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This category lists past and present judges of the Federal Court of Canada. Pages in category "Judges of the Federal Court of Canada" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC; French: Conseil canadien de la magistrature) is the national council of the judiciary of Canada, overseeing the country's federal judges. The Council has 44 members, composed of chief justices and associate chief justices.
[4] [5] Traditionally, three of the remaining judges are appointed from Ontario, two from the four western provinces, and one from the Atlantic provinces. The judges from these provinces, other than Quebec, must have been a judge of a superior court, or a member of the bar of one of those provinces for ten or more years prior to the appointment ...
The following tables trace the succession of justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by seat. Justices are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister . When a chief justice leaves office, the vacancy is traditionally filled by elevating an incumbent puisne justice to the position, which requires a separate appointment ...
The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada), the highest court of Canada, and the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system, is composed of nine justices—a chief justice and eight puisne judges—appointed by the Governor General-in-Council. Altogether, 88 persons have served on the Court since it was created in ...
Candidates must have either been a judge of a superior court or a lawyer for at least ten years in their province's bar. [39] Appointments are made by the Governor General of Canada on advice of the Prime Minister. [39] Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada are subject to the legal requirement that three judges must be appointed from Quebec.
Moreau began her career as a lawyer practising criminal law, constitutional law, and civil litigation. Over her career she took on cases including minority language rights and Charter rights. [2] She then became a judge in 1994. [4] In 2017, Moreau became the first woman to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of ...
At the University of Ottawa, she received a bachelor’s degree in administration (1989) and a degree in civil law (1992). She was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1993 and practiced employment law, administrative law and municipal law. On May 14, 2010, she was nominated as judge of the Federal Court and ex officio member of the Federal Court of ...