Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal)

Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
Coat of Arms of the Supreme Court [1]
Established	1729
Jurisdiction	Newfoundland and Labrador
Location	St. John's
Authorized by	Judicature Act
Number of positions	6
Website	justice.gov.nl.ca/appeal
Chief Justice
Currently	J. Derek Green
Since	27 March, 2009

In the Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador, the Court of Appeal is at the top of the hierarchy of courts for the province (subject to final appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada). Legally, the Court of Appeal is the appeal division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Court hears appeals of all type from the Supreme Court (Trial Division), the Unified Family Court, Provincial Court and a number of boards and tribunals.

The court derives its powers and jurisdiction from the Judicature Act.

Current judges

Position	Name	Appointed	Nominated by	Position Prior to Appointment
Chief Justice	J.D. Green	2009	Harper	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division)
Justice	Clyde K. Wells*	1998	Chretien	Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador 1989-1996
Justice	Gale Welsh	2001	Chretien	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division)
Justice	Malcolm Rowe	2001	Chretien	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division)
Justice	Keith Mercer*	2003	Chretien	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division)
Justice	Leo Barry*	2007	Harper	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division)
Justice	Charles White	2009	Harper	Lawyer at White, Ottenheimer & Baker
Justice	Michael Harrington	2009	Harper	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division)
Justice	Lois R. Hoegg	2010	Harper	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division)

Supernumary Justices are marked with a star.

External links

• Court website

Notes

1. ^ The Court continues to use the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom to identify itself, though it was granted independence from the U.K. in 1907 and has since joined Canada as a province in 1949.