Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal)
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Current members
(Full complement of 6)
| Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position Prior to Appointment | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Deborah Fry[1] | June 22, 2018 | Justin Trudeau | Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador {Trial Division) | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Gale Welsh[2] [1] | March, 2001 | Jean Chretien | Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division) (March 1999 to 2001) Department of Justice in Newfoundland (1989 to 1999) Saskatchewan Department of Justice (1984 to 1988) Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Charles White | April 29, 2009 | Harper | Lawyer at White, Ottenheimer & Baker | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Michael Harrington[3] | July 29, 2009 | Harper | Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division) (2007 to 2009) Private practice |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Lois R. Hoegg | 2010 | Harper | Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division) | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Francis P. O’Brien[4] | June 08, 2017 | Trudeau | Director of Legal Education, Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador | Published criminal decisions |
Supernumerary
| Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position Prior to Appointment | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice J. Derek Green (S)[5] | 2009 | Harper | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division) | Published criminal decisions |
Previous Justices
| Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position Prior to Appointment | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis M. Roberts [2] | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Keith J. Mercer [3] | (2003 - ?) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Malcolm Rowe | Jean Chretien | Supreme Court (1999 to 2001) Deputy Minister (1988 - 1996) private practice Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| R. S. Furlong | July 1975 to December 9, 1979 | Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1959 to 1975) | ||
| A. S. Mifflin | December 1979 to June 19, 1995 | Chief Justice (1975) Supreme Court (1964) | ||
| Justice Leo Barry | 2007 2009 (sup.) ? (ret) |
Stephen Harper | Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division) (June 1989 to May 2007) | |
| H. B. Morgan | July 1975 to June 1994 | Supreme Court (May 1975) | ||
| J. W. Mahoney | February 1982 to December 2001 | Supreme Court (July 1975) | ||
| W. W. Marshall | November 1986 to May 2003 | |||
| Clyde K. Wells | May 1998 to November 8, 2012 | |||
| J. R. Gushue | February 1976 to April 15, 2002 | |||
| Noel Goodridge | November 1986 to April 15, 1997 | Supreme Court (1975) |
Justice J.J. O’Neill: Appointed to the Court of Appeal in November of 1986; retired February 2002. [Deceased February 02, 2015]
Justice G.L. Steele: Appointed Judge of the District Court in July of 1975; Appointed Chief Judge of the District Court August 1977; Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in February of 1982; appointed to Court of Appeal June 1989; Retired September 2002.
Justice Margaret A. Cameron: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in September of 1983; served in Unified Family Court Division until 1985; appointed to the Court of Appeal May 1992; Retired May 14, 2010.
Justice Denis M. Roberts: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in July of 1988; appointed to the Court of Appeal March 1999; elected supernumerary status March 1, 2007; Retired July 30, 2010.
Justice Keith Mercer: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in May of 1992; appointed to the Court of Appeal July 2003; elected supernumerary status April 2009. [Deceased August 15, 2015].
List of Chief Justices
Source (1791–1880):[6]
Court of Civil Jurisdiction founded 1791[7]
Supeme Court of Judicature of the Island of Newfoundland founded 1792[8]
Supreme Court of Newfoundland founded 1824[9]
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal founded 1975.
| No | Name | Appointed | Position prior to Appointment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | J. Derek Green | 27 Mar 2009 | Became a Supernumerary Justice on 1 December 2017[10] | |
| 23 | Clyde Wells [4] | 1999 | Court of Appeal Member of legislature (1966 to 1995) Called to bar (1963) |
to 2009 |
| 22 | James R. Gushue | 1996 | to 1998 | |
| 21 | Noel Goodridge [11] | 17 Nov 1986 | ||
| 20 | Arthur Samuel Mifflin | 1979 | Chief Justice Trials Division | |
| 19 | Robert Stafford Furlong [12] | 1958 | ||
| 18 | Sir Albert Joseph Walsh [13] | Sep 1949 | 1st Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 17 | Sir Lewis Edward Emerson | 1944 | Commissioner for Defence | |
| 16 | Sir William Henry Horwood[14] | 25 July 1902 | Minister of Justice and Attorney-General | |
| 15 | Sir Joseph Ignatius Little [15] | 1898 | Judge | |
| 14 | Sir Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter | 20 May 1880 | Prime Minister of Newfoundland | |
| 13 | Sir Hugh William Hoyles | 4 March 1865 | Prime Minister and Attorney General | |
| 12 | Sir Francis Brady | 29 Nov 1847 | ||
| 11 | Thomas Norton | 5 Nov 1844 | ||
| 10 | John Gervase Hutchinson Bourne | 1838 | Removed from office, 1844 | |
| 9 | Henry John Boulton | 1833 | Attorney General of Upper Canada | Removed from office, 1844 |
| 8 | Richard Alexander Tucker | 1 Oct 1822 | ||
| 7 | Sir Francis Forbes | 4 Aug 1816 | Crown Law Officer in Bermuda | left to be the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. |
| 6 | Caesar Colclough |
1813 |
Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island | |
| 5 | Thomas Tremlett | 1804 | Naval Officer | Exchanged for Colclough, 1813 |
| 4 | Jonathan Ogden | 1803 | Naval Officer | |
| 3 | Richard Routh | 1797 | Collector of Customs | Drowned at sea |
| 2 | D'Ewes Coke | 1793 | Naval surgeon | |
| 1 | John Reeves | 1791 | Law Clerk to the Board of Trade (held concurrently) | Sole judge; author of the Judicature Acts of 1791 and 1792 |
External links
Notes
- ↑ https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2018/06/22/prime-minister-announces-appointment-new-chief-justice-newfoundland-and-labrador-and
- ↑ http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/1996/just/0301N05.HTM
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/3-lawyers-appointed-to-supreme-court-bench-1.633165
- ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/06/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof0.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20031111224952/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1996/NFLD2.html
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.heritage.nf.ca/lawfoundation/articles/doc5_1791judicature.html
- ↑ http://www.heritage.nf.ca/lawfoundation/articles/doc6_1792judicature.html
- ↑ http://www.heritage.nf.ca/lawfoundation/articles/doc7_1824judicature.html
- ↑ Chief Justice Derek Green stepping down in December
- ↑ http://www.lewisday.ca/ldlf_files/Anecdotal/anecdotal.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lewisday.ca/ldlf_files/Anecdotal/anecdotal.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lewisday.ca/ldlf_files/Anecdotal/anecdotal.pdf
- ↑ Template:Cite newspaper The Times
- ↑ http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/nfldhistory/Newfoundland%20biographies%20K-P.htm