Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
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A Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is one of the court’s regular judges, other than the Chief Justice, who hears and decides the country’s highest-level legal appeals.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
position ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor General of Canada ⓘ |
| appointedUnder |
Constitution Act, 1867
ⓘ
Supreme Court Act ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Canada ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | Governor General of Canada ⓘ |
| cityOfWorkplace | Ottawa ⓘ |
| constitutionalRequirementForQuebecSeats | from the Quebec bar or Quebec superior courts ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| courtType | court of last resort ⓘ |
| excludesOffice | Chief Justice of Canada ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfPositions | 8 ⓘ |
| hasWorkplace | Supreme Court of Canada Building ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada ⓘ |
| languageRequirement | institutionally bilingual court ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Canadian legal system ⓘ |
| legalTraditionContext | common law and civil law (Quebec) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
| mandatoryRetirementAge | 75 ⓘ |
| mayIssue |
concurring opinions
ⓘ
dissenting opinions ⓘ majority opinions ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| numberOfQuebecPuisneJustices | 3 ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
en banc decisions
ⓘ
panel hearings ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | final adjudication of legal disputes in Canada ⓘ |
| rankRelativeToChiefJustice | lower ⓘ |
| rankWithinCourt | regular judge ⓘ |
| removalRequires | address of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada ⓘ |
| requiresCitizenship | Canadian citizen ⓘ |
| requiresLegalBackground |
barrister or advocate of at least ten years’ standing at a provincial bar
ⓘ
judge of a superior court of a province ⓘ |
| requiresMembership | bar of a province or territory of Canada ⓘ |
| role |
decides appeals
ⓘ
hears appeals ⓘ interprets Canadian law ⓘ interprets the Constitution of Canada ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
The Honorable
ⓘ
surface form:
The Honourable
|
| subordinateTo | Chief Justice of Canada ⓘ |
| tenure | until mandatory retirement age ⓘ |
| title | Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfJudgesOnCourt | 9 ⓘ |
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