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Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador

Highest court of Newfoundland and Labrador

Summary

Highest court of Newfoundland and Labrador

Field	Value
court_name	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
image	Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg
imagesize	150px
caption	The Royal Arms as used by the Supreme Court
established	1730
jurisdiction	Newfoundland and Labrador
type	appointed by the federal government
authority	All criminal and civil proceedings
appealsto	Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador
terms	mandatory retirement by age of 75
positions	27
website
chiefjudgetitle	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
chiefjudgename	Raymond P. Whalen
termstart	11 December 2014

The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is the superior court for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear appeals in both criminal and civil matters from the Provincial Court and designated boards and administrative tribunals. The court also hear serious criminal cases in the first instances, matters of probate, and family law matters.

The Supreme Court consists of 29 judicial seats including the position of Chief Justice. Of the current justices, 4 sit with supernumerary status.

About the Court

South facade of the [[St. John's Court House]].

The Court is composed of the General Division and Family Division, and has the authority to hear a wide range of cases including civil and criminal matters, matters of estates and guardianship, and family matters. The Court has the authority to hear appeals of specific matters not under jurisdiction of the province's appellate court.

The Court is located in six regions of the province: Corner Brook (3 justices), Gander (1 justice), Grand Bank (1 justice), Grand Falls-Windsor (1 justice), Happy Valley-Goose Bay (1 justice), and St. John's (18 justices).

Current justices

Name	Appointed	Division	Location	Nominated by	Prior position(s)
Chief Justice Raymond P. Whalen	(Trial) December 11, 2014 (CJ)	Trial	St. John's	Harper
Justice Valerie L. Marshall		Trial	St. John's	Harper	Solo Practitioner
Justice Rosalie McGrath		Family	St. John's	Harper
title=Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointments Announced	url=https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2014/doc_33034.html	date=January 31, 2014	publisher=Government of Canada – Department of Justice	accessdate=17 February 2019}}		Family	Corner Brook	Harper	Provincial court (2012 to 2014)
Newfoundland Department of (2007 to 2012)
Legal Aid (1994 to 2007)
Poole, Althouse (1993 to 1994)
Justice George L. Murphy		Family	Corner Brook	Harper	Poole Althouse (1992 to 2014)
Justice Jane M. Fitzpatrick		Family	St. John's	Harper
title=Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointment Announced	url=https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/05/newfoundland-labrador-judicial-appointment-announced.html	date=May 29, 2015	publisher=Government of Canada	accessdate=19 February 2019}}		Family	St. John's	Harper
title=Government of Canada Announces Judicial Appointments in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador	url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/05/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof1.html	date=May 12, 2017	publisher=Government of Canada – Department of Justice	accessdate=17 February 2019}}		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau	Cox & Palmer
title=Government of Canada Announces Judicial Appointment in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador	url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/10/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentintheprovinceofn.html	date=October 20, 2017	publisher=Government of Canada – Department of Justice	accessdate=19 February 2019}}		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Alexander S. MacDonald		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Michelle Coady		Family	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Peter Browne		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Irene Muzychka		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Trudy Button		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Stacy Ryan		Trial	Happy Valley-Goose Bay	Trudeau
Justice Peter O'Flaherty		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Philip Osborne		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Melanie Del Rizzo		Trial	Grand Falls-Windsor	Trudeau
Justice Thomas Johnson		Trial	Corner Brook	Trudeau
Justice Leanne O'Leary		Trial	Gander	Trudeau
Justice David Conway		Trial	Grand Bank	Trudeau
Justice Stephanie Hickman		Family	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Trina Simms		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Dean Porter		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau
Justice Justin Mellor		Trial	St. John's	Trudeau

Supernumerary

Name	Division	Nominated by	Prior Position(s)
Justice Kendra J. Goulding	Trial	Chretien
Justice Alphonsus E. Faour	Trial
Justice Garrett A. Handrigan	Trial
Justice Robert P. Stack	Trial	Harper	Cox & Palmer (1984 to 2009)

References

. ["Supreme Court"](https://www.court.nl.ca/supreme/).
"Judicature Act". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
[http://www.fja.gc.ca/appointments-nominations/judges-juges-eng.aspx Number of Federally Appointed Judges]
[https://www.court.nl.ca/supreme/about/judiciary/about-the-judiciary/ About the Judiciary], Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
(June 1, 2012). "Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointment Announced". Government of Canada – Department of Justice.
(January 31, 2014). "Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointments Announced". Government of Canada – Department of Justice.
(April 11, 2014). "Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointment Announced". Government of Canada – Department of Justice.
(March 27, 2015). "Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointment Announced". Government of Canada.
(May 29, 2015). "Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointment Announced". Government of Canada.
(May 12, 2017). "Government of Canada Announces Judicial Appointments in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador". Government of Canada – Department of Justice.
(October 20, 2017). "Government of Canada Announces Judicial Appointment in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador". Government of Canada – Department of Justice.
(November 9, 2017). "Government of Canada Announces Judicial Appointment in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador". Government of Canada – Department of Justice.
(November 27, 2009). "Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointment Announced". Government of Canada – Department of Justice.

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