Structure and Organization
The Court consists of 32 full-time judges and a number of supernumerary judges, all appointed by the federal government under s.96 of the Constitution Act, 1867 and paid by the federal government under s.100. The court's Chief Justice, currently the Honourable M. D. Popescul, is styled the Chief Justice of the Queens Bench. Both the Chief Justice and puisne justices are addressed as "My Lord" or "My Lady" and referred to as "His Lordship" or "Her Ladyship". This differs from the terminology used in the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan, whose judges are "Your Honour", "His Honour" or "Her Honour."
The Court sits in eleven judicial centres. Actions are generally to be brought in the judicial centre closest to where the action arose, or the residence or place of business of the defendant. The court has a Family Law Division, which has exclusive jurisdiction over family law matters in the judicial centres of Saskatoon, Regina, and Prince Albert, and concurrent jurisdiction (with the Provincial Court) over family law matters in all other areas of the Province.
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