Joseph Armand DesRoches is a former Canadian judge of the
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (also called the Prince Edward Island Supreme Court, or PESC) is the superior court of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.
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. In 2001, DesRoches became the first chief justice of
Prince Edward Island
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with
Acadian
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heritage.
History
In 1967, DesRoches began his legal career with a firm in
Summerside, Prince Edward Island named Campbell and Campbell. DesRoches relocated to Ottawa in 1969 where he joined the military legal system and became deputy judge advocate general within the
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.
DesRoches was appointed to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island in July 1991. In August 2001, DesRoches was appointed chief justice.
DesRoches retired in 2004.
DesRoches has continued to do interviews and discuss legal issues in the media following his retirement.
Notable trials
DesRoches delivered judgment in ''R. v Matheson'' in 1992, whose
1994 appeal has been cited in more than sixty subsequent cases. DesRoches also delivered sentence at the
Trial of Roger Charles Bell, also known as the P.E.I. Bomber in 1997.
DesRoches sentenced Bell to 10 years in prison.
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References
External links
Professional webpage
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1940 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian judges
Judges in Prince Edward Island
Dalhousie University alumni