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Current & Former Justices of the Court of Appeal

The Justices of the Court of Appeal can be viewed alphabetically or by seniority.


Chief Justice

Honourable Chief Justice Leonard Marchand

  • Called to BC Bar 1995
  • Appointed to Provincial Court of BC September 3, 2013
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 21, 2017
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 24, 2021
  • Appointed as Chief Justice of British Columbia December 7, 2023
Current Justices (alphabetical)
* Supernumerary Justices

Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux*

  • Called to BC Bar 1981
  • Appointed to Supreme Court September 30, 2011
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 7, 2019

Mr. Justice G. Bruce Butler*

  • Called to BC Bar 1980
  • Appointed to Supreme Court March 30, 2007
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal August 29, 2018

Madam Justice Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten

  • Called to BC Bar 1993
  • Appointed to Supreme Court October 20, 2016
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal May 6, 2019

Justice Gail M. Dickson*

  • Called to BC Bar 1982
  • Appointed to Supreme Court December 15, 2006
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal July 28, 2015

Justice Sheri A. Donegan

  • Called to BC Bar 1993
  • Appointed to Provincial Court October 4, 2010
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 6, 2013
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal August 29, 2024

Justice Peter H. Edelmann

  • Called to BC Bar 2005
  • Appointed to Supreme Court December 20, 2019
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal October 28, 2024

Madam Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon*

  • Called to BC Bar 1985
  • Appointed to Supreme Court January 31, 2008
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal June 19, 2015

Justice Margot L. Fleming

  • Called to BC Bar 1996
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 6, 2013
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal May 27, 2024

Madam Justice Barbara Fisher*

  • Called to BC Bar 1983
  • Appointed to Supreme Court November 26, 2004
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal September 14, 2017

Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery

  • Called to BC Bar 1984
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 15, 2018
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal November 12, 2024

Mr. Justice J. Christopher Grauer*

  • Called to BC Bar 1981
  • Appointed to Supreme Court April 11, 2008
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal December 20, 2019

Justice Susan Griffin*

  • Called to BC Bar 1985
  • Appointed to Supreme Court February 20, 2008
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal February 7, 2018

Mr. Justice Harvey M. Groberman*

  • Called to BC Bar 1985
  • Appointed to Supreme Court December 14, 2001
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal May 8, 2008

Mr. Justice David C. Harris*

  • Called to BC Bar 1987
  • Appointed to Supreme Court March 19, 2010
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal April 5, 2012

Justice Karen Horsman

  • Called to BC Bar 1994
  • Appointed to Supreme Court August 31, 2018
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal April 20, 2022

Justice Nitya Iyer

  • Called to BC Bar 1994
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 14, 2017
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal May 27, 2024

Justice Heather MacNaughton

  • Called to the Bar 1984;BC Bar 2010
  • Appointed to Supreme Court October 20, 2016
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 7, 2025

Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer

  • Called to BC Bar 2000
  • Appointed to Supreme Court April 12, 2017
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 3, 2025

Justice W. Paul Riley

  • Called to BC Bar 1996
  • Appointed to Supreme Court May 12, 2017
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal August 29, 2024

Justice Lisa A. Warren

  • Called to BC Bar 1991
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 6, 2013
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 3, 2025

Mr. Justice Peter M. Willcock*

  • Called to BC Bar 1983
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 19, 2009
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal June 6, 2013

Justice Janet Winteringham

  • Called to BC Bar 1992
  • Appointed to Supreme Court August 15, 2017
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal December 4, 2023
Registrar

Registrar Timothy Outerbridge

  • Date of Appointment June 30, 2014

Former Chief Justices of the Court of Appeal (since 1988)
Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman
  • 2013 - 2023

Chief Justice Lance S.G. Finch
  • 2001 - 2013

Chief Justice Allan McEachern
  • 1988 - 2001

Former Justices of the Court of Appeal (since 1996)
Mr. Justice Robert James Bauman
  • 2008 - 2009

