The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick (frequently referred to as New Brunswick Court of Appeal or NBCA) is the court of appeal in the province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. There are five Justices, one Chief Justice, 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 sits in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...

. Cases are heard by a panel of three judges.

The current Chief Justice is The Honourable Ernest Drapeau.

Jurisdiction

The court hears appeals from the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick

Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick

The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick is the superior court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.- Structure :...

, Provincial Court of New Brunswick, and various tribunals.

Cases tried by the court can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...

, but in practice only happens a few times a year.

Current judges

Position	Name	Appointed	Nominated by	Position Prior to Appointment
Chief Justice	Ernest Drapeau	2003 1998	Chretien	Court of Appeal of New Brunswick Lawyer at Drapeau, Robichaud & McNally
Justice	Wallace Turnbull*	1993	Mulroney	Director of Canada Ports Corporation
Justice	Margaret E.L. Larlee*	1998	Chretien	Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick is the superior court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.- Structure :...
Justice	Alexandre Deschenes*	2000	Chretien	Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick is the superior court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.- Structure :...
Justice	Joseph Robertson	2000	Chretien	Federal Court of Appeal
Justice	Marc Richard	2003	Chretien	Lawyer at Barry Spalding Richard
Justice	B. Richard Bell	2007	Harper	Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick is the superior court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.- Structure :...
Justice	Kathleen Quigg	2008	Harper	Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick is the superior court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.- Structure :...
Justice	Bradley Green	2009	Harper	Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick is the superior court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.- Structure :...

Supernumary Justices are marked with a star.

External links

• New Brunswick Court of Appeal