Chief Justice of New Brunswick

The chief justice of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada holds the highest office within the Province's judicial system. The Chief Justice is a member of the Court of Appeal, the highest court in the Province which includes five other judges plus 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 of Appeal generally sits in the Province's capital, Fredericton.

The governor general in Council appoints the chief justice and the other judges to the Court of Appeal.

Historical list of chief justices of New Brunswick:

Minister  | Term

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George D. Ludlow | 1784–1808
Jonathan Bliss | 1809–1822
John Saunders | 1822–1834
Ward Chipman | 1834–1851
Sir James Carter | 1851–1865
Robert Parker | 1865–1865
William J. Ritchie | 1865–1875
Sir John C. Allen | 1875–1896
William H. Tuck | 1896–1908
Frederick E. Barker | 1908–1913
Ezekiel McLeod | 1914–1917
Sir J. Douglas Hazen | 1917–1935
John B. M. Baxter | 1935–1946
Charles D. Richards | 1946–1955
John B. McNair | 1955–1964
George F. G. Bridges | 1964–1972
Charles J. A. Hughes | 1972–1984
Stuart G. Stratton | 1984–1992
William L. Hoyt | 1993–1998
Joseph Z. Daigle | 1998–2003
J. Ernest Drapeau | 2003–2018
J.C. Marc Richard | 2018–present[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Prime Minister announces appointment of new Chief Justice of New Brunswick" (Press release). PMO. May 4, 2018.

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## External links

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* New Brunswick Court of Appeal Archived 2009-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

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