Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Distribution of Judges
- Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
21 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador are as follows: [omitted (a) and (b)]
- (c) the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Trial Division, $371,400 each; and
- (d) the 18 other judges of the Trial Division, $338,800 each.
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 21; R.S., 1985, c. 41 (1st Supp.), s. 8, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 27 (2nd Supp.), s. 2, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 1989, c. 8, s. 6; 2001, c. 7, s. 13; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 209; 2021, c. 23, s. 258; 2022, c. 10, s. 350.
– (DOJ)
(Full complement of 22)[1]
Current Justices
| Name | Location/Division | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Raymond P. Whalen [2] | 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) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Justice Valerie L. Marshall [3] | Trial | April 29, 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Labour Relations Board Human Rights Commission Solo Practitioner QC (2006) [4] Called to bar (1992) Dal grad (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~34) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Justice Robert P. Stack [5] | Trial | November 30, 2009 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Cox & Palmer (1984 to 2009) Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~64) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Justice Deborah J. Paquette [6] | Trial | June 18, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Assistant Dep. Minister DOJ DOJ Wells, O'Dea, Halley, Earle, Shortall, Burke (1981 to 1987) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~15) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Justice Rosalie McGrath [7] | May 31, 2012 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | White, Ottenheimer & Baker Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~23) (as of the end of Dec 2022) | |
| Justice Donald H. Burrage [8] | Trial | October 5, 2012 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General Crown attorney Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~42) |
| Justice Laura A. Mennie [9] | March 9, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | 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[10] | Trial | April 10, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Poole Althouse (1992 to 2014) | Published criminal decisions (~17) |
| Justice Jane M. Fitzpatrick [11] | Family | March 27, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Legal aid Crown attorney Noonan, Oakley, Orr (1992 to 1994) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Cillian D. Sheahan [12] | Family | June 20, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Poole Althouse Called to bar (2000) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Justice Sandra R. Chaytor[13] | Trial | May 12, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Cox & Palmer Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) |
| Justice Vikas Khaladkar [14] | October 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Crown Attorney (2007 to 2017) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Justice Alexander MacDonald | Family | November 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Justice Michelle A. Coady [15] | St John’s | March 26, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | NL Legal Aid (2007 to 2019) O'Dea, Earle Law Offices (1999 to 2007) Called to bar (~1999) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Glen L.C. Noel | Trial, Gander | May 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Justice Trudy L. Button | Grand Falls-Windsor | March 23, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | ||
| Justice Stacy C. Ryan | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | March 23, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | ||
| Justice Peter A. O'Flaherty | Grand Bank | May 21, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | ||
| Justice Philip W. Osborne | Gander | August 4, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) |
Supernumerary
| Name | Division | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Kendra J. Goulding [16] | Trial | June 5, 2002 | Chrétien | Provincial Court PPSC Crown |
Published criminal decisions (~39) |
| Justice Maureen Dunn | Published criminal decisions (?) | ||||
| Justice James P. Adams | Published criminal decisions (?) | ||||
| Justice Richard D. LeBlanc | Trial Family (Sept 10, 2012) |
June 20, 2000 (J) Sept 10, 2012 (Sup) |
Chrétien | Published criminal decisions (~3) | |
| Justice Alphonsus E. Faour [17] | Trial | November 5, 2003 (J) November 5, 2018 (Sup.) |
Chrétien | Vivian and Faour Nfld. Dept. of Justice Member of Parliament Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~29) |
| Justice Carl R. Thompson [18] | December 4, 2016 | Published criminal decisions (~38) | |||
| Justice Garrett A. Handrigan [19] | 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) |
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