British Columbia Court of Appeal
| This page was last substantively updated or reviewed Sept 2022. (Rev. # 81359) |
Current Justices
(Full complement of 15, including Chief Justice) [1]
British Columbia Pop. (2021): 5.1 million
Pop. per Justice: ~340k
| # | Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert J. Bauman [2] | February 20, 2008 to September 9, 2009 (Judge) June 16, 2013 |
Harper / Nicholson (CPC) (CJ) | Chief Justice of BCSC (September 9, 2009 to June 16, 2013) Supreme Court (June 20, 1996 to February 20, 2008) Bull, Housser & Tupper (1982 to 1996) Wilson, Bauman (1977 to 1981) Wilson, King &Co (1974 to 1977) Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 2 | Mary V. Newbury [3] [4] | September 26, 1995 | Chrétien / Rock (Lib) | Supreme Court (July 11, 1991 to September 26, 1995) Fraser & Beatty (1984 to 1991) Ladner Downs (1976 to 1984) Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 3 | Mary E. Saunders [5] | July 1, 1999 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Supreme Court (December 23, 1991 to July 1, 1999) Campney & Murphy Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 4 | Daphne M. Smith [6] | May 9, 2008 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Supreme Court (December 19, 1996 to May 8, 2008) Mair Jensen Blair (1986 to 1996) Smith Hutchinson (1984 to 1986) Mair Janowsky Blair (1976 to 1984) Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 5 | David C. Harris [7] | April 10, 2012 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Supreme Court (March 19, 2010 to April 5, 2012) Hunter Litigation Chambers Berardino & Harris Russell & Dumoulin Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 6 | Peter M. Willcock [8] | June 7, 2013 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Supreme Court (June 19, 2009 to June 6, 2013) Harper Grey LLP Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 7 | Lauri Ann Fenlon [9] | June 26, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Supreme Court (January 31, 2008 to June 26, 2015) Fasken Martineau (1997 to 2015) Russell and DuMoulin (1985 to 1992) Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 8 | Gregory J. Fitch | September 1, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Supreme Court (October 20, 2011 to September 1, 2015) Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 9 | Gail M. Dickson | September 1, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Supreme Court (December 15, 2006 to July 28, 2015) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 10 | John James Lyon Hunter [10] | April 12, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Hunter Litigation Chambers Hunter Voith Litigation Counsel Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 11 | Barbara L. Fisher [11] | September 15, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Supreme Court (November 26, 2004 to September 15, 2017) Blake, Cassels & Graydon (1998 to 2004) British Columbia Treaty Commission BC Information and Privacy Commissioner General Counsel to the Ombudsman BC Davis & Company Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 12 | Susan A. Griffin [12] | February 7, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Supreme Court (February 20, 2008 to February 7, 2018) Private practice Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 13 | Bruce Butler [13] | August 31, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Supreme Court (2007 to 2018) Harper Grey LLP Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 14 | Patrice Abrioux [14] [15] | March 8, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Supreme Court (2011 to 2019) Quinlan Abrioux law firm Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 15 | Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten [16] | May 6, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Supreme Court (2016 to 2019) Assistant Deputy Attorney General (2012 to 2016) PPSC Crown (1994 to 2012) Called to bar (~1992) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 16 | J. Christopher Grauer [17] | December 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Supreme Court (April 11, 2008 - December 2019) Dives, Grauer & Harper (1999 - 2008) Bull, Housser & Tupper Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 17 | Peter G. Voith [18] [19] | September 2, 2020 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Supreme Court Hunter Litigation Chambers Hunter Voith (2002 to 2005) Davis & Company (1984 to 2002) Ladner Downs (1980 to 1982) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 18 | Leonard Marchand [20] | March 24, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Supreme Court (June 2017 to March 2021) Provincial Court (Sept 2013 to 2017) Called to bar (1995) |
Supernumerary
| Name | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey M. Groberman [21] | May 9, 2008 (Justice) Feb 2021 (sup) |
Harper | Supreme Court (December 14, 2001 to May 8, 2008) Davis & Company (2000 to 2001) Legal Services BC Attorney General Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions |
| S. David Frankel [22] | May 10, 2007 (Judge) April 1, 2019 (sup) | Harper | Supreme Court (March 2, 2007 to May 10, 2007) Federal Dept of Justice Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Richard B.T. Goepel [23] | November 8, 2013 | Harper | Supreme Court (September 27, 2001 to November 7, 2013) Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions |
| David Franklin Tysoe [24] | June 22, 2007 | Harper | Supreme Court (1992 to 2007) Vaughan Wills & Murphy (1975 to 1992) Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Nicole J. Garson | May 14, 2009 | Harper | Supreme Court (2001 to 2009) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Anne W. MacKenzie | December 31, 2011 | Harper | Supreme Court | Published criminal decisions |
| Sunni Stromberg-Stein | June 7, 2013 | Harper | Supreme Court (February 16, 1996 to June 6, 2013) Provincial Court (December 4, 1989 to February 16, 1996) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Pamela A. Kirkpatrick | June 2, 2005 | Martin | Supreme Court | Published criminal decisions |
| Elizabeth A. Bennett [25] [26] | May 14, 2009 - February 1, 2017 (sup) | Harper | Supreme Court (August 27, 1997 to May 13, 2009) Peck, Tammen and Bennett (criminal) (1994 to 1997) Crown attorney (appeals) (1987 to 1984) UBC (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |