Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
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The Provincial Court of Saskatchewan is one of the courts in the judicial system of Saskatchewan
. It is a court of limited jurisdiction, hearing criminal charges and civil claims up to $20,000.
. To be eligible for appointment, a person must have at least ten years' experience as a lawyer, or have other legal experience which is satisfactory to the Judicial Council of Saskatchewan. Once appointed, judges are independent of the government, and can only be removed from office following the procedure set out in the Act. The judges serve until age 65, although the Chief Judge may grant an extension up to age 70.
There is also the Traffic Safety Court, and municipal by-law courts in the major centres. Those courts are under the administrative supervision of the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. It is a court of limited jurisdiction, hearing criminal charges and civil claims up to $20,000.
Statutory Basis for the Provincial Court
The Court is established under The Provincial Court Act, 1998, an act passed by the Legislature of Saskatchewan under its constitutional authority to create courts of both civil and criminal jurisdiction.Judges of the Court
The Court is composed of the Chief Judge and over fifty other judges. The judges are appointed by the provincial CabinetCabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
. To be eligible for appointment, a person must have at least ten years' experience as a lawyer, or have other legal experience which is satisfactory to the Judicial Council of Saskatchewan. Once appointed, judges are independent of the government, and can only be removed from office following the procedure set out in the Act. The judges serve until age 65, although the Chief Judge may grant an extension up to age 70.
Sittings of the Court
The Provincial Courts sits in thirteen towns and cities: Estevan, La Ronge, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake, Melfort, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Wynyard and Yorkton. The Court also sits in over sixty smaller centres across the Province. Judges of the Provincial Court are addressed as "Your Honour", or "His/Her Honour" when speaking/writing in the third person.History
The Provincial Court superseded the former Magistrate's Court, at which time the stipendiary magistrates were replaced by qualified lawyers.Courts of Saskatchewan
There are three main courts in Saskatchewan:- Court of Appeal for SaskatchewanCourt of Appeal for SaskatchewanThe Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan is the highest superior appeal court in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It hears appeals from the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan as well as the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan and administrative tribunals...
superior appellate courtSuperior courtIn common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases...
; highest court of Saskatchewan. - Court of Queen's Bench for SaskatchewanCourt of Queen's Bench for SaskatchewanThe Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan is the superior trial court for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Court hears civil and criminal law cases. It is a court of inherent jurisdiction and there is no monetary limit on the claims which it may hear. It also has original jurisdiction...
superior trial courtSuperior courtIn common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases...
of Saskatchewan with inherent and unlimited jurisdiction - Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (formerly the Magistrates Court) inferior court with limited jurisdiction
There is also the Traffic Safety Court, and municipal by-law courts in the major centres. Those courts are under the administrative supervision of the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court.