Court of Appeal of New Brunswick

The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick (frequently referred to as New Brunswick Court of Appeal or NBCA) is the court of appeal in the province of New Brunswick. There are five Justices, one Chief Justice, 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 sits in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Cases are heard by a panel of three judges.

The current Chief Justice is The Honourable Ernest Drapeau.

Jurisdiction

The court hears appeals from the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, Provincial Court of New Brunswick, and various tribunals.

Cases tried by the court can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, but in practice only happens a few times a year.

Current judges

Position Name Appointed Nominated by Position Prior to Appointment
Chief Justice Ernest Drapeau 2003
1998		 Chretien Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
Lawyer at Drapeau, Robichaud & McNally
Justice Wallace Turnbull* 1993 Mulroney Director of Canada Ports Corporation
Justice Margaret E.L. Larlee* 1998 Chretien Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick
Justice Alexandre Deschenes* 2000 Chretien Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick
Justice Marc Richard 2003 Chretien Lawyer at Barry Spalding Richard
Justice Kathleen Quigg 2008 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick
Justice Bradley Green 2009 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick
Justice Barbara L. Baird 2014 Harper Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick

Supernumary Justices are marked with a star.

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