Alberta Court of Justice
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- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
Present Judges
| Office of the Chief Judge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Chief Judge Terrence J. Matchett [1] [1] [ | N/A | July 2008 (Judge) Jan 23, 2013 (Chief) |
PC (Judge) PC (Chief) | Published criminal decisions | |
| Deputy Judge L.K. McLellan [2] | N/A | ?? (Judge) Sep 20, 2012 (Ass. Chief) |
Called to bar (1981) | Published criminal decisions | |
Edmonton Criminal
| Edmonton Criminal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge Larry G. Anderson [3] | October 2006 (Judge) May 08, 2013 (Ass. Chief) |
Anderson Dawson Knisely Stevens & Shaigec | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge J.B. Kerby (part time) | Published criminal decisions (~40) | ||||
| Judge F.E. LeReverend | Published criminal decisions (~15) | ||||
| Judge H.A. Bridges (part time) | Published criminal decisions (~28) | ||||
| Judge L.E. Malin (part time) | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge J.J. Moher | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge S.R. Creagh | Published criminal decisions (~90) | ||||
| Judge Michael George Allen (part time) [4] | November 1998 | PC | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge James K. Wheatley (part time) [5] | March 2003 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Elizabeth A Johnson | July 2006 | PC | private practice | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Donna R. Valgardson [6] | January 2008 (Judge) July 11, 2018 (P/T) |
PC | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Marilena M. Carminati [7] | December 2009 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~2) | ||
| Judge Donna M. Groves [8] | April 2010 | PC | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Susan E. Richardson [9] | April 2011 | Called to bar (~1991) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge J.L. Dixon [10] | August 29, 2011 | Nickerson, Roberts & Hilborn Called to bar (~1984) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Frederick K. MacDonald [11] | Nov 28, 2012 | PC | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Raymond K. Bodnarek [12] | August 6, 2013 | PC | Called to bar (1986) | Published criminal decisions (~1) | |
| Judge Steven M.L. Bilodeau [13] | Edmonton | January 9, 2014 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~1) | |
| Judge Laura K. Stevens [14] | September 18, 2014 | PC | Dawson Stevens Duckett & Shaigec (criminal) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Joyce L. Lester [15] | October 15, 2014 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~1) | ||
| Judge Greg B. Lepp [16] | December 4, 2014 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~3) | ||
| Judge Renée R.M. Cochard [17] | October 23, 2015 | NDP | Published criminal decisions (~3) | ||
| Judge Carrie Jean Sharpe [18] | July 29, 2016 | NDP | Called to bar (1996) | Published criminal decisions (~5) | |
| Judge D. DePoe [19] | October 26, 2016 | NDP | Called to bar (1981) | Published criminal decisions (~3) | |
| Judge M.C. Doyle [20] | October 26, 2016 | NDP | Published criminal decisions (~4) | ||
Edmonton Family and Youth
| Edmonton Family and Youth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge K.A. Holmstrom [21] | Published criminal decisions (~2) | ||||
| Judge William Steven Andrew [22] | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge M.J. Burch (part time) | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge D. Dalton | Published criminal decisions (~10) | ||||
| Judge G.B.N. Ho | Published criminal decisions (~25) | ||||
| Judge Patricia Ellen Kvill (part time) | January 12, 2000 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Justina Maria Filice [23] | Edmonton / Criminal Division | May 30, 2007 | PC | Corbett Smith Bresee Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Judge Michael J. Savaryn [24] | October 2010 | PC | Savaryn & Savaryn | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Aran Veylan [25] | Oct 17, 2012 | PC | Cleall | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Daniel Zalmanowitz [26] | Jan 30, 2015 | PC | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Julie C. Lloyd [27] | December 13, 2016 | NDP | Called to bar (1992) | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge David G. Hancock [28] | December 4, 2017 | NDP | Attorney General Member of Legislature (1996 to 2014) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
Calgary Family and Youth
| Calgary Family and Youth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge Richard J. O’Gorman [29] | May 2006 (Judge) May 28, 2014 (Ass. Chief) |
PC (Judge) PC (Ass. Chief) | Van Harten O'Gorman Foster Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Gordon John Burrell (part time) | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge L.T.L. Cook-Stanhope | PC | Published criminal decisions (~17) | |||
