2012 News Archive

The Honourable Paul Demong has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court for Regina. Judge Demong has been with Saskatchewan Government Insurance since 1992, first as a lawyer, then senior counsel and, most recently, Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining...

Provincial Court judges are among 400 participants meeting in 12 communities across Saskatchewan today to develop local strategies to deal with individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) involved in the justice system. Other participants include Crown...

The Honourable William Campbell has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court for Meadow Lake, replacing the Honourable Jeremy Nightingale, who is retiring. Judge Campbell has been in the Public Prosecutions Division of the Ministry of Justice for 20 years,...

The Honourable Lana L. Krogan-Stevely has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, replacing the Honourable Mr. Justice T.C. Zarzeczny, who elected supernumerary status as of Sept. 1, 2012. Justice Krogan-Stevely...

The Honourable Robert Lane, Q.C., has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court for La Ronge, replacing the Honourable Felicia Daunt, who will transfer to the Provincial Court in Prince Albert. Judge Lane has been in the Public Prosecutions Division of the...

Nipawin Provincial Court will undergo renovations during the months of October and November. Starting Oct. 17, 2012, and continuing until tentative completion of renovations on Nov. 14, 2012, Provincial Court matters will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 328-1st...

Effective Sept. 10, 2012, the Court of Appeal, the Court of Queen's Bench and the Provincial Court will permit accredited journalists to transmit and receive 'Tweets' and other forms of text from courtrooms across the province, as long as the interaction does not...

The Court of Queen's Bench passed amendments to The Queen's Bench Rules at its June en banc to comply with The Enforcement of Money Judgments Act (EMJA), which came into force May 28, 2012. The amendments...

The Honourable F. Neil Turcotte has been appointed a judge of the Family Division, Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon. He will replace Mr. Justice R.S. Smith, who transferred to the General Division June 19, 2012. Justice Turcotte was most recently a partner with...

The Provincial Court has prepared a series of Practice Directives to help standardize certain proceedings in its criminal courts. The Practice Directives, developed by a committee including judges and members of the bar who practice in Provincial Court, will come into...

The Court of Queen's Bench resolved at the Court's recent en banc meeting that the entire Revised Queen's Bench Rules will come into force on July 1, 2013. The delay will permit the revised Rules to be fully translated...

Effective June 18, the Weyburn Court House will reopen after its renovations. Phone and fax numbers will remain the same, however, court documents, correspondence, notices and tickets should reflect the new address: 301 Prairie Avenue, Weyburn, SK, S4H 0L4. Work on...

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...

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...

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...

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 Review...

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...

The Court of Queen's Bench has approved the Protocol for the Management of Multi-Jurisdictional Actions. The Protocol was developed by the Canadian Bar Association Task Force on Class Actions and recently approved by the Canadian Judicial Council. The Protocol...