Court of King's Bench of Alberta
- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
Distribution of Judges
- Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
20 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta are as follows: [omitted (a) and (b)]
- (c) the Chief Justice and the two Associate Chief Justices of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $371,400 each; and
- (d) the 70 other Justices of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $338,800 each.
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 20; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 7, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 5; 2001, c. 7, s. 12; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2014, c. 20, s. 165; 2017, c. 20, s. 208, c. 33, s. 231; 2022, c. 10, s. 349.
– (DOJ)
Current Justices
(Full complement of 76)
| Name | Division | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Chief Justice John D. Rooke [1] | Calgary | 1991 | Mulroney / Campbell (PC) | Partner, Barnet Duckworth Palmer LLP (Calgary) Called to bar (1970) |
Published criminal decisions (~25) |
| Vital O. Ouellette | Edmonton | 2002 | Chrétien | General Practitioner, St. Paul AB | Published criminal decisions (~0) Ran as Liberal MP [2] |
| Karen M. Horner [3] | Calgary | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) | Bennett Jones LLP Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~4) |
| John J. Gill [4] | Edmonton | January 19, 2005 | Martin / Cotler (Lib) | Partner, McCuaig Durocher LLP Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~24) |
| D.K. Miller | Lethbridge | 2006 | Harper / Toews (CPC) | Sole Practitioner in Medicine Hat | Published criminal decisions (~13) |
| Kristine M. Eidsvik | Calgary | 2007 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Bennett Jones LLP | Published criminal decisions (~24) |
| Kent G. Nielsen | Edmonton | 2007 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Published criminal decisions (~8) | |
| Donald J. Manderscheid [5] | Edmonton | December 14, 2007 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Counsel, City of Edmonton | Published criminal decisions (~32) |
| K.D. Yamauchi [6] | Calgary | December 14, 2007 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Professor, University of Calgary | Published criminal decisions (~60) |
| J.R. Jeffrey | Calgary | 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Partner, Jeffrey Twyman LLP | Published criminal decisions (~20) |
| M.R. Bast [7] | Red Deer | September 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Provincial Court (2006 to 2009) Schnell Hardy Jones (1991 to 2006) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| W.A. Tilleman [8] | Calgary | December 11, 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | William A. Tilleman Professional Corporation | Published criminal decisions (~41) (as of the end of January 2024) |
| Joanne H. Goss [9] | Edmonton | February 10, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Provincial Court (1999 to 2010) Miller Thompson (1985 to 1999) Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~18) |
| Robert J. Hall [10] | Calgary | May 14, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Partner, Scott Hall LLP Scott Hall LLP Milner Fenerty Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~15) |
| G.H. Poelman [11] | Calgary | August 6, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Macleod Dixon LLP (1983 to 2010) | Published criminal decisions (~12) |
| R.A. Jerke [12] [13] | Lethbridge | March 4, 2011 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Davidson & Williams LLP | Published criminal decisions (~10) |
| Peter B. Michalyshyn [14] | Edmonton | March 4, 2011 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Chatwin LLP Crown Counsel (civil) (1992 to 1994) Pringle & Associates (1989 to 1992) Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~21) |
| M. David Gates [15] | Calgary | March 4, 2011 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Crown Counsel, Justice Canada (1995 to 2011) Dal grad (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~41) |
| Craig M. Jones [16] | Calgary | September 30, 2011 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Partner, Felesky Flynn LLP (2001 to 2011) Sole practitioner (1994 to 2001) Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Bruce A. Millar [17] | Calgary | October 21, 2011 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Judge, Provincial Court of Alberta (2004 to 2011) Private practice (1978 to 2004) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~7) |
| Kim D. Nixon [18] | Calgary | February 8, 2013 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Solo Practitioner (2012 to 2013) Bennett Jones LLP (1984 to 2010) Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| C.S. Anderson [19] | Calgary | February 8, 2013 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Ross Smith Asset Management Inc Alberta Securities Commission Philips & Company Called to bar (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Eldon J. Simpson [20] | Edmonton | June 7, 2013 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta since 2003 | Published criminal decisions (~9) |
| Glenda A. Campbell [21] | Calgary | November 8, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Lawyer, Alberta Securities Commission | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| C. Dario [22] | Calgary | November 8, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Smart Technologies ULC, Calgary | Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| D.A. Yungwirth [23] | Edmonton | March 7, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Yungwirth Tumbach (1999 to 2014) | Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| John S. Little [24] | Edmonton | May 12, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Witten LLP Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~4) |
| L.R.A. Ackerl [25] | Edmonton | June 13, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Public Prosecution Service of Canada Miller, Thomson, Sedgewick, Lewis & Healy Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~3) |
| D. Blair Nixon [26] | Calgary | June 13, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Felesky Flynn (1988 to 2014) Called to bar (1988) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Wayne N. Renke [27] | Edmonton | December 12, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | University of Alberta, Faculty of Law | Published criminal decisions (~23) |