| Judge Karen J. Jordan | ? (Judge) August 1, 2018 (P/T) |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Steven E. Lipton | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Judge V.T. Tousignant (part time) [30] [31] | June 21, 2004 (Judge) September 19, 2007 (Ass. Chief) |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Todd LaRochelle [32] | June 2009 | PC | Alberta Justice (family) Milne & Co Called to bar (~1990) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge John R. Shaw [33] | Calgary/ Family and Youth Division | July 2009 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Nicholas William D’Souza [34] | Mar 13, 2013 | PC | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Gary H. Cornfield [35] | April 09, 2014 | PC | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Diana Mah [36] | Sep 18, 2015 | NDP | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge F. Airth [37] | Calgary Family & Youth | May 09, 2017 | NDP | Published criminal decisions | |
Civil Division
| Civil Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge G.W. Sharek | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge James Lorne Skitsko | Edmonton | ? July 1, 2018 (P/T) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge N.R. Hess (part time) [38] | Calgary | Sept 1, 1999 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge Fred A. Day (part time) | Calgary | July 2006 | PC | McLennan Ross | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge K. Haymour | Edmonton | July 2006 | PC | Sole practitioner Wilson Haymour |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Judge L. Diane Young [39] | Edmonton | June 2009 | PC | Ackroyd LLP Called to bar (~1985) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Mary A. McCorquodale [40] | Calgary | November 2009 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Laura L. Burt [41] | Calgary | March 2010 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge D.B. Higa [42] | Calgary | April 2011 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
Edmonton Region
| Edmonton Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge J. Schaffter [43] | Leduc | Dec 04, 2013 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge M.M. White (part time) | Leduc | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge P.T. Johnston | Vermilion | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge D.C. Norheim (part time) | Hinton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge B.H. Fraser (part time) | St. Albert | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Douglas Gordon Rae (part time) | Fort Saskatchewan | January 4, 2000 | Published criminal decisions (~10) | ||
| Judge James R. Jacques [44] | Fort McMurray | June 22, 2005 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~6) | |
| Judge Ken E. Tjosvold (part time) | Stony Plain | July 2006 | PC | Assistant Deputy Minister Crown attorney |
Published criminal decisions (~10) |
| Judge Vaughn Herman Myers [45] | St. Albert | May 2007 | Edmonton / Criminal Division | Private practice | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Bruce R. Garriock [46] | St. Albert | July 2008 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~7) | |
| Judge Stephanie A. Cleary [47] | Fort McMurray | October 2008 | PC | Crown attorney Called to bar (~1990) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Kathleen D. Williams | St. Paul | July 2009 | PC | Pringle & Associates Todd Drake Williams Findlater |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Charles Donald Gardner [48] [49] | Stony Plain | April 2010 May 25, 2012 (Ass. Chief) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge John Peter Higgerty [50] | Hinton | May 16, 2011 | PC | Crown attorney | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Karl R. Wilberg [51] | Fort Saskatchewan | January 10, 2014 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~2) | |
| Judge Rosanna M. Saccomani [52] | Stony Plain | May 07, 2014 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~10) | |
| Judge Clifton G. Purvis [53] | Leduc | Jul 24, 2014 | PC | Crown attorney | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Ivan Modeste Laurie Ladouceur [54] | St. Paul | Sep 28, 2016 | NDP | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Thomas W. Achtymichuk [55] | Fort Saskatchewan | Nov 01, 2016 | NDP | Called to bar (1990) | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge M.M. Collinson [56] | Leduc | December 13, 2016 | NDP | Crown Attorney | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Robert C. Shaigec [57] | Stony Plain | December 5, 2017 | NDP | Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions |
Northern Region
| Northern Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge Morris B. Golden [58] | Grande Prairie | July 2007 (Judge) Sep 06, 2013 (Ass. Chief) |
Crown attorney private practice |
Published criminal decisions (~5) | |
| Judge James Richard McIntosh (part time) [59] | Peace River | 1989 (Judge) June 21, 2004 (Ass. Chief) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge G. William Paul [60] | High Prairie | June 22, 2005 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~1) | |
