2013 News Archive

It is with great sadness that the Courts note the sudden death of the Honourable William R. Campbell, judge of the Provincial Court in Meadow Lake. Judge Campbell died Dec. 19, 2013. He had been appointed a Provincial Court judge in October 2012, after a legal career...

The Honourable Jerome A. Tholl has been appointed a judge of the Family Law Division of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan in Regina. Prior to his appointment, Justice Tholl had been a Senior Crown Prosecutor for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and...

The Honourable Jacelyn Ryan-Froslie will swear her Oath of Office as a justice of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan today (Friday, November 29) at 3:30 p.m. in courtroom #1, 520 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon. Members of the Saskatoon Bar are invited to attend...

The Honourable Patrick Anthony Reis has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Yorkton. Judge Reis has practiced law for nearly 30 years, being called to the Bar in 1984. Most of his career has been with Legal Aid in Regina. He was a Bencher of the Law...

The Honourable Darin C. Chow and the Honourable Lyle W. Zuk have been appointed judges of the Family Law Division of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan. Justice Chow is appointed in Regina, while Justice Zuk is appointed in Prince Albert. Mr. Justice Chow was...

The Honourable Jacelyn A. Ryan-Froslie has been appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan. Madam Justice Ryan-Froslie was previously a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, Family Law Division, in Saskatoon. She holds a Bachelor of Arts...

Moose Jaw's Court of Queen's Bench will begin accepting filing for Monday's Chambers on Friday afternoon (Sept. 27) in its temporary location on the lower level of the W.G. Davies building, 110 Ominica Street West. The office will officially re-open Monday morning...

Court services at the Court of Queen's Bench Moose Jaw Judicial Centre are temporarily suspended while staff members work to relocate the office, following damage to a ceiling in the court house over the weekend. The office is closed and will re-open later this week...

Saskatoon's Domestic Violence Court celebrated eight years of successful operation. The treatment court - the result of a collaboration between justice, health and community services and agencies - provides early treatment for offenders and support for victims of...

Following the closure of the Judicial Centre of Wynyard, boundaries surrounding the Judicial Centres of Regina, Yorkton and Melfort have been revised. A portion of the former Wynyard Judicial District, including the communities of Rose Valley and Kelvington, has been...

Saskatchewan’s courts have launched an electronic system to provide notification to the media in the event of an application for a discretionary publication ban. The system permits interested media outlets and/or representatives to sign up via the Saskatchewan Law...

In conjunction with the coming into force of the new Court of Queen's Bench Rules of Court, all previous Practice Directives for the Court have been cancelled. New Practice Directives have been issued and are grouped into four categories: General Application,...

The new Court of Queen's Bench Rules of Court and Forms come into effect on July 1, 2013, fully replacing the Rules of Court and Forms that were in effect prior to July 1, 2013. The new rules and forms will be housed - in both English and French - on the Queen's...

The Honourable Richard W. Elson has been appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan to replace Mr. Justice Peter A. Whitmore, who has been appointed to the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan. Justice Elson received his Bachelor of Laws from the University...

The Honourable Peter A. Whitmore, a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, has been appointed to the Court of Appeal to replace the Hon. Mr. Justice Robert G. Richards, who will become Chief Justice of Saskatchewan on June 30, 2013. Justice Whitmore was...

The Honourable Robert G. Richards, a judge of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, has been appointed Chief Justice of Saskatchewan, effective June 30, 2013. He will replace Chief Justice John Klebuc, who has elected supernumerary status that same day. - Read the...

Effective July 1, 2013, the La Ronge circuit schedule will discontinue sitting in Stony Rapids, and Court will instead be conducted in Black Lake. The change is meant to improve access to justice for a large number of people from Black Lake who are appearing in Stony...

The Honourable James Rybchuk has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Melfort. Judge Rybchuk graduated from the University of Saskatchewan's College of Law in 1994 and was called to the Bar in 1995. He joined the McDougall Gauley law firm in Regina and...

The Honourable Shannon Metivier has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court for Saskatoon. Judge Metivier has spent her career with McKercher LLP, becoming a partner in 2003. She has practiced extensively in the area of civil litigation and has a wealth of...

The Honourable Kevin A. Lang has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court for Regina. Judge Lang joined the McDougall Gauley law firm shortly after being called to the Bar in 1990. He became a partner in the firm in 1996 and has practiced in the areas of...