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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.
The Moncton Law Courts (French: Palais de Justice Moncton) is a courthouse building in Downtown Moncton, New Brunswick.It is one of several courthouses which host hearings of the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick and the Provincial Court of New Brunswick.
Robert J. Higgins (born January 13, 1934) is a supernumerary justice on the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick who served as the leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party from 1971 to 1978. Robert Higgins was born in Saint John in 1934. [1]
In Ontario and Quebec, this court is known as the Superior Court (Cour supérieure); in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick, as the Court of King's Bench (Cour du Banc du Roi); and in Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories as the Supreme Court (Cour ...
The court hears appeals from the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick, Provincial Court of New Brunswick, and various tribunals. Cases tried by the court can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, but in practice this happens only a few times a year.
The Provincial Court of New Brunswick in Saint John. The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick is the highest provincial court. It hears appeals from: The Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick: has jurisdiction over family law and major criminal and civil cases and is divided accordingly into two divisions: Family and Trial. It also hears ...
In 1794, [27] pursuant to the Judicature Act, 1794, [28] the Court of King's Bench was created for the province. [29] The Court of King's Bench, a superior court, [30] was given the powers of the courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer in England, and had as judges the chief justice of the province and two puisne justices. [29]
Smith stated that he was "surprised to learn that the minister of justice had introduced a bill subjecting decisions of the chief justice of the Court of Queen's Bench to his consent without any notice to or consultation with that chief justice." [1] Bill 21 lapsed when Gallant ended the first session of the 58th New Brunswick Legislature. [2]