Madam Justice Elizabeth A. Bennett
  • 2009 - 2025

Mr. Justice Thomas R. Braidwood
  • 1996 - 2005

Mr. Justice A.B.B. Carrothers
  • 1973 - 1998

Mr. Justice Edward C. Chiasson
  • 2006 - 2015

Mr. Justice G.S. Cumming
  • 1989 - 2001

Mr. Justice Ian T. Donald
  • 1994 - 2017

Mr. Justice William A. Esson
  • 1983 - 1989
  • 1996 - 2005

Mr. Justice Lance S.G. Finch
  • 1993 - 2001

Mr. Justice Gregory James Fitch
  • 2015 - 2024

Mr. Justice S. David Frankel
  • 2007 - 2023

Madam Justice Nicole J. Garson
  • 2009 - 2020

Mr. Justice R. J. Gibbs
  • 1989 - 1999

Mr. Justice Richard B.T. Goepel
  • 2013 - 2022

Mr. Justice D.M.M. Goldie
  • 1991 - 1999

Mr. Justice John E. Hall
  • 1996 - 2014

Mr. Justice D.B. Hinds
  • 1990 - 1999

Mr. Justice Christopher E. Hinkson
  • 2010 - 2013

Mr. Justice E.E. Hinkson
  • 1977 - 1996

Mr. Justice H.A. Hollinrake
  • 1990 - 2004

Madam Justice Carol Mahood Huddart
  • 1996 - 2011

Mr. Justice John J.L. Hunter
  • 2017 - 2024

Mr. Justice H.E. Hutcheon
  • 1980 - 1996

Madam Justice Pamela A. Kirkpatrick
  • 2005 - 2019

Mr. Justice John Douglas Lambert
  • 1978- 2005

Mr. Justice H.P. Legg
  • 1989 - 1997

Madam Justice Risa Levine
  • 2001 - 2014

Mr. Justice Richard T. A. Low
  • 2000 - 2014

Mr. Justice P.D. Lowry
  • 2003 - 2018

Mr. Justice A. B. Macfarlane
  • 1982 - 1999

Justice Anne W. MacKenzie
  • 2011 - 2024

Mr. Justice Kenneth C. Mackenzie
  • 1998 - 2011

Madam Justice Kathryn E. Neilson
  • 2008 - 2016

Madam Justice Mary V. Newbury
  • 1995 - 2024

Mr. Justice Wallace T. Oppal
  • 2003 - 2005

Madam Justice P.M. Proudfoot
  • 1989 - 2002

Madam Justice Jo-Ann E. Prowse
  • 1992 - 2013

Madam Justice M. Anne Rowles
  • 1991 - 2011

Madam Justice Catherine Anne Ryan
  • 1994 - 2013

Mr. Justice John E.D. Savage
  • 2014 - 2019

Madam Justice Mary Saunders
  • 1999 - 2024

Justice Ronald A. Skolrood
  • 2022 - 2024

Madam Justice Daphne M. Smith
  • 2008 - 2019

Mr. Justice Kenneth J. Smith
  • 2001 - 2012

Madam Justice M.F. Southin
  • 1988 - 2006

Madam Justice Sunni Stromberg-Stein
  • 2013 - 2024

Mr. Justice Allan D. Thackray
  • 1990 - 2007

Mr. Justice David Franklin Tysoe
  • 2007 - 2021

Mr. Justice Peter G. Voith
  • 2020 - 2025

Mr. Justice Bryan Williams
  • 1995 - 1996

Mr. Justice Josiah Wood
  • 1989 - 1996

Former Registrar of the Court of Appeal
Registrar Jennifer L. Jordan
  • 1982 - 2014

Current Justices (by seniority)
*Supernumerary Justices

Mr. Justice Harvey M. Groberman*

  • Called to BC Bar 1985
  • Appointed to Supreme Court December 14, 2001
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal May 8, 2008

Mr. Justice David C. Harris*

  • Called to BC Bar 1987
  • Appointed to Supreme Court March 19, 2010
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal April 5, 2012

Mr. Justice Peter M. Willcock*

  • Called to BC Bar 1983
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 19, 2009
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal June 6, 2013

Madam Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon*

  • Called to BC Bar 1985
  • Appointed to Supreme Court January 31, 2008
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal June 19, 2015

Justice Gail M. Dickson*

  • Called to BC Bar 1982
  • Appointed to Supreme Court December 15, 2006
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal July 28, 2015

Madam Justice Barbara Fisher*

  • Called to BC Bar 1983
  • Appointed to Supreme Court November 26, 2004
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal September 14, 2017

Justice Susan Griffin*

  • Called to BC Bar 1985
  • Appointed to Supreme Court February 20, 2008
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal February 7, 2018

Mr. Justice G. Bruce Butler*

  • Called to BC Bar 1980
  