Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick | |
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Location | Bathurst; Campbellton; Edmundston; Fredericton; Miramichi; Moncton; Saint John; and Woodstock [1] |
Number of positions | 30 [2] |
Website | Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Hon. Tracey K. DeWare [2] |
Since | 2019 |
The Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (in French: Cour du Banc du Roi du Nouveau-Brunswick) [3] is the superior trial court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
The Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick consists of a Chief Justice among 17 judicial seats, [4] plus a number of justices who have elected supernumerary status after many years of service and after having attained eligibility for retirement. [5] This tally does not include the 8 judicial seats assigned for the family court.
Name | County | Appointment | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) |
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Justice George S. Rideout | Moncton | 1997 | Chretien | Member of Parliament (Liberal) |
Justice Roger Savoie | Moncton | |||
Justice Jacques A. Sirois | Moncton | |||
Justice Guy W. Boisvert | Bathurst | |||
Justice David H. Russell | Fredericton | |||
Justice Thomas W. Riordon | Miramichi | |||
Justice Roger McIntyre | Bathurst | |||
Justice Barbara L. Baird | Fredericton | 2007 | private practice Member of Legislative Assembly NB | |
Justice Robert J. Higgins | Saint John | |||
Justice Joseph Albert Pichette (1963-1975) | Edmundston [6] | |||
Justice Robert L. Tuck [7] | Moncton |
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