The Chief Justice of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada holds the highest office within the Province's judicial system. He/she is part of the Court of Appeal, the highest court in the Province which includes five other judges plus any former judge of the Court of Appeal who is a supernumerary judge and any former Chief Justice of New Brunswick who is a judge or a supernumerary judge.
The Court of Appeal generally sits in the Province's capital, Fredericton.
Based on the recommendation of the Premier of New Brunswick, the Governor General in Council appoints the Chief Justice and the other judges to the Court of Appeal.
Historical list of Chief Justices of New Brunswick:
Minister | Term |
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George D. Ludlow | 1784–1808 |
Jonathan Bliss | 1809–1822 |
John Saunders | 1822–1834 |
Ward Chipman | 1834–1851 |
James Carter | 1851–1865 |
Robert Parker | 1865–1865 |
William J. Ritchie | 1865–1875 |
John C. Allen | 1875–1896 |
William H. Tuck | 1896–1908 |
Frederick E. Barker | 1908–1913 |
Ezekiel McLeod | 1914–1917 |
J. Douglas Hazen | 1917–1935 |
John B. M. Baxter | 1935–1946 |
Charles D. Richards | 1946–1955 |
John B. McNair | 1955–1964 |
George F. B. Bridges | 1964–1972 |
Charles J. A. Hughes | 1972–1984 |
Stuart G. Stratton | 1984–1992 |
William L. Hoyt | 1993–1998 |
Joseph Z. Daigle | 1998–2003 |
J. Ernest Drapeau | 2003 – present |
Famous quotes containing the words chief and/or justice:
“A judge is not supposed to know anything about the facts of life until they have been presented in evidence and explained to him at least three times.”
—Parker, Lord Chief Justice (19001972)
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”
—Barry Goldwater (b. 1909)