(per diem)
Liberal Published criminal decisions
Judge William English[19] (Per Diem) November 9, 2000
May 2, 2014 (per diem)
Liberal Director of NL Legal Aid
Called to bar (1976)
Published criminal decisions
Judge John Joy[20] August 1, 2006
July 28, 2017 (per diem)
PC White, Ottenheimer and Baker Published criminal decisions
Judge Patrick J.B. Kennedy [21] April 11, 2001
May 9, 2014 (per diem)
Liberal Private Practice Published criminal decisions

Previous Judges

Name Location Date Appointed Appointed By Prior Position(s) Other Details
Laura A. Mennie [9] February 1, 2012

References

  1. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-judges-named-to-n-l-courts-1.940622
  2. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/just/1109n05.htm
  3. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/just/1012n11.htm
  4. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/just/0412n08.htm
  5. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2002/just/1104n04.htm
  6. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2003/just/0918n02.htm
  7. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2009/just/1002n06.htm
  8. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2008/just/0915n02.htm
  9. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-judges-named-to-n-l-courts-1.940622
  10. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/just/0204n06.htm
  11. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0813n04.htm
  12. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2012/just/0813n04.htm
  13. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2014/just/0613n02.aspx
  14. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/2-new-judges-appointed-to-provincial-court-1.2571164
  15. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/2-new-judges-appointed-to-provincial-court-1.2571164
  16. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2015/just/0918n03.aspx
  17. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/just/0808n01.aspx
  18. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/just/0808n01.aspx
  19. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2000/just/1109n05.htm
  20. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2006/just/0605n07.htm
  21. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2001/just/0412n08.htm

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