The Court of Queen’s Bench will begin a pilot project for criminal pre-trials in the Judicial Centres of Prince Albert and Melfort. Commencing September 2012, criminal pre-trials in those Judicial Centres will be held in Prince Albert on fixed dates throughout...
The Honourable Darin Clayton Chow, Q.C., has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Yorkton, replacing the Honourable Brent Klause, who will transfer to the Provincial Court in Saskatoon when a vacancy arises. Judge Chow was a partner in Chow McLeod,...
The Honourable Brian Barrington-Foote has been appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Regina. He will fill the vacancy left by Justice E.J. Gunn, who elected supernumerary status in September 2011. Justice Barrington-Foote has been a partner with...
The Court of Appeal will be implementing mandatory electronic filing of documents relating to appeals through eCourt effective April 2, 2012. This will result in changes to the existing Civil Practice Directive No. 3 and to the creation of a new criminal practice...
The Meadow Lake Court House, which opened in November 2010, received an Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects’ Academy of Architecture for Justice in Washington, D.C. The award is a result of the Academy’s annual 2011 Justice Facilities...
The Honourable Inez J. Cardinal, Q.C., has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Melfort. She will sit temporarily in Meadow Lake until November 2012, when she will sit permanently in Melfort, replacing the Honourable Lorna Dyck, who will be transferring...
