- Chief Justice of New Brunswick
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The Chief Justice of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada holds the highest office within the Province's judicial system. He/she is part of the Court of Appeal, the highest court in the Province which includes five other judges plus any former judge of the Court of Appeal who is a supernumerary judge and any former Chief Justice of New Brunswick who is a judge or a supernumerary judge.
The Court of Appeal generally sits in the Province's capital, Fredericton.
Based on the recommendation of the Premier of New Brunswick, the Governor General in Council appoints the Chief Justice and the other judges to the Court of Appeal.
Historical list of Chief Justices of New Brunswick:
Minister Term George D. Ludlow 1784–1808 Jonathan Bliss 1809–1822 John Saunders 1822–1834 Ward Chipman 1834–1851 James Carter 1851–1865 Robert Parker 1865–1865 William J. Ritchie 1865–1875 John C. Allen 1875–1896 William H. Tuck 1896–1908 Frederick E. Barker 1908–1913 Ezekiel McLeod 1914–1917 J. Douglas Hazen 1917–1935 John B. M. Baxter 1935–1946 Charles D. Richards 1946–1955 John B. McNair 1955–1964 George F. B. Bridges 1964–1972 Charles J. A. Hughes 1972–1984 Stuart G. Stratton 1984–1992 William L. Hoyt 1993–1998 Joseph Z. Daigle 1998–2003 J. Ernest Drapeau 2003 – present References
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