Supreme Court of British Columbia
- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
| This page was last substantively updated or reviewed Sept 2022. (Rev. # 81358) |
Current Justices
(Full complement of 90)[1]
| Name | District | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Christopher E. Hinkson [2] | N/A | 8 November 2013 (CJ) 2007 (Judge) |
Harper (CJ) Harper (Judge) |
Court of Appeal (2010 to 2013) Supreme Court (2007 to 2010) Harper Grey (1976 to 2007) Called to bar (~1976) |
Published criminal decisions (~14) (as of the end of 2020) |
| Associate Chief Justice Heather J. Holmes [3] [4] | Vancouver | March 21, 2001 (Judge) June 22, 2018 (ACJ) |
Chretien (Judge) J. Trudeau (ACJ) |
McCarthy, Tétrault Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~165) |
| T. Mark McEwan [5] | Nelson | August 7, 1996 | Chretien | McEwan, Harrison & Co. (1979 to 1996) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~112) |
| David M. Masuhara [6] [7] | Vancouver | October 11, 2002 | Chretien | BC Gas Utility Company Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Brenda J. Brown [8] | New Westminster | April 18, 2002 | Chretien | Davis & Company (1995 to 2002) Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~56) |
| Lance W. Bernard [9] | New Westminster | July 24, 2003 | Chretien | Crown attorney Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~52) |
| J. Miriam Gropper [10] | Vancouver | April 14, 2005 | Martin | Black, Gropper and Company Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~49) |
| Joel R. Groves [11] | Vancouver | May 19, 2005 | Martin | Supreme court Master (2000 to 2005) Gillespie Renkema Barnett Broadway (family) UBC grad |
Published criminal decisions (~4) [12] |
| Nathan H. Smith | Vancouver | May 19, 2005 | Martin | Published criminal decisions (~21) | |
| Justice Elliott M. Myers [13] | Vancouver | November 22, 2005 | Martin | Bull Housser Tupper Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~32) |
| Justice Geoffrey R. J. Gaul [14] | Victoria | January 31, 2008 | Harper | Crown attorney Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~38) |
| Justice J. Christopher Grauer [15] | Vancouver | April 11, 2008 | Harper | Dives, Grauer & Harper Bull, Housser & Tupper, Barristers (1981 to 1999) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~22) |
| Justice D. Jane Dardi [16] | Vancouver | June 18, 2008 | Harper | Private practice (etates) Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Justice Kathleen M. Ker [17] | New Westminster | June 18, 2008 | Harper | Crown attorney private practice Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~33) |
| Justice Paul W. Walker [18] | Vancouver | June 18, 2008 | Harper | Guild Yule LLP Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~8) |
| Justice Neill Brown [19] | Chilliwack | July 30, 2008 | Harper | Sole practitioner (1998 to 2008) Linley Duignan (1978 to 1998) Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions (~52) |
| Justice Elaine J. Adair [20] | Vancouver | November 28, 2008 | Harper | McCarthy Tétrault LLP (1982 to 2008) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~14) |
| Justice Frits E. Verhoeven [21] | New Westminster | January 22, 2009 | Harper | Edwards, Kenny and Bray, LLP (1983 to 2009) Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~68) |
| Justice John S. Harvey [22] | New Westminster | January 22, 2009 | Harper | Herman & Harvey (1991 to 2009) Boughton Peterson Yang and Anderson (1990 to 1991) Braidwood and Company (1978 to 1989) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Justice Robert J. Sewell [23] | Vancouver | January 22, 2009 | Harper | McCarthy Tétrault (1989 to 2009) Shrum, Liddle and Hebenton (1972 to 1989) Called to bar (1972) |
Published criminal decisions (~4) |
| Justice Terence A. Schultes [24] | Vancouver | May 14, 2009 | Harper | Crown attorney Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~116) |
| Justice Robert D. Punnett [25] | Victoria | June 19, 2009 | Harper | Private practice Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~28) |
| Justice Gregory T.W. Bowden [26] [27] | Vancouver | October 2, 2009 | Harper | Provincial Court Judge (2004 to 2009) Private practice (tax) Called to bar (1971) |
Published criminal decisions (~29) |
