The Court of Appeal for the
Northwest Territories
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in Canada is the highest
appellate court
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which hears
appeal
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s from
criminal cases and
civil cases
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of the
Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories is the name of two different superior courts for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories, which have existed at different times.
The first Supreme Court of the North-West Territories was c ...
.
The Court consists of a Chief Justice and justices of appeal which are appointed by the
Governor-in-Council
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from justices of the
Court of Appeal of Alberta
The Court of Appeal of Alberta (frequently referred to as Alberta Court of Appeal or ABCA) is a Canadian appellate court.
Jurisdiction and hierarchy within Canadian courts
The court is the highest in Alberta, Canada. It hears appeals from the A ...
and
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) is a Canadian appellate court.
Jurisdiction and structure
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal is the highest court in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. There are 8 official judicial positions, inc ...
and the judges and ex officio judges of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories.
The Court of Appeal sits in
Yellowknife
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, or, other locations in the
Canadian territories
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or
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
.
Judges
* The Honourable Justice
C. A. Fraser- Chief Justice (Edmonton, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice R. L. Berger (Edmonton, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice R. G. Kilpatrick (Iqaluit, Nunavut)
* The Honourable Justice P. T. Costigan (Edmonton, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice M. S. Paperny (Calgary, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice R. S. Veale (Whitehorse, Yukon)
* The Honourable Justice E. Johnson (Iqaluit, Nunavut)
* The Honourable Justice P. W. L. Martin (Calgary, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice L. A. Charbonneau (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories)
* The Honourable Justice J. Watson (Edmonton, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice F. F. Slatter (Edmonton, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice P. A. Rowbotham (Calgary, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice N. A. Sharkey (Iqaluit, Nunavut)
* The Honourable Justice J. D. B. McDonald (Calgary, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice S. Cooper (Iqaluit, Nunavut)
* The Honourable Justice M. B. Bielby (Edmonton, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice B. K. O'Ferrall (Calgary, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice K. M Shaner (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories)
* The Honourable Justice S. H. Smallwood (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories)
* The Honourable Justice A. Mahar (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories)
* The Honourable Justice B. Tulloch (Iqaluit, Nunavut)
* The Honourable Justice B. Veldhuis (Edmonton, Alberta)
* The Honourable Justice T. W. Wakeling (Edmonton, Alberta)
[https://albertacourts.ca/court-of-appeal/sittings-hearing-lists-locations/justices-of-the-court-of-appeal accessed 10 October 2017]
References
External links
Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories
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Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
Northwest Territories courts