Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Current Justices
(Full complement of 22)[1]
| Name | Location/Division | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Deborah E. Fry [2] | Trial | March 30, 2007 (Judge) June 21, 2018 (Chief) |
Harper (Judge) J. Trudeau (CJ) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) | |
| Justice Richard D. LeBlanc | June 20, 2000 | Trial Family (Sept 10, 2012) |
Chrétien | Published criminal decisions (~3) | |
| Justice Kendra J. Goulding [3] | Trial | June 5, 2002 | Chrétien | Provincial Court PPSC Crown |
Published criminal decisions (~39) |
| Justice Alphonsus E. Faour [4] | Trial | November 5, 2003 | Chrétien | Vivian and Faour Nfld. Dept. of Justice Member of Parliament Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~29) |
| Justice Gillian D. Butler [5] | Trial | March 2, 2007 | Harper | Sole practitioner Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~14) |
| Justice Raymond P. Whalen [6] | Trial | June 19, 2008 (Trial) December 11, 2014 - 2018 (CJ) |
Harper (Trial) Harper (CJ) |
White Ottenheimer and Baker Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~19) |
| Justice Valerie L. Marshall [7] | Trial | April 29, 2009 | Harper | Labour Relations Board Human Rights Commission Solo Practitioner Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~25) |
| Justice Robert P. Stack [1] | Trial | November 30, 2009 | Harper | Cox & Palmer (1984 to 2009) Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~52) |
| Justice Deborah J. Paquette [8] | Trial | June 18, 2010 | Harper | Assistant Dep. Minister DOJ DOJ Wells, O'Dea, Halley, Earle, Shortall, Burke (1981 to 1987) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~13) |
| Justice Rosalie McGrath [9] | May 31, 2012 | Harper | White, Ottenheimer & Baker Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~15) | |
| Justice Donald H. Burrage [10] | Trial | October 5, 2012 | Harper | Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General Crown attorney Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~42) |
| Justice David F. Hurley [11] | February 7, 2013 | Harper | Lewis, Sinnott, Shortall, Hurley, Bruce (1997 to 2013) Hurley Woodland (1988 to 1997) Puddester Orsborn (1986 to 1988) Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions (~7) | |
| Justice Brian F. Furey [12] | Trial | January 30, 2014 | Harper | DOJ (civil) (1988 to 2013) O’Dea, Greene (1980 to 1987) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~8) |
| Justice Laura A. Mennie [13] | March 9, 2014 | Harper | Provincial court (2012 to 2014) Newfoundland Department of (2007 to 2012) Legal Aid (1994 to 2007) Poole, Althouse (1993 to 1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~11) | |
| Justice George L. Murphy[14] | Trial | April 10, 2014 | Harper | Poole Althouse (1992 to 2014) | Published criminal decisions (~17) |
| Justice Jane M. Fitzpatrick [15] | Family | March 27, 2015 | Harper | Legal aid Crown attorney Noonan, Oakley, Orr (1992 to 1994) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Cillian D. Sheahan [16] | Family | June 20, 2015 | Harper | Poole Althouse Called to bar (2000) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Justice Sandra R. Chaytor[17] | Trial | May 12, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Cox & Palmer Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Justice Frances J. Knickle [18] | Trial | May 12, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Acting Director of Public Prosecutions with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~9) |
| Justice Daniel Boone [19] | November 2, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Stewart McKelvey (1989 to 2018) Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Justice Michelle A. Coady [20] | St John’s | March 26, 2019 | J. Trudeau | NL Legal Aid (2007 to 2019) O'Dea, Earle Law Offices (1999 to 2007) Called to bar (~1999) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Katherine O’Brien [21] | Gander | March 26, 2019 | J. Trudeau | O’Brien and Associates (2003 to 2019) Called to bar (2002) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Supernumerary
| Name | Division | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Derek Green | December 1, 2017 (sup) | Published criminal decisions (~27) | |||
| Justice Carl R. Thompson [22] | December 4, 2016 | Published criminal decisions (~38) | |||
| Justice Garrett A. Handrigan [23] | March 28, 2001 (Judge) April 8, 2017 (sup) |
Provincial Court (1989 to 2001) private practice (youth criminal) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~119) |
Previous Justices
| Name | Division | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice William H. Goodridge [24] | Trial | March 2, 2007 to October 19, 2018 (11.5 years) |
Harper | Stewart McKelvey Stirling Ryan Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~136) Appointed to NLCA (2018) |
| Justice David A. Peddle [25] [26] | Trial | December 12, 2008 January 31, 2019 (retired) (11 years) |
Harper (NLSC) | Provincial Court Judge (1974 to 2008) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) Was Judge Before Lawyer. Also one of longest sitting Judges in Canada. |
| Malcolm H. Rowe [27] [28] | Published criminal decisions | ||||
| Raymond J. Halley | 2007 (sup) | Published criminal decisions | |||
| M. E. Noonan | 2007 (sup) | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Michael F. Harrington | March 2, 2007 - ? | Harper | Stewart McKelvey Stirling Ryan Called ot bar (1972) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| D. B. Orsborn | ? (Judge) April 28, 2009 (Chief) |
Published criminal decisions | |||
| James Palmer Adams[2] | 1996 - ? | Chrétien | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Robert M Hall [29] | 1998 - ? | Chretien | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Douglas Cook [30] | 1998 - ? May 21, 2012 (sup.) |
Chretien | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Wayne G Dymond [31] | 1999 - ? | Chretien | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Barbara Gale Welsh [32] | 1999 - ? | Chretien | Appointed to NLCA Published criminal decisions | ||
| Robert A. Fowler [33] | 2000 - ? 2009 (sup.) |
Chretien | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Richard D. LeBlanc [34] | 2000 -? | Chretien | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Alan C. Seaborn [35] | March 29, 2001 to ? | Chretien | Monaghan, Seaborn, Marshall, Allen-Westby and Murphy Called to bar (1973) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Leo D. Barry | Published criminal decisions |