| Judge Brian R. Hougestol [61] | Grande Prairie | November 3, 2008 | PC | Dobko Logan Innes & Hougestol Called to bar (~1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~35) |
| Judge Claus K.W. Thietke [62] | Peace River | July 2010 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~4) | |
| Judge D.R. Shynkar [63] | High Prairie | Feb 06, 2013 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~21) | |
| Judge G.R. Ambrose [64] | Peace River | Aug 23, 2013 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Judge Jasmine Sihra [65] | Grande Prairie | Oct 26, 2016 | NDP | Published criminal decisions (~5) | |
Central Region
| Central Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge James A. Hunter [66] | Red Deer | July 2009 | PC | Stettler town councillor Stettler mayor |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge E.D. Riemer (part time) | Red Deer | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge James Bryce Mitchell [67] | Red Deer | September 1, 1999 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Bart D. Rosborough [68] | Wetaskiwin | October 22, 2005 | PC | Chief Prosecutor (2000) Crown attorney Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~93) |
| Judge W.A. "Bert" Skinner | Red Deer | July 2007 | PC | Crown attorney | Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Judge John D. Holmes [69] | Red Deer | December 2007 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge William A. Andreassen [70] | Camrose | November 2009 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Gordon E. Deck [71] | Red Deer | November 26, 2009 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Gordon A.G. Yake [72] | Red Deer | Apr 24, 2013 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~16) | |
| Judge James A. Glass [73] | Red Deer | May 07, 2014 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
Calgary
| Calgary and Calgary Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge M.J. Durant [74] | Calgary | April 14, 2011 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Gerard Matthew Meagher (part time) | Calgary | Published criminal decisions (~43) | |||
| Judge C.M. Skene | Calgary | Published criminal decisions (~53) | |||
| Judge M.L. Graham | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge C.L. Daniel (part time) | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge R.J. Wilkins (part time) | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge G. Sean Dunnigan | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge A.J. Brown | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge H.A. Lamoureux | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Allan A. Fradsham | Calgary | 1990 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~440) | |
| Judge S.L. Van de Veen (part time) | Calgary | ~1998 | Published criminal decisions (~112) | ||
| Judge T.C. Semenuk | Calgary | ~2002 | Published criminal decisions (~370) | ||
| Judge J.J. Ogle | Calgary | May 2006 | PC | Wolch Ogle Wilson Hursch & deWitt (criminal) | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Peter B. Barley | Calgary Regional | July 2006 | PC | Crown attorney | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Judith Shriar (part time) | Calgary Regional | July 2006 | PC | Private practice | Published criminal decisions (~93) |
| Judge John D. Bascom | Calgary | October 2006 | PC | Bascom & Dunn Law Firm (criminal) | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge William J. Cummings | Calgary | April 2007 | PC | private practice | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Daniel R. Pahl (part time) [75] | Calgary | May 30, 2007 | PC | Published criminal decisions (~11) | |
| Judge Leslie R. Grieve [76] | Calgary Regional | January 2008 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge George J. Gaschler [77] | Calgary Regional | July 2008 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Eugene J. Creighton [78] | Calgary Regional | March 2009 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Mark T.C. Tyndale [79] | Calgary | December 2009 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Paul J. Mason [80] | Calgary | October 2010 | PC | Parlee McLaws Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Harry M. Van Harten [81] | Calgary | December 2010 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge G.K. Wong [82] | Calgary | Nov 24, 2011 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Michael Christopher Dinkel [83] | Calgary | July 26, 2011 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Kenneth R. McLeod [84] | Calgary | March 21, 2012 | PC | Called to bar (~1986) | Published criminal decisions (~3) |
| Judge Karim Zaher Jivraj [85] | Calgary | August 14, 2012 | PC | Jivraj Knight & Pritchett | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Judge Lloyd W. Robertson [86] | Calgary | Sept 4, 2015 | NDP | Crown attorney Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Judge J.B. Hawkes [87] | Calgary | May 09, 2017 | NDP | Published criminal decisions (~3) | |