| Justice Brian D. MacKenzie [28] | Victoria | October 23, 2009 | Harper | Provincial Court (1990 to 2009) Legal Aid (criminal) Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions (~40) |
| Justice Anthony Saunders [29] | New Westminster | November 26, 2009 | Harper | Guild Yule LLP Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~18) |
| Justice S. Dev Dley [30] | Kamloops | March 19, 2010 | Harper | Provincial Court (June 23, 2008 to March 19, 2010) private practice Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~28) |
| Justice Miriam A. Maisonville [31] | Vancouver | March 19, 2010 | Harper | Crown attorney (!994 to 2010) Howard Rubin Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~31) |
| Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick [32] | Vancouver | June 18, 2010 | Harper | Davis LLP (2001 to 2010) Campney & Murphy (1986 to 2000) Fillmore & Riley (1982 to 1985) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~19) |
| Justice Jennifer A. Power [33] | Victoria | August 6, 2010 | Harper | Crown attorney (1990 to 2010) Family Maintenance Enforcement (1988 to 1989) Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~80) |
| Justice Murray B. Blok [34] | New Westminster | October 28, 2010 | Harper | registrar of the Supreme Court (2002 to 2010) Fasken Martineau (1983 to 2002) Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~50) |
| Justice Jeanne E. Watchuk [35] | Vancouver | October 28, 2010 | Harper | Provincial Court Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions (~41) |
| Justice Robert W. Jenkins [36] | New Westminster | December 31, 2011 | Harper | Jenkins Marzban Logan (1994 to 2011) Fasken Martineau (1986 to 1994) Campney Murphy (1983 to 1985) Buell Ellis (1972 to 1983) Called to bar (1973) |
Published criminal decisions (~39) |
| Justice Ronald S. Tindale [37] | Prince George | October 20, 2011 | Harper | Provincial Court (2010 to 2011) Dick Byl Corporation (2010 to 2005) Traxler Haines (1992 to 2005) Crown attorney (1990 to 1992) Heather Sadler Jenkins (1989 to 1990) Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~71) |
| Justice D. Allan Betton [38] [39] | Kelowna | June 24, 2011 | Harper | Provincial Court Judge (2007 to 2011) | Published criminal decisions (~13) |
| Justice Kenneth N. Affleck [40] [41] | Vancouver | June 24, 2011 | Harper | Affleck Hira Burgoyne LLP Macaulay McColl |
Published criminal decisions (~10) |
| Justice Gordon C. Weatherill [42] | Vancouver | May 31, 2012 | Harper | Lawson Lundell LLP Called to bar (1981) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~40) |
| Justice John J. Steeves [43] | Victoria | October 5, 2012 | Harper | Sole Practitioner (2003 to 2012) Steeves & Company (1989 to 2000) McGrady & Company (1986 to 1989) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~8) |
| Justice Robin A. M. Baird [44] | Nanaimo | October 5, 2012 | Harper | Provincial Court Judge (2011 to 2012) Crown Prosecutor (1990 to 1995, 2004 to 2011) |
Published criminal decisions (~38) |
| Justice Gordon S. Funt [45] | Vancouver | October 5, 2012 | Harper | Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (1984 to 2012) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~9) |
| Justice Kenneth W. Ball [46] | New Westminster | November 2, 2012 | Harper | Provincial Court (2003 to 2012) DuMoulin Black Brazier and Hall (1977 to 2003) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~42) |
| Justice Douglas W. Thompson [47] | Nanaimo | December 13, 2012 | Harper | Hatter Thompson Shumka McDonagh Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Ronald A. Skolrood [48] | Vancouver | June 6, 2013 | Harper | Lawson Lundell LLP (1987 to 2013) Called to bar (1988) |
Published criminal decisions (~9) |
| Justice Lisa A. Warren [49] | Vancouver | June 6, 2013 | Harper | Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy (1993 to 2007) Director of Legal Services, Health Employers Association of BC (2007 to 2013) Called to bar (1991) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Sheri Ann Donegan [50] | Kamloops | June 6, 2013 | Harper | Provincial Court (2010 to 2012) Crown Attorney (1998 to 2010) Mair Jensen Blair (1992 to 1998) Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~35) |
