News & Announcements

A new Chief Justice, many new Judicial appointments, and a new “four pillars” approach to the work of the Court are the highlights of the Court of Queen’s Bench 2017-2018 year, as set out in the Court’s 2017-2018 Annual Report.

On June 5, 2019, the Court made dates available for the booking of Family and Civil JDRs in the Fall 2019 session in Calgary and Edmonton. All of the dates for Family JDRs are now booked, but there are still available dates for Civil JDRs in both Calgary and Edmonton in the Fall 2019 session. As of August 1, 2019, any remaining dates for Civil JDRs in Calgary and Edmonton will be made available for Family JDRs.

We are pleased to announce the following appointments effective May 22, 2019: Kent H. Davidson - is appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta Kevin S. Feth - is appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta

Effective September 1, 2019, the Court will commence a one-year pilot project to lift the suspension of the enforcement of Rules 8.4(3)(a) and 8.5(1)(a) of the Alberta Rules of Court (“the Mandatory ADR Rules”). Notice to Profession NP 2013-01, which suspended the enforcement of the Mandatory ADR Rules, is hereby repealed, effective August 31, 2019.

With the recent appointment of Justice Kenneth G. Nielsen as an Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, changes to the allocation of administrative responsibilities will come into effect on July 1, 2019.

The Court of Queen’s Bench is organizing a group bar call in each of Edmonton and Calgary. We are interested in providing this service to articling students who do not wish to have a private ceremony while maintaining the option of the individual bar call for others.

The Honourable Mr. Justice Kevin Feehan will be sworn in as a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Alberta on Friday, June 7, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in Courtroom 317 at the Law Courts Building, 1A Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta.

The Court of Queen’s Bench is organizing a group bar call in each of Edmonton and Calgary. We are interested in providing this service to articling students who do not wish to have a private ceremony while maintaining the option of the individual bar call for others. The dates are July 26, 2019 (Edmonton) and August 9, 2019 (Calgary). The bar call will take place at 1:30 p.m. Chief Justice Moreau will preside over the ceremony in Edmonton and Associate Chief Justice Rooke will preside over the ceremony in Calgary.

We are pleased to announce the following appointment effectiveApril 17, 2019: ​Susan Richardson - is appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta The date of the swearing-in ceremony is as follows: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 4:00PM Courtroom 317 - Edmonton Law Courts

We are pleased to announce the following appointment effective March 8, 2019: Anna Loparco - is appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta The date of the swearing-in ceremony is as follows: Friday, May 24, 2019 at 4:00PM Courtroom 317 - Edmonton Law Courts