Armand DesRoches

Last updated
Joseph Armand DesRoches
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
Personal details
Born1940 (age 8384)
Miscouche, Prince Edward Island
Education Bachelor of Arts (1963)
Bachelor of Laws (1966)
Alma mater Dalhousie University

Joseph Armand DesRoches is a former Canadian judge of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. [1] [2] In 2001, DesRoches became the first chief justice of Prince Edward Island with Acadian heritage. [3]

Contents

History

In 1967, DesRoches began his legal career with a firm in Summerside, Prince Edward Island named Campbell and Campbell. DesRoches relocated to Ottawa in 1969 where he joined the military legal system and became deputy judge advocate general within the Courts-martial of Canada. [4]

DesRoches was appointed to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island in July 1991. [5] [6] In August 2001, DesRoches was appointed chief justice. [7]

DesRoches retired in 2004. [4] DesRoches has continued to do interviews and discuss legal issues in the media following his retirement. [8]

Notable trials

DesRoches delivered judgment in R. v Matheson in 1992, whose 1994 appeal has been cited in more than sixty subsequent cases. [lower-alpha 1] [9] [10] DesRoches also delivered sentence at the Trial of Roger Charles Bell, also known as the P.E.I. Bomber in 1997. [11] DesRoches sentenced Bell to 10 years in prison.

Notes

  1. Although DesRoches did not judge the 1994 appeal, DesRoches' 1992 judgment was quoted multiple times in the 1994 appeal.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Edward Island</span> Province of Canada

Prince Edward Island is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. While it is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", "Birthplace of Confederation" and "Cradle of Confederation". Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Prince Edward Island</span> University in Prince Edward Island, Canada

The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island</span> Political party in Prince Edward Island, Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of three major political parties on Prince Edward Island. The party and its rival, the Liberals, have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Ghiz</span> Canadian politician and lawyer (1945–1996)

Joseph Atallah Ghiz was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was the 27th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1993, and was a justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island from 1995 until his death in 1996. He was the father of Robert Ghiz, the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island. Ghiz was the first premier of a Canadian province to be of non-European descent, since followed by Ujjal Dosanjh and Ghiz's son, Robert.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louis Henry Davies</span> 1870s Premier of PEI and Chief Justice of Canada from 1918 to 1924

Sir Louis Henry Davies was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician, and judge from the province of Prince Edward Island. In a public career spanning six decades, he served as the third premier of Prince Edward Island, a federal Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister, and as both a Puisne Justice and the sixth Chief Justice of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aubin-Edmond Arsenault</span> Canadian politician

Aubin-Edmond Arsenault was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was the 13th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1917 to 1919.

The court system of Canada is made up of many courts differing in levels of legal superiority and separated by jurisdiction. In the courts, the judiciary interpret and apply the law of Canada. Some of the courts are federal in nature, while others are provincial or territorial.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Duffy</span> Canadian former senator and journalist (born 1946)

Michael Dennis Duffy is a former Canadian senator and former Canadian television journalist. Prior to his appointment to the upper house in 2008, he was the Ottawa editor for CTV News Channel. Upon turning 75 on May 27, 2021, Duffy retired from the senate due to mandatory retirement rules.

Wayne D. Cheverie is a Canadian former attorney, politician, government minister, and currently a justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island.

<i>R v Zundel</i> Free speech case in Supreme Court of Canada

R v Zundel [1992] 2 S.C.R. 731 is a Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court struck down the provision in the Criminal Code that prohibited publication of false news on the basis that it violated the freedom of expression provision under section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Roger Charles Bell is a Canadian former secondary school teacher and convicted criminal from Prince Edward Island. Born in Murray River in 1944, Bell is a graduate of University of Western Ontario and taught high school chemistry at several schools in eastern Prince Edward Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monarchy in Prince Edward Island</span> Function of the Canadian monarchy in Prince Edward Island

By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, the Canadian monarchy operates in Prince Edward Island as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. As such, the Crown within Prince Edward Island's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in Right of Prince Edward Island, His Majesty in Right of Prince Edward Island, or the King in Right of Prince Edward Island. The Constitution Act, 1867, however, leaves many royal duties in Prince Edward Island specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy, the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island, whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island</span> Provincial high court in Canada

The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island is the superior court of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.

The Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island is the provincial court of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, established according to the Provincial Court Act.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of Prince Edward Island</span>

The history of Prince Edward Island covers several historical periods, from the pre-Columbian era to the present day. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the island formed a part of Mi'kma'ki, the lands of the Mi'kmaq people. The island was first explored by Europeans in the 16th century. The French later laid claim over the entire Maritimes region, including Prince Edward Island in 1604. However, the French did not attempt to settle the island until 1720, with the establishment of the colony of Île Saint-Jean. After peninsular Acadia was captured by the British in 1710, an influx of Acadian migrants moved to areas still under French control, including Île Saint-Jean.

Gerard Eugene Mitchell BA LL.B is a former Canadian judge and Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island.

Because the country contains two major language groups and numerous other linguistic minorities, in Canada official languages policy has always been an important and high-profile area of public policy.

The Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island is the appellate court for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and thus the senior provincial court below the Supreme Court of Canada. As the number of appeals heard by the Supreme Court of Canada is extremely limited, the Court of Appeal is in practice the court of final appeal for most residents of Prince Edward Island.

Kuipers v Gordon Riley Transport, 1 C.C.L.T. 233 (1976) was a Canadian personal injury case involving negligence, standard of care, causation, and hindsight.

Kenneth Ross MacDonald was a judge in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. He was also one of the top curlers in the province, representing Prince Edward Island at the 1967, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1984 Briers.

References

  1. "Bilingual Judge For P.E.I." The Montreal Gazette. July 11, 1991. p. B1.
  2. Bronskill, Jim (August 30, 1997). "U.S.-style Selection Pitched For Canada's Top-Court Judges". The Edmonton Journal. p. B15.
  3. Ryder, Ron (September 27, 2001). "Armand DesRoches sworn in to head P.E.I. Supreme Court Trial Division: Chief Justice DesRoches, who becomes Prince Edward Island's first Acadian chief justice, was sworn in by Appeal Division Justice Gerard Mitchell". The Guardian. Charlottetown. p. A3. ProQuest   343807464.
  4. 1 2 "Chief justice of Prince Edward Island Supreme Court Trial Division retiring". The Canadian Press. March 15, 2004. ProQuest   346009599.
  5. Day, Jim (July 6, 2002). "Well judged: Armand DesRoches has progressed from humble beginnings to the top post of the Trial Division of Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island". The Guardian. Charlottetown. p. A1. ProQuest   343836242.
  6. "School Fight Going to Supreme Court". The Montreal Gazette. November 20, 1998. p. A12.
  7. Schmitz, Christin (October 15, 2001). "Program Lets Journalists, Judges Teach Each Other". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A8.
  8. Naumetz, Tim (July 4, 2007). "Slain Judge Was Key Player In 2002 Inquiry That Rocked 2002 Hells Angels Trial". The Ottawa Citizen.
  9. DesRoches, J. Armand (August 24, 1992). "R. v. Matheson, 1992 CanLII 2845 (PE SCTD)". The Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  10. McLachlin, Beverley (September 29, 1994). "R. v. Matheson, 1994 CanLII 67 (SCC), [1994] 3 SCR 328". The Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  11. "P.E.I. Bomber Jailed 10 Years". The Ottawa Citizen. July 1, 1997. p. A13.