Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
- Judges and Justices specializing in family law are omitted
Distribution of Judges
- Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan
19 The yearly salaries of the judges of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan and of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan are as follows: [omitted (a) and (b)]
- (c) the Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $371,400 each; and
- (d) the 33 other judges of the Court of Queen’s Bench, $338,800 each.
R.S., 1985, c. J-1, s. 19; R.S., 1985, c. 50 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 39 (3rd Supp.), s. 1; 2001, c. 7, s. 11; 2006, c. 11, s. 1; 2012, c. 31, s. 210; 2017, c. 20, s. 207; 2018, c. 12, s. 299; 2021, c. 23, s. 257; 2022, c. 10, s. 348.
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Current Justices
(Full complement of 33, including Family) [1]
| Name | Jurisdiction | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Martel D. Popescul | N/A | 2006 (J) 2012 (CJ) |
Sanderson Balicki Popescul Crown Prosecutor (1980 to 1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~27) | |
| Associate Chief Justice Michael Dennis Tochor [2] | Saskatoon | June 22, 2018 (Judge) | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Called to bar (1984) | Published criminal decisions (~14) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| D.B. Konkin [3] | Saskatoon | August 30, 2005 | Martin / Cotler (Lib) | McKercher McKercher & Whitmore Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~35) |
| Timothy J. Keene | Swift Current | ~2011 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Crown attorney | Published criminal decisions (~19) |
| Richard W. Danyliuk [4] | Saskatewan | September 30, 2011 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | McDougall Gauley LLP (2001 to 2011) Thorstad Danyliuk McAdam (1987 to 2000) Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~50) |
| L.L. Krogan [5] | Regina | October 5, 2012 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~11) |
| R.W. Elson [6] | Saskatoon | June 7, 2013 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | McKercher LLP (1982 to 2013) | Published criminal decisions (~24) |
| Darin C Chow [7] | Moose Jaw | November 8, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Provincial Court (2012 to 2013) | Published criminal decisions (~9) |
| Michael T. Megaw [8] | Regina | March 7, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Gerrand Rath Johnson (2001 to 2014) Shirkey Ulmer Wilner Megaw (1992 to 2001) Robertson Stromberg (1991 to 1992) Saskatchewan Government Insurance (1989-1991) |
Published criminal decisions |
| DH Layh [9] | Yorkton | June 13, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Layh & Associates (1994 to 2014) | Published criminal decisions (~18) |
| G.A. Meschishnick [10] | Prince Albert | June 24, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Published criminal decisions (~4) | |
| Daryl E. Labach [11] | June 24, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Heather MacMillan-Brown [12] | Saskatoon | February 22, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Miller Thomson (1997 to 2018) | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Meghan McCreary [13] | Regina | February 22, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | MLT Aikins LLP | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| K.L. Zerr [14] | Saskatoon | May 11, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Crown Attorney Called to bar (~1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) (as of the end of Dec 2022) |
| Graeme Mitchell [15] | Regina | September 21, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Crown counsel (constitution) Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) CJC Report |
| Brenda R. Hildebrandt [16] | Battleford | November 2, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Sole practitioner Gauley & Co (1994 to 2007) Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Beverly L. Klatt [17] | Regina | Published criminal decisions | |||
| Natasha Crooks [18] | May 21, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Provincial court (2018 to 2019) Parole Board (2013 to 2018) Called to bar (~2005) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Neil Robertson [19] | Regina | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Keith D. Kilback [20] | Regina | July 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Kanuka Thuringer LLP Called to bar (1995) U of Sask grad (1994) |
published articles |
| David G. Gerecke | Saskatoon | August 9, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Miller Thompson Balfour and Moss Called to bar (1992) U of Sask grad (1990) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Crystal L. Norbeck | June 2022 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Gerrand Rath Johnson LLP | ||
| John P. Morrall [21] | |||||
| Peter T. Bergbusch [22] | Regina | October 31, 2022 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Miller Thomson LLP Balfour Moss LLP Called to bar (1996) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Holli A. Kuski Bassett [23] | Regina | October 31, 2022 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | McDougall Gauley LLP | Published criminal decisions |
| Jodi R. Wildeman [24] | August 28, 2023 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Published criminal decisions |
Supernumerary Justices
| Name | Location | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant M. Currie [25] [26] | Saskatoon | February 25, 2005 | Martin | Robertson Stromberg Pedersen Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~46) |
| Janet E. McMurtry [27] | Regina | November 16, 2005 | Martin | Provincial Court Judge (1994 to 2005) Woloshyn and Company Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~69) |
| B.J. Scherman [28] [29] | Saskatoon | March 4, 2011 (Judge) March 5, 2021 (sup.) |
Harper | Miller Thomson LLP Called to bar (1973) |
Published criminal decisions (~43) |
| Jerome A. Tholl [30] [31] | Family | 2013 | Published criminal decisions Appointed to SKCA (2019) | ||
| Catherine L. Dawson | Regina | ~1995 (Judge) November 1, 2018 (sup) [32] |
Published criminal decisions (~67) | ||
| M.D. Acton | December 1, 2017 (sup.) [33] | Published criminal decisions (~47) | |||
| Gerald Norman Allbright [34] | 1995 (Judge) August 2016 (Sup) |
Halyk, Allbright Director of the Saskatchewan Community Legal Services Commission Kirkby & Allbright |
Published criminal decisions (~73) | ||
| Mona Lynn Dovell [35] | November 5, 1997 (Judge) December 31, 2016 (Sup.) |
Halyk, Dovell, Morrison (1984 to 1997) Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~30) | ||
| Neil G. Gabrielson [36] | November 16, 2005 - Febuary 28, 2018 (sup.) [37] | Martin | McKercher McKercher and Whitmore Called to bar (1972) |
Published criminal decisions (~70) | |
| Frederick J. Kovach [38] | November 18, 1998 | Chrétien | MacPherson, Leslie & Tyerman Crown attorney Woloshyn & Cawood Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions (~28) | |
| Allisen R. Rothery | ? (Judge) December 2015 (sup) |
Published criminal decisions (~86) | |||
| R. Shawn Smith [39] | December 16, 2002 (Judge, Family) December 31, 2017 (Sup.) |
Chrétien | McDougall Gauley Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions | |
| Ysanne G.K. Wilkinson [40] | 1996 - ? | Chrétien | Sanderson & Wilkinson (1978 to 1996) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions |