Former Judges

Former chief justices and puisne judges of the Court:

Judge Date of Appointment Date of Departure
The Honourable Jack Watson September 14, 2006 November 7, 2025
The Honourable Thomas Wakeling March 6, 2014 December 29, 2024
The Honourable Patricia Rowbotham June 1, 2007 September 30, 2024
The Honourable Elizabeth Hughes November 1, 2018 August 31, 2024
The Honourable Peter Martin November 22, 2005 May 18, 2024
The Honourable Frederica Schutz August 14, 2015 October 12, 2023
The Honourable Bruce McDonald May 20, 2009 July 8, 2023
The Honourable Barbara Veldhuis February 7, 2013 May 1, 2023
The Honourable Marina Paperny February 6, 2001 April 29, 2023
The Honourable Sheila Greckol June 16, 2016 August 31, 2022
The Honourable Catherine Fraser* March 1, 1991              July 30, 2022
The Honourable Brian O’Ferrall March 3, 2011 April 24, 2022
The Honourable Myra Bielby February 10, 2010 September 1, 2021
The Honourable Peter Costigan August 24, 1999 July 14, 2021
The Honourable Ronald Berger June 20, 1996 October 26, 2018
The Honourable Ellen Picard April 25, 1995 February 2, 2016
The Honourable Russell Brown March 7, 2014 August 31, 2015
The Honourable Jean Côté October 27, 1987 August 14, 2015
The Honourable Carole Conrad June 6, 1992 December 31, 2014
The Honourable Clifton O'Brien May 13, 2005 November 11, 2014
The Honourable Constance Hunt April 25, 1995 August 31, 2014
The Honourable Keith Ritter April 18, 2002 May 1, 2013
The Honourable Elizabeth McFadyen February 1, 1993 May 1, 2012
The Honourable Adelle Fruman December 1, 1998 May 4, 2007
The Honourable Willis O'Leary September 27, 1994 September 6, 2006
The Honourable Anne Russell September 27, 1994 May 1, 2006
The Honourable Neil Wittmann June 8, 1999 January 18, 2005
The Honourable John McClung December 19, 1980 October 21, 2004
The Honourable Mary Hetherington October 4, 1985 January 1, 2001
The Honourable Allen Sulatycky July 3, 1997 December 13, 2000
The Honourable John Bracco December 18, 1987 March 31, 2000
The Honourable Howard Irving February 17, 1985 December 28, 1999
The Honourable René Foisy January 1, 1987 July 1, 1999
The Honourable Asa "Milt" Harradence March 26, 1979 April 23, 1997
The Honourable Samuel Lieberman December 23, 1976 April 14, 1997
The Honourable Roger Kerans October 23, 1980 April 2, 1997
The Honourable Roger Belzil June 18, 1981 December 26, 1996
The Honourable David McDonald December 12, 1995 April 8, 1996
The Honourable William Sinclair January 25, 1973 December 18, 1995
The Honourable Joseph Stratton October 27, 1987 October 31, 1995
The Honourable John "Jack" Major July 11, 1991 November 13, 1992
The Honourable James Laycraft* March 26, 1979 December 31, 1991
The Honourable William Haddad November 29, 1974 November 26, 1990
The Honourable William Stevenson October 23, 1980 September 11, 1990
The Honourable David Prowse September 1, 1972 July 26, 1988
The Honourable Arnold Moir May 18, 1973 September 24, 1987
The Honourable Neil McDermid August 14, 1963 June 5, 1986
The Honourable William McGillivray* December 5, 1974 December 16, 1984
The Honourable Carlton Clement February 12, 1970 January 7, 1982
The Honourable William Morrow May 28, 1976 August 13, 1980
The Honourable Gordon Allen May 12, 1966 May 28, 1978
The Honourable James Cairns February 15, 1965 October 25, 1977
The Honourable S. Bruce Smith* April 7, 1960 December 5, 1974
The Honourable Edward Kane February 27, 1961 April 29, 1974
The Honourable Horace Johnson December 16, 1954 December 20, 1973
The Honourable Marshall Porter September 1, 1954 October 12, 1969
The Honourable Hugh MacDonald January 17, 1957 March 2, 1965
The Honourable Clinton Ford* January 25, 1950 March 1, 1961
The Honourable James McBride January 17, 1957 January 2, 1960
The Honourable William MacDonald October 20, 1944 January 17, 1957
The Honourable George O'Connor* October 30, 1946 January 13, 1957
The Honourable Frank Ford November 3, 1936 October 13, 1954
The Honourable Harold Parlee April 9, 1945 February 28, 1954
The Honourable Horace Harvey* October 12, 1910 September 9, 1949
The Honourable Albert Ewing January 13, 1941 August 21, 1946
The Honourable William Howson May 6, 1942 October 20, 1944
The Honourable Harry Lunney May 23, 1928 October 6, 1944
The Honourable Charles Mitchell March 13, 1926 August 16, 1942
The Honourable Alfred Clarke September 15, 1921 January 30, 1942
The Honourable Alexander McGillivray May 8, 1931 December 12, 1940
The Honourable William Walsh January 27, 1931 May 1, 1931
The Honourable James Hyndman September 15, 1921 January 15, 1931
The Honourable Nicolas Beck September 15, 1921 May 14, 1928
The Honourable Charles Stuart September 15, 1921 March 5, 1926
The Honourable David Scott* September 15, 1921 July 26, 1924
The Honourable Arthur Sifton* September 16, 1907 May 25, 1910
* Former Chief Justice