Provincial Court of New Brunswick
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The Provincial Court of New Brunswick (French: Cour provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the lower trial court of the province of New Brunswick. It hears cases relating to criminal law and other statutes. The court system of New Brunswick also has a Mental Health Court located in Saint John. The provincial bench has 22 judges, 9 supernumerary judges (as of February 2018), and 2 per diem judges.[1]
Judges of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick
Current Judges
Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
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Chief Judge Pierre W. Arseneault [1] | Moncton | 1988 2006 (ACJ) 2014 (CJ) | Liberal | McIntyre & McIntyre (1980 to 1988) D. Paul Hayes (1979 to 1980) |
Associate Chief Judge Mary Jane Richards | Fredericton | |||
Judge Brigitte Sivret [2] | Bathurst | 2007 | Liberal | |
Judge Ronald LeBlanc | Bathurst | |||
Judge Kenneth Oliver [3] | Burton | 2012 | PC | Crown Prosecutor |
Judge Pierre F. Dubé | Burton | |||
Judge Suzanne C. Bernard | Campbellton | |||
Judge Yvette Finn | Caraquet | |||
Judge Brigitte Volpé [4] | Edmundston | 2012 | PC | Private Practice |
Judge Julian Dickson | Fredericton | |||
Judge Irwin E. Lampert | Moncton | |||
Judge Jolène Richard [5] | Moncton | 2008 | Liberal | Stewart McKelvey |
Judge D. Troy Sweet [6] | Moncton | 2012 | PC | Private Practice |
Judge Paul E. Duffie | Moncton | 2008 | Liberal | Provincial MLA Mayor of Grand Falls |
Judge Denise A. LeBlanc [7] | Moncton | 2016 | McInnes Cooper | |
Judge Cameron H. Gunn | Fredericton | Executive Director, Public Prosecution Services | ||
Judge Marco Robert Cloutier [8] | Saint John | 2013 | PC | Private Practice |
Judge W. Andrew LeMesurier | Saint John | |||
Judge Richard Andrew Palmer | Saint John | |||
Judge Henrik G. Tonning | Saint John | |||
Judge Éric P. Sonier [9] | Tracadie-Sheila | 2016 | Liberal | |
Judge Brian McLean | Woodstock |
Supernumerary
Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
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Judge R. Leslie Jackson | Woodstock | 1997 - 2014 (J) 2006 (ACJ) | Liberal | Private Practice |
Judge Anne Dugas-Horsman | Moncton | 2001 | PC | Private Practice |
Judge Camille A. Dumas | Bathurst | |||
Judge Donald J. LeBlanc | Tracadie-Sheila | |||
Judge David C. Walker | Saint John | |||
Judge James G. McNamee (per diem) | Saint John | |||
Judge Anne Jeffries (per diem) | Saint John | |||
Judge William McCarroll | Saint John | |||
Judge Alfred H. Brien | Saint John | |||
Judge Denis T. Lordon | Miramichi | |||
Judge Joseph C. Michaud | Moncton | |||
Judge J. Camille Vautour | Moncton |
Previous Judges
- Judge Fred Ferguson
- Judge S.M. Hutchinson
- Judge P.L. Cumming
- Judge T. Denis Lordon
- Judge Murray F. Cain
Sources
- ^ gnb.ca Judges, accessed Feb 6, 2018
External links
- Provincial Court of New Brunswick website
- Mental Health Court website
- List of Judges by Region (gnb.ca)
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