Provincial Court of New Brunswick

The courthouse in Saint John

The Provincial Court of New Brunswick (French: Cour provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the lower trial court of the province of New Brunswick. It hears cases relating to criminal law and other statutes. The court system of New Brunswick also has a Mental Health Court located in Saint John. The provincial bench has 22 judges, 9 supernumerary judges (as of February 2018), and 2 per diem judges.[1]

Judges of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick

Current Judges

Name Location Date Appointed Appointed By Prior Position(s)
Chief Judge Pierre W. Arseneault [1] Moncton 1988
2006 (ACJ)
2014 (CJ)		 Liberal McIntyre & McIntyre (1980 to 1988)
D. Paul Hayes (1979 to 1980)
Associate Chief Judge Mary Jane Richards Fredericton
Judge Brigitte Sivret [2] Bathurst 2007 Liberal
Judge Ronald LeBlanc Bathurst
Judge Kenneth Oliver [3] Burton 2012 PC Crown Prosecutor
Judge Pierre F. Dubé Burton
Judge Suzanne C. Bernard Campbellton
Judge Yvette Finn Caraquet
Judge Brigitte Volpé [4] Edmundston 2012 PC Private Practice
Judge Julian Dickson Fredericton
Judge Irwin E. Lampert Moncton
Judge Jolène Richard [5] Moncton 2008 Liberal Stewart McKelvey
Judge D. Troy Sweet [6] Moncton 2012 PC Private Practice
Judge Paul E. Duffie Moncton 2008 Liberal Provincial MLA
Mayor of Grand Falls
Judge Denise A. LeBlanc [7] Moncton 2016 McInnes Cooper
Judge Cameron H. Gunn Fredericton Executive Director, Public Prosecution Services
Judge Marco Robert Cloutier [8] Saint John 2013 PC Private Practice
Judge W. Andrew LeMesurier Saint John
Judge Richard Andrew Palmer Saint John
Judge Henrik G. Tonning Saint John
Judge Éric P. Sonier [9] Tracadie-Sheila 2016 Liberal
Judge Brian McLean Woodstock

Supernumerary

Name Location Date Appointed Appointed By Prior Position(s)
Judge R. Leslie Jackson Woodstock 1997 - 2014 (J)
2006 (ACJ)		 Liberal Private Practice
Judge Anne Dugas-Horsman Moncton 2001 PC Private Practice
Judge Camille A. Dumas Bathurst
Judge Donald J. LeBlanc Tracadie-Sheila
Judge David C. Walker Saint John
Judge James G. McNamee (per diem) Saint John
Judge Anne Jeffries (per diem) Saint John
Judge William McCarroll Saint John
Judge Alfred H. Brien Saint John
Judge Denis T. Lordon Miramichi
Judge Joseph C. Michaud Moncton
Judge J. Camille Vautour Moncton

Previous Judges

  • Judge Fred Ferguson
  • Judge S.M. Hutchinson
  • Judge P.L. Cumming
  • Judge T. Denis Lordon
  • Judge Murray F. Cain

Sources

  1. ^ gnb.ca Judges, accessed Feb 6, 2018