| Justice Margot L. Fleming [51] | Vancouver | June 6, 2013 | Harper | Somers & Company (1996 to 2013) Called to bar (1996) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Justice Gary P. Weatherill [52] | Kelowna | October 2, 2013 | Harper | Nixon Wenger Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~40) |
| Justice Nigel P. Kent [53] | Vancouver | December 19, 2013 | Harper | Clark Wilson LLP Parlee McLaws Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~19) |
| Justice Neena Sharma [54] | Vancouver | December 19, 2013 | Harper | Ministry of Justice Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~8) |
| Justice George Macintosh [55] | Vancouver | December 19, 2013 | Harper | Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP (1974 to 2013) Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Jennifer M.I. Duncan [56] | Vancouver | December 19, 2013 | Harper | Crown attorney Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Emily M. Burke [57] | Vancouver | May 13, 2014 | Harper | Emily Burke Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Services (1995 to 2014) Alexander, Holburn, Beaudin and Lang (1986 to 1990) Lawson, Lundell, Lawson & McIntosh (1982 to 1984) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) |
| Justice Martha M. Devlin [58] | New Westminster | December 12, 2014 | Harper | PPSC Crown attorney (1994 to 2014) Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Barbara M. Young [59] | Vancouver | June 19, 2015 | Harper | Master and Registrar of Bankruptcies (2006 to 2015) Berge Horn (2003 to 2006) Kendall Penty & Company (1997 to 2003) Young Noble & Wirsig (1990 to 1997) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Justice Grace Choi [60] | Vancouver | May 29, 2015 | Harper | Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Catherine Murray [61] | Vancouver | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau | Crown Attorney (1987 to 2016) Robertson Peck (1986 to 1987) Ramsay Thompson Lampman (1985 to 1986) Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Maria Morellato [62] | Vancouver | June 17, 2016 | J. Trudeau | Mandell Pinder LLP (2009 to 2016) Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (1989 to 2008) Industrial Relations Council Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Marguerite H. Church [63] | Prince George | June 17, 2016 | J. Trudeau | Provincial Court Judge (2011 to 2016) Cundari Seibel LLP (2003 to 2011) Rogers & Hyslop (1998 to 2002) Department of Asian Legal Studies (1991 to 1994) Rudd Watts & Stone (1988 to 1989) Called to bar (1988) |
Published criminal decisions (~8) |
| Justice Heather MacNaughton [64] | Vancouver | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau | Master of Supreme Court | Published criminal decisions (~4) |
| Justice Michael Tammen [65] | Vancouver | June 14, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Sole practitioner (1999 to 2017) Peck and Tammen (? to 1999) Crown Attorney Robertson Peck Thompson UBC grad |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Justice Janet Winteringham [66] | Vancouver | August 15, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Winteringham MacKay Law Corporation JJ McIntyre UBC grad (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Palbinder Kaur Shergill [67] | New Westminster | June 21, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Shergill & Company Called to bar (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer [68] | Vancouver | April 12, 2017 | J. Trudeau | General Counsel with the Prince Rupert Port Authority | Published criminal decisions (~2) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Justice Warren B. Milman [69][70] | Vancouver | June 14, 2017 | J. Trudeau | McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Published criminal decisions (~1) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Justice Francesca V. Marzari [71] | Vancouver | December 19, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Young Anderson Barristers and Solicitors | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Justice Ward K. Branch [72] | Vancouver | June 8, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Branch McMaster LLP | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Justice W. Paul Riley [73] | New Westminster | May 11, 2017 | J. Trudeau | General Counsel with Public Prosecution Service of Canada (1997 to 2017) | Published criminal decisions (~11) |
