Court of Appeal of New Brunswick


The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick is the appellate court in the province of New Brunswick. 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. Cases are heard by a panel of three judges.
The current Chief Justice is the Honourable Marc Richard.

Jurisdiction

The court hears appeals from the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, Provincial Court of New Brunswick, and various tribunals. Cases tried by the court can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, but in practice this happens only a few times a year.

Current judges

Supernumerary
Position / NameAppointedNominated byPosition Prior to Appointment
Justice Margaret E.L. Larlee*1998ChrétienCourt of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick
Justice Ernest Drapeau1998ChrétienCourt of Appeal of New Brunswick

Lawyer at Drapeau, Robichaud & McNally