| John William Hopkins [28] | Red Deer | June 26, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Chatters Canada Ltd (2014 to 2015) Woollard Hopkins & Company (1991 to 2013) Gordon Smith and McCrimmon (1986 to 1988) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Richard A. Neufeld [29] | Calgary | June 26, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Dentons Canada LLP (1979 to 2015) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| John T. Henderson [30] | Edmonton | June 17, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Provincial Court (2009 to 2016) Fraser Milner Casgrain/Dentons (1980 to 2009) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~3) |
| A.B. Inglis [31] | Edmonton | June 17, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Project Counel AB Justice (2014 to 2016) Crown Attorney (2000 to 2014) Called to bar (2000) |
Published criminal decisions (~17) (as of the end of December 2023) |
| Douglas R. Mah [32] | Edmonton | June 17, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | General Counsel, Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| G.D. Marriott [33] | Calgary | June 16, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Kachur Ostwald Menzies LLP (family) Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| James T. Eamon [34] | Calgary | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP (Calgary) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| George Fraser [35] | Edmonton | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Crown Counsel, Alberta Justice | Published criminal decisions (~3) (as of the end of 2020) |
| B. Bokenfohr [36] | Edmonton | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Edmonton Police Department | Published criminal decisions (~0) (as of the end of 2020) |
| M. Slawinsky [37] | Red Deer | March 24, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Judge, Provincial Court of Alberta | Published criminal decisions (~0) (as of the end of 2020) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Michele H. Hollins [38] | Calgary | March 24, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Partner, Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP McCarthy Tetrault (1994 to 2001) Sask grad (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~9) (as of the end of 2020) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Marilyn Slawinsky [39] | Red Deer | March 24, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Provincial Court | Judicial Questionnaire |
| Johnna C. Kubik [40] | Lethbridge | May 12, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Sole Practitioner, Kubik & Company | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| J. Ashcroft [41] | Calgary | June 23, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Legal Counsel, Alberta Human Rights Commission | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| S. Mandziuk [42] | Edmonton | Sept. 29, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | General Counsel, Finning Inc Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~3) |
| G. Dunlop [43] | Edmonton | Dec. 19, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Partner, Ogilvie LLP Called to bar (~1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| M. J. Lema [44] | Edmonton | Dec. 19, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Crown Counsel, Canada DOJ Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Marta E. Burns [45] | Edmonton | February 22, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Crown Counsel, Alberta Justice Called to bar (~1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| David Labrenz [46] | Calgary | May 1, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Crown Counsel (1991 to 2018) Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~23) (as of the end of August 2024) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Gaylene Bobb (Kendell) [47] | Edmonton | April 12, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Chapman Riebeek LLP (family) Called to bar (1999) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| L. Bernette Ho[1] | Calgary | April 4, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP | Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| James T Nielson [48] | Edmonton | May 4, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Partner, Parlee McLaws LLP | Published criminal decisions(~0) |
| Nancy Dilts [49] | Calgary | May 4, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Vice President of Legal and Corporate Services, Ferus Inc | Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| April Grosse [50] | Calgary | May 4, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Partner, Bennett Jones LLP | Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Jane Fagnan [51] | Edmonton | May 4, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Legal Counsel, Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Anne Louise Kirker [52] | Calgary | May 4, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP | Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Michael Kraus [53] | Edmonton | August 31, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Emery Jamieson LLP (family) Carr & Company Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Alice Woolley [54] | November 21, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | University of Calgary (prof) (2004 to 2018) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Susan L. Bercov [55] | November 21, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Vaughan Hartigan [56] | Lethbridge | March 8, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Chief Crown(2017) Ass Chief Crown(2013) Crown attorney (1995 to 2019) Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Anna Loparco [57] | March 8, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Dentons LLP Called to bar (~2003) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Susan E. Richardson [58] [59] | Edmonton | April 17, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Provincial Court (2011 to 2019) Crown Attorney Called to bar (~1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~12) Appointed to ABQB (2019) |
| Jane Sidnell [60] | Calgary | April 6, 2020 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions | |
| Barbara Johnston [61] | Calgary | April 6, 2020 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions | |
| Denise Kiss [62] | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Called to bar (~1992) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Thomas Rothwell [63] | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Called to bar (~1998) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Sherry Kachur [64] | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Called to bar (~1992) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay [65] | Edmonton | May 26, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Provincial Court (2018 to 2021) Akamkisipatinaw Ohpikihawasowin Child and Family Services U Alberta grad (1992) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Lisa Silver [66] | April 2023 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Prof | Articles | |
| April D. Grosse [67] | |||||
| Allison Kuntz [68] | |||||
| Kent J. Teskey [69] | |||||
| Derek Jugnauth [70] [71] | Calgary | April 15, 2024 | J. Trudeau / Virani (Lib) | ||
| Kelsey L. Brookes [72] | Edmonton | April 15, 2024 | J. Trudeau / Virani (Lib) | ||
| M. Oliver Ho [73] | Calgary | April 15, 2024 | J. Trudeau / Virani (Lib) | Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP | |
| Maureen J. McGuire [74] | Edmonton | April 15, 2024 | J. Trudeau / Virani (Lib) |
Supernumerary
| Name | Division | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul R. Belzil [75] | Edmonton | December 15, 1995 (Judge) April 15 2024 (Sup) |
Chrétien / Rock (Lib) | Chatwin, Belzil Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~32) |
| R.A. Graesser | Edmonton | 2006 (Judge) August 3, 2020 (sup) |
Harper | Lawyer, Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP | Published criminal decisions (~57) |
| Sandra L. Hunt McDonald | Calgary | 2009 (Judge) September 9, 2019 (Sup.) |
Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Provincial Court (1997 to 2009) | Published criminal decisions (~12) |
| John T. McCarthy [76] [77] | Calgary | December 11, 2009 (Judge) January 6, 2020 (Sup.) |
Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Provincial Court (2003 to 2009) Miles Davidson LLP |
Published criminal decisions (~7) |
| Stephen D. Hillier [78] | Edmonton | April 10, 2003 (Judge) April 19, 2018 (sup) |
Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) | Field Atkinson Perraton LLP (labour) Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions (~24) |
| June M. Ross | Edmonton | 2003 (Judge) Nov 3, 2018 (Sup) | Chrétien | Professor, University of Alberta Faculty of Law | Published criminal decisions (~45) |
| S.M. Bensler* | Calgary | ~1998 | Published criminal decisions (~2) | ||
| Donald Lee | Edmonton | ~1997 (Judge) Sept 2018 (sup)[79] |
called to bar (~1975) | Published criminal decisions (~387) | |
| C.A. Kent* | Calgary | ~1985 | Published criminal decisions (~11) | ||
| J.K. Langston* | Lethbridge | Published criminal decisions (~6) | |||
| C.S. Phillips* | Calgary | Published criminal decisions (~5) | |||
| W.P. Sullivan* | Calgary | Published criminal decisions (~32) | |||
| C.L. Kenny* | Calgary | Published criminal decisions (~14) | |||
| Cameron Scott Brooker* [80] | Calgary | June 20, 1996 | Chrétien / Rock (Lib) | Code, Hunter Wittmann Fenerty, McGillivray, Robertson, Prowse, Brennan, Fraser, Bell & Code Called to bar (1971) |
Published criminal decisions (~11) |
| S.M. Sanderman* [81] | Edmonton | June 20, 1996 | Chrétien / Rock (Lib) | Brimacombe, Sanderman, Stroppel and Finlayson Crown attorney (1977 to 1981) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~34) |
| B.E.C. Romaine* [82] | Calgary | August 28, 1997 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | McCarthy Tétrault (1982 to 1997) Brunet, Duckworth & Palmer Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions (~30) |
| Doreen A. Sulyma* [83] | Edmonton | December 23, 1997 - January 1, 2018 [84] | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Cox, Trofimuk, Campbell Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions (~22) |
| Rosemary E. Nation* [85] | Calgary | December 23, 1997 - ? | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~14) |
| Brian R Burrows* [86] | Edmonton | January 30, 1998 (Judge) | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | McLennan, Ross (1977 to 1998) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~196) |
| G.A. Verville* [87] | Edmonton | December 2, 1998 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Milner, Fenerty (1968 to 1998) Called to bar (1968) |
Published criminal decisions (~18) |
| Terrance D. Clackson* [88] | Edmonton | December 20, 1999 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | sole practitioner (criminal) Lewis, Clackson, Mochan & Chrenek Kay, Shipley & Company Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~45) CJC Report |
| B.E. Mahoney* [89] | Calgary | November 15, 2001 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Bryan E. Mahoney, Q.C. Law Office Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~13) Unsuccessful Liberal MP [90] |
| Donna C. Read* [91] | Edmonton | April 18, 2002 | Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) | Emery Jamieson LLP Called to bar (~1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~21) |
| Justice D. Thomas* | Edmonton | ? - June 23, 2015 (sup.) | Published criminal decisions (~52) | ||
| Justice Alan D. MacLeod* | Calgary | Published criminal decisions (~15) | |||
| Justice B.A. Browne* | Edmonton | Published criminal decisions (~9) | |||
| Earl C. Wilson [92] | Calgary | November 30, 2007 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Wolch, Wilson, Hursh & de Wit Evans, Martin, Wilson Crown attorney (~1980 to 1995) Called to bar (1979) Manitoba (1976) |
Published criminal decisions (~13) |
| Juliana E. Topolniski [93] | Edmonton | ? April 8, 2018 (sup.) |
Called to bar (1984) | Published criminal decisions (~19) | |
| Adam W. Germain [94] | Edmonton | 2003 - May 10, 2018 (Sup.) | Chretien | Member of Alberta Legislature (1993 to 1997) (Lib.) Campbell & Germain (1975 to 2003) |
Published criminal decisions (~34) |
| Eric F. Macklin [95] | Calgary | April 18, 2002 April 6, 2018 (sup.) |
Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) | Duncan & Craig LLP Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~111) |