| Justice Carla L. Forth [74] | Vancouver | June 14, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Guild Yule LLP | Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Justice Nitya Iyer [75] | Vancouver | June 14, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Lovett Westmacott | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Michael J. Brundrett [76] | Vancouver | June 21, 2017 | J. Trudeau | British Columbia Ministry of Justice, Criminal Justice Branch Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Justice E. David Crossin [77] | Vancouver | September 29, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Sugden, McFee & Roos LLP | Published criminal decisions (~9) |
| Justice Bill Basran [78] | Vancouver | January 19, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Regional Director General of the Department of Justice (2007 to 2018) | Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Justice Diane MacDonald [79] | Vancouver | February 7, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Counsel for B.C. Teachers’ Federation Victory Square Law Office |
Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Justice Sharon Matthews [80] | Vancouver | February 22, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Partner, Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman | Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Justice Barbara J. Norell [81] | New Westminster | February 22, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Harper Grey (1986 to 2018) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Justice Wendy A. Baker [82] | Vancouver | February 22, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Miller Thomson LLP Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Thomas Crabtree [83] | Chilliwack | May 4, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Chief Judge, Provincial Court of B.C. | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Geoffrey Gomery [84] | Vancouver | June 15, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP (1992 to 2018) Davis & Company Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Christopher J. Giaschi [85] | Vancouver | August 31, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Giaschi & Margolis (1997 to 2018) McEwen Schmitt & Co Called to bar (~1988) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Karen Horsman [86] | Vancouver | August 31, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Attorney General (civil) Called to bar (~1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Veronica Jackson [87] | Vancouver | October 9, 2018 | J Trudeau | Ministry of Attorney General BC Scurfield Tapper Cuddy Crown attorney Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) Judicial Questionnaire |
| Steven Wilson [88] | Kelowna | October 19, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould | Judicial Questionnaire | |
| Dennis K. Hori [89] | Kelowna | February 8, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Fulton & Company LLP Called to bar (~1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Amy D. Francis [90] | Vancouver | March 8, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers LLP Called to bar (2001) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Karen F. Douglas [91] | Vancouver | March 8, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Harper Grey LLP McCarthy Tetrault Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Elizabeth McDonald | Vancouver | June 4, 2019 | |||
| David A. Crerar | Vancouver | June 25, 2019 | |||
| Alan M. Ross | Vancouver | June 25, 2019 | |||
| Sheila Tucker | Vancouver | June 25, 2019 | |||
| Peter H. Edelmann | Vancouver | December 20, 2019 | |||
| Andrew Majawa | Vancouver | March 16, 2020 | |||
| Matthew Taylor | Vancouver | March 16, 2020 | |||
| Sandra Wilkinson | Vancouver | May 1, 2020 | |||
| H. William Veenstra | Vancouver | June 23, 2020 | |||
| Lindsay M. Lyster [92] | Nelson | July 3, 2020 | J. Trudeau | Moore Edgar Lyster LLP (2010 to 2020) British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal UBC grad (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~4) (2021) |
| Simon R. Coval [93] | September 2, 2020 | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |||
| Jasmin Ahmad | Vancouver | September 9, 2020 | |||
| Ian Caldwell | Abbotsford | September 9, 2020 | |||
