Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
- Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
The Provincial Court of Saskatchewan is the lowest tier of the judicial system of Saskatchewan. It is a court of limited jurisdiction, hearing minor criminal charges and petty civil claims. It superseded the former Magistrate's Court, [During an interim period as the transition was made, qualified lawyers appointed to the Magistrate's Court bench were deemed "Judges of the Magistrate's Court.] at which time the stipendiary magistrates were replaced by qualified lawyers. Unlike the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan and Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, which are "section 96 courts" (ie established pursuant to s.96 of the Constitution Act, 1867) with their judges appointed by the federal government, the Provincial Court is entirely provincial by establishment and in the appointment of its judges.
accessdate=2006-12-01] Magistrates were addressed in court as "Your Worship" and referred to simply as "Mr [surname] " (there were no female magistrates by the time the Magistrate's Court was superseded by the Provincial Court).
With the abolition of the District Court and the elevation of all District Court Judges to the Court of Queen's Bench, the mode of address "Your Honour" was available, as justices of the Queen's Bench are addressed as "My Lord" or "My Lady," and accordingly judges of the Provincial Court are "His/Her Honour" in the third person and "Your Honour" in the second person.
Courts of Saskatchewan
*Court of Appeal for Saskatchewanndash appellate and highest level of court
*Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewanndash superior court of Saskatchewan with inherent and unlimited jurisdiction
*Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (formerly the Magistrates Court) ndash inferior court with limited jurisdiction
Notes
External links
* [http://www.saskjustice.gov.sk.ca/courts/ Courts of Saskatchewan]
* [http://www.saskjustice.gov.sk.ca/legislation/summaries/provincialcourtact.shtml Provincial Court Act 1998]
* [http://www.saskarchives.com/web/pdfs/pub-bulletin-7.pdf Court Records The Saskatchewan Archives has collected many of the ]
* [http://www.saskarchives.com/web/pub-bulletin-7.html Saskatchewan Archives Board | Court Records]
ee also
*History of Saskatchewan Courts
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