Provincial Court of New Brunswick
# Provincial Court of New Brunswick

The Provincial Court of New Brunswick (French: Cour provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the lower trial court of the province of New Brunswick. It hears cases relating to criminal law and other statutes. The court system of New Brunswick also has a Mental Health Court located in Saint John. The provincial bench has 22 judges, 9 supernumerary judges (as of February 2018), and 2 per diem judges.

## Judges of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick

### Current Judges

| Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Chief Judge Pierre W. Arseneault | Moncton | 1988 2006 (ACJ) 2014 (CJ) | Liberal | McIntyre & McIntyre (1980 to 1988) D. Paul Hayes (1979 to 1980) |
| Associate Chief Judge Mary Jane Richards | Fredericton | | | |
| Judge Brigitte Sivret | Bathurst | 2007 | Liberal | |
| Judge Ronald LeBlanc | Bathurst | | | |
| Judge Kenneth Oliver | Burton | 2012 | PC | Crown Prosecutor |
| Judge Pierre F. Dubé | Burton | | | |
| Judge Suzanne C. Bernard | Campbellton | | | |
| Judge Yvette Finn | Caraquet | | | |
| Judge Brigitte Volpé | Edmundston | 2012 | PC | Private Practice |
| Judge Julian Dickson | Fredericton | | | |
| Judge Irwin E. Lampert | Moncton | | | |
| Judge Jolène Richard | Moncton | 2008 | Liberal | Stewart McKelvey |
| Judge D. Troy Sweet | Moncton | 2012 | PC | Private Practice |
| Judge Paul E. Duffie | Moncton | 2008 | Liberal | Provincial MLA Mayor of Grand Falls |
| Judge Denise A. LeBlanc | Moncton | 2016 | | McInnes Cooper |
| Judge Cameron H. Gunn | Miramichi | | | Executive Director, Public Prosecution Services |
| Judge Marco Robert Cloutier | Saint John | 2013 | PC | Private Practice |
| Judge W. Andrew LeMesurier | Saint John | | | |
| Judge Richard Andrew Palmer | Saint John | | | |
| Judge Henrik G. Tonning | Saint John | | | |
| Judge Éric P. Sonier | Tracadie-Sheila | 2016 | Liberal | |
| Judge Brian McLean | Woodstock | | | |

Supernumerary

| Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Judge R. Leslie Jackson | Woodstock | 1997 - 2014 (J) 2006 (ACJ) | Liberal | Private Practice |
| Judge Anne Dugas-Horsman | Moncton | 2001 | PC | Private Practice |
| Judge Camille A. Dumas | Bathurst | | | |
| Judge Donald J. LeBlanc | Tracadie-Sheila | | | |
| Judge David C. Walker | Saint John | | | |
| Judge James G. McNamee (per diem) | Saint John | | | |
| Judge Anne Jeffries (per diem) | Saint John | | | |
| Judge William McCarroll | Saint John | | | |
| Judge Alfred H. Brien | Saint John | | | |
| Judge Denis T. Lordon | Miramichi | | | |
| Judge Joseph C. Michaud | Moncton | | | |
| Judge J. Camille Vautour | Moncton | | | |

## Previous Judges

* Judge Fred Ferguson
* Judge S.M. Hutchinson
* Judge P.L. Cumming
* Judge T. Denis Lordon
* Judge Murray F. Cain

## Sources

* ↑ gnb.ca Judges, accessed Feb 6, 2018
