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The Provincial Court of Saskatchewan is the lowest tier of the judicial system of Saskatchewan. It is a court of limited jurisdiction, hearing minor criminal charges and petty civil claims. It superseded the former Magistrate's Court,[1] at which time the stipendiary magistrates were replaced by qualified lawyers. Unlike the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan and Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, which are "section 96 courts" (ie established pursuant to s.96 of the Constitution Act, 1867) with their judges appointed by the federal government, the Provincial Court is entirely provincial by establishment and in the appointment of its judges.
There are provincial courts in 13 towns and cities: Estevan, La Ronge, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake, Melfort, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Wynyard and Yorkton. [2] Magistrates were addressed in court as "Your Worship" and referred to simply as "Mr [surname]" (there were no female magistrates by the time the Magistrate's Court was superseded by the Provincial Court).
With the abolition of the District Court and the elevation of all District Court Judges to the Court of Queen's Bench, the mode of address "Your Honour" was available, as justices of the Queen's Bench are addressed as "My Lord" or "My Lady," and accordingly judges of the Provincial Court are "His/Her Honour" in the third person and "Your Honour" in the second person.
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- ^ During an interim period as the transition was made, qualified lawyers appointed to the Magistrate's Court bench were deemed "Judges of the Magistrate's Court.
- ^ Sask Law Courts (2006-12-01). Courts of Saskatchewan clock. © Copyright 2003 Courts of Saskatchewan. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
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