Court Name: | Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Established: | 1729 |
Location: | St. John's |
Authority: | Provincial Court Act |
Positions: | 23 |
Website: | Provincial Court |
Chiefjudgetitle: | Chief Judge |
Chiefjudgename: | Pamela J. Goulding |
Termstart: | September 28, 2015 |
The Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is the lower trial court of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It hears cases relating to criminal law and family law.
Judges of the Provincial Court are appointed by the provincial cabinet, on recommendation of the Attorney General.
Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | |
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Chief Judge Pamela Goulding | St. John's | January 30, 2012 (J) September 28, 2015(CJ) | PC | Director of Public Prosecutions | |
Associate Chief Judge Michael Madden [1] | St. John's | (J) 2015 (ACJ) | PC | Crown prosecutor | |
Judge Catherine Allen-Westby[2] | Corner Brook | Liberal | Monaghan, Marshall, Allen-Westby, Murphy and Watton | ||
Judge Jacqueline Brazil[3] | St. John's | PC | Crown Lawyer | ||
Judge Lynn E. Cole [4] | Stephenville | PC | Lawyer with Legal Aid | ||
Judge Colin J. Flynn [5] | St. John's | Liberal | Director of Public Prosecutions Department of Justice (Criminal) | ||
Judge Robin Fowler[6] | Grand Falls-Windsor | Liberal | Crown Attorney (2000 to 2013) Public Prosecution Service of Canada (2013 to 2017) | ||
Judge Wayne Gorman[7] | Corner Brook | PC | Director of Public Prosecutions Crown counsel | ||
Judge Phyllis Harris[8] | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | PC | Public Prosecutions Office (1999 to 2014) | ||
Judge Kymil Howe | Corner Brook | ||||
Judge Jacqueline Jenkins[9] | Gander | PC | Private practice | ||
Judge Mark T. Linehan[10] | Gander | PC | Crown prosecutor | ||
Judge Lori A. Marshall[11] | St. John's | PC | |||
Judge Paul Noble[12] | Clarenville | PC | Dept of Justice RCMP | ||
Judge David Orr | St. John's | Liberal | |||
Judge D. Mark Pike[13] | St. John's | PC | Department of Justice Benson Myles PLC | ||
Judge Kari Ann Pike[14] | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | Liberal | Crown attorney | ||
Judge Harold Porter[15] | Grand Bank | Liberal | Crown attorney (1988 to 2001) | ||
Judge Bruce Short[16] | Harbour Grace | Liberal | Legal aid | ||
Judge Lois Skanes[17] | St.John's | PC | Private practice | ||
Judge Wynne Anne Trahey | Wabush | PC | |||
Judge James G. Walsh[18] | St.John's | PC | Private practice (criminal) |
Supernumerary or Per Diem
Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
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Judge Gregory O. Brown (Per Diem) | 1992 2013 (per diem) | Liberal | ||
Judge William English[19] (Per Diem) | November 9, 2000 2014 (per diem) | Liberal | Director of NL Legal Aid | |
Judge John Joy[20] | August 1, 2006 2017 (per diem) | PC | White, Ottenheimer and Baker | |
Judge Patrick J.B. Kennedy [21] | 2001 2014 (per diem) | Liberal | Private Practice | |