The Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (also known as the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal, and as PECA in legal abbreviation) is the appellate court for the Canadian province of

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

, and thus the senior provincial court below the Supreme Court of Canada. As the number of appeals heard by the Supreme Court of Canada is extremely limited, the Court of Appeal is in practice the court of final appeal for most residents of Prince Edward Island. The Court is composed of three judges, led by the Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island, currently David H. Jenkins.NUMBER OF FEDERALLY APPOINTED JUDGES AS OF JULY 1, 2018, www.fja.gc.ca
/ref> At any given time there may be one or more additional justices who sit as supernumerary justices. The Court of Appeal derives its jurisdiction from Prince Edward Island's
Judicature Act
', enacted in its current form in 2008.

History and functions

Prior to 2008 reforms that were formally implemented in 2009, the senior appellate body in Prince Edward Island was the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (Appeal Division). With the passage of the ''Judicature Act'', the Supreme Court was stripped of its appellate functions, now assigned to the Court of Appeal, while 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. The Court is composed of five judges, led by its Chief Justice, curre ...

remained as a single-division superior court. All members of the former Appeal Division became the justices of the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeals hears appeals from the

Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island The Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island is the provincial court of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, established according to the ''Provincial Court Act''. The Provincial Court has three judges, who sit in Summerside, Charlottet ...

on indictable criminal matters as well as appeals from decisions made by the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. The Appeal Division sits in

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in 1 ...

, in the Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts.Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts
Government of Prince Edward Island Directory. Pursuant to the ''

Constitution Act, 1867 The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...

'', the Court of Appeal is operated by the provincial government, while its justices are appointed by the Governor General of Canada, on the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada.

History and functions

Current membership

Chief Justices of PEI

References

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