| Judge M.M. Keelaghan [88] | Calgary Regional | May 09, 2017 | NDP | Published criminal decisions (~1) | |
| Judge Marian V. De Souza [89] | Calgary and Calgary Regional | December 4, 2017 | NDP | Called to bar (1996) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge K.A. Crowshoe [90] | Calgary and Calgary Regional | December 13, 2017 | NDP | Called to bar (1994) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Southern Region
| Southern Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Assistant Chief Judge Derek G. Redman [91] | Lethbridge | November 2007 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Eric D. Brooks [92] | Medicine Hat | April 14, 2011 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge F.C. Fisher | Medicine Hat | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Timothy G. Hironaka (part time) | Lethbridge | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge J.N. LeGrandeur [93] | Lethbridge | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge E.W. Peterson [94] | Lethbridge | 1999 (Judge) September 12, 2007 (Ass. Chief) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Judge Sylvia L. Oishi [[95] | Lethbridge | October 2008 | PC | Crown attorney Called to bar (~1986) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Gordon K. Krinke [96] | Medicine Hat | March 2009 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge P. Gale Pharo [97] | Lethbridge | November 24, 2010 | PC | Stringam Denecky | Published criminal decisions |
| Judge Gregory S. Maxwell [98] | Lethbridge | March 2011 | PC | Crown attorney Huckvale Wilde Law Office |
Published criminal decisions |
Supernumerary
| Supernumerary Judges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Judge P. Ayotte | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge D. Brand | Medicine Hat | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge D.J. Buchanan | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Philip John Maher | Sherwood Park | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge G.R. DeBow | Lethbridge | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge J.G. Easton | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge D.J. McNab | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge L.E. Nemirsky | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge S.G. Peck | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge David Joseph Plosz | Red Deer | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge J.C.M. Spence | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge B.C. Stevenson | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge D. Raymond Wong | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions (~1) | |||
| Judge B.R. Fraser | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Frances Lawrence Maloney | Calgary | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Judge Janet Dianne Soneff Franklin [99] | Edmonton | November 1998 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Allan Harold Lefever [100] | Edmonton | January 24, 2000 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge J.C. Koshman [101] | Edmonton | June 21, 2004 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge H.W.A. Fuller [102] | Edmonton | June 21, 2004 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge J.A. Watson [103] | Grande Prairie | April 12, 2005 | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Judge Patrick M. McIlhargey | Calgary | July 2006 | PC | private practice Justice of Peace |
Published criminal decisions |
(*) means part-time Judges
Previous Judges
| Retired Judges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | District | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
| Leo Joseph Wenden | |||||
| Monica Bast | May 2006 | Schnell Hardy Jones | PC | Published criminal decisions | |
| Shauna Miller | Edmonton / Family / Youth | April 2007 | PC | Fraser Milner Casgrain | Published criminal decisions |
| Barbara Veldhuis[104] | May 2007 | Calgary / Criminal Division | Private practice | Published criminal decisions | |
| Darwin James Greaves [105] | November 1998 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Paul Gordon Sully [106] | November 1998 | Brownlee Fryett | Published criminal decisions | ||
| J.D. Bruce McDonald [107] | June 21, 2004 | ||||
| A. Gail Vickery [108] | 2000 | ||||
| Hugh Clark [109] | Peace River | May 14, 2001 | Crown Attorney | ||
| Joanne Helen Goss [110] | September 1, 1999 | ||||
| Leonard Stephen Mandamin [111] | September 1, 1999 | ||||
| Harry Gaede | |||||
| Ronald A. Jacobson | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| P.G.C. Ketchum | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Donald George Ingram | January 17, 2000 | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Kenneth Douglas Hope | February 1, 2012 (Sup.) | ||||
| John T Henderson [112] | March 18, 2009 | Fraser Milner Casgrain Called to bar (~1980) |
Published criminal decisions | ||
| Marilyn Slawinsky [113] | Sep 04, 2015 | ||||
| Robin Camp [114] | March 21, 2012 | ||||