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Still, the Provincial Judges Reference sparked further litigation as some provincial government's decisions not to follow commissions' salary recommendations were challenged in the courts. The Supreme Court addressed the matter again in 2005 in Provincial Court Judges' Assn. of New Brunswick v.
As for salaries, Ontario at the time took recommendations from a salary commission. This was enough to suggest serious thought goes into the setting of the salaries, though the Supreme Court added such committees may not be needed in every case. The fact that there was a law ensuring judges should have remuneration was also taken as important.
The Superior Court of Justice (French: Cour supérieure de justice) is a superior court in Ontario.The Court sits in 52 locations across the province, including 17 Family Court locations, and consists of over 300 federally appointed judges.
In the Provincial Judges Reference of 1997, the Court found that Alberta, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island's remuneration of Provincial Court judges was unconstitutional, since it breached a requirement for judicial independence. The Court said that independent salary commissions were needed to help recommend salaries, and governments could ...
Supreme Court Building, Ottawa, Ontario: Nominator: Cabinet: Appointer: ... Salary $413,500 (as of April ... is the presiding judge of the nine-member Supreme Court ...
Provincial Court Judges' Assn of New Brunswick v New Brunswick (Minister of Justice); Ontario Judges Assn v Ontario (Management Board); Bodner v Alberta; Conférence des juges du Québec v Quebec (AG); Minc v Quebec (AG) [2005] 2 S.C.R. 286 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in which the Court attempted to resolve questions about judicial independence left over from the landmark ...
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] These three judges were appointed by the imperial Colonial Office and were given substantial salaries. [31]
Court of Appeal for Ontario: Judge term length: 8 years (Chief Justice), 6 years (Associate Chief Justices) [1] Website: ontariocourts.ca/ocj: Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice [1] Currently: Sharon Nicklas [2] Since: May 1, 2023 [3] Lead position ends: 2023: Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice; Currently: Aston ...