| Ardith Walkem | Chiliwack | December 14, 2020 | |||
| Simon R Coval | Vancouver | December 21, 2020 | |||
| F. Matthew Kirchner | Vancouver | March 24, 2021 | |||
| Julianne K. Lamb [94] | New Westminster | April 27, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | UBC law prof (2014 to 2019) Guild Yule LLP Called to bar (1994) UofT grad (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Lauren Blake [95] | Vancouver | April 27, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers Davis & Co. Called to bar (1996) UBC grad (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Jan Brongers [96] | Vancouver | April 27, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Bruce Elwood | New Westminster | February 7, 2022 | |||
| John Gibb-Carsley | New Westminster | February 7, 2022 | |||
| Baljinder Kaur Girn | New Westminster | February 7, 2022 | |||
| Briana Hardwick | Kelowna | February 7, 2022 | |||
| Jacqueline D. Hughes | Vancouver | February 7, 2022 | |||
| K. Michael Stephens | Vancouver | February 7, 2022 | |||
| Michael G. Thomas | Vancouver | February 7, 2022 |
Supernumerary
| Name | District | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Trevor C. Armstrong [97] [98] | New Westminster | October 1, 2010 (Judge) January 16, 2021 (sup) |
Harper | Private Practice Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~14) |
| Justice Harry A. Slade [99] | Vancouver | March 27, 2001 (judge) March 31, 2021 (sup) |
Chretien | Ratcliff & Company (aboriginal) Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions (~17) |
| Justice Arne H. Silverman [100] [101] | Vancouver | November 26, 2004 November 26, 2019 [102] |
Martin | sole practitioner (criminal) Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions (~77) |
| Justice Alison J. Beames [103] | Kelowna | August 7, 1996 | Chrétien | Salloum, Doak Milner & Steer Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~55) |
| Justice Barry Michael Davies [104] | Vancouver | January 10, 1996 | Chrétien | Pushor, Mitchell, Davies, Montgomery Warren, Ladner, Berge & Co McCarthy Tétrault Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~83) |
| Justice William Ehrcke [105] | Vancouver | October 28, 2003 | Chrétien | Crown attorney (1981 to 2003) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~170) |
| Justice Robert Johnston [106] [107] | Victoria | November 26, 2004 | Martin | Cox Taylor | Published criminal decisions (~28) |
| Justice Carol J. Ross [108] | Vancouver | March 21, 2001 (supernumary as of April 1, 2016) | Chrétien | Hordo, Ross and Bennett Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~27) |
| Justice Loryl D. Russell [109] | Vancouver | April 14, 2005 | Martin | Sole practitioner Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Catherine A. Wedge [110] | Vancouver | April 4, 2001 | Chrétien | Called to bar (1981) | Published criminal decisions (~105) |
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court
Prior to 1909, when the British Columbia Court of Appeal was established, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was considered the Chief Justice of British Columbia.
| Name | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher E. Hinkson [111] | 2013–present | ||
| Robert James Bauman [112] | 2009–2013 | ||
| Donald Ian Brenner | 2000–2009 | ||
| Bryan Williams | 1996–2000 | ||
| William A. Esson | 1989–1996 | Appointed to BCCA | |
| Beverley McLachlin | 1988–1989 | ||
| Allan McEachern (afterwards Chief Justice of BC Court of Appeal, 1988) | 1979–1988 | ||
| Nathaniel Nemetz (afterwards Chief Justice of BC Court of Appeal, 1979) | 1973–1979 | ||
| John Owen Wilson | 1963-1973 | ||
| Sherwood Lett (afterwards Chief Justice of BC Court of Appeal, 1963) | 1955–1963 | ||
| Wendell Burpee Farris (died 1955) | 1942–?1955 | ||
| Aulay MacAulay Morrison | 1929–1942 | ||
| Gordon Hunter | 1902–1929 | ||
| Angus John McColl | 1898–1902 | ||
| Theodore Davie | 1895–1898 | ||
| Matthew Baillie Begbie (incumbent Chief Justice of the Colony of British Columbia at the time B.C. joined Canada) | 1869–1894 |
Previous Justices
External links
- Supreme Court of British Columbia website
- List of Current and Previous Justices
- Public Legal Education - Supreme Court of BC
- Public Legal Education - Supreme Court Self-Help
- BCSC Rules