The Nunavut Court of Justice (NUCJ; , ''Nunavuumi Iqkaqtuijikkut'';

Inuinnaqtun Inuinnaqtun (; natively meaning ''like the real human beings/peoples''), is an indigenous Inuit language. It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon, believe ...

: ''Nunavunmi Maligaliuqtiit'', french: Cour de justice du Nunavut) is the superior court and territorial court of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is administered from the Nunavut Justice Centre (Building #510) in

Iqaluit Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the Frobisher Bay, large bay on the c ...

. It was established on April 1, 1999 as Canada's only "unified" or single-level court with the consent of Canada, the Office of the Interim

Commissioner of Nunavut The commissioner of Nunavut ( iu, ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ; Inuinnaqtun: ''Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut''; french: Commissaire du Nunavut) is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since Janua ...

and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the Inuit Land Claims representative organization. Prior to the establishment of Nunavut as a separate territory justice was administered through two courts, the

Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories The Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories is the lower trial court of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It hears cases relating to criminal law and family law. Judges of the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories * The Honourab ...

and the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories.Nunavut Court of Justice: About the Nunavut Court of Justice
/ref> Besides court proceedings in Iqaluit the judges travel as a circuit court to communities throughout the territory to conduct cases.

Judges

Current judges

Past Judges

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Justices A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

1999 establishments in Nunavut Courts and tribunals established in 1999