The Provincial Court is suspending most trials, preliminary inquiries and in-person hearings from Dec. 14 to Jan. 15, due to the increased incidence of COVID-19 across the province and the need for enhanced public health protocols to reduce its spread. – Read...
The Honourable Shannon Metivier will be the next Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan. Judge Metivier will replace current Chief Judge James Plemel, who is retiring, effective March 1, 2021. Judge Metivier has served as a judge of the Provincial Court...
The Honourable Melanie Baldwin and the Honourable Cara Haaf have been appointed to the Family Law Division of the Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan. At the time of her appointment, Justice Baldwin was the Registrar and Executive Legal Officer of the Court...
The Court of Queen’s Bench has postponed jury trials in the province due to the increased spread of COVID-19. All jury trials scheduled to begin before the new year, have been postponed, with options for accused individuals to re-elect judge-alone trials, if...
The Courts note with great sadness the death of the Honourable Robert Laing, former Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench. Laing was appointed to the Court in 1994. He was tasked to lead the North Battleford Water Inquiry in 2001, and was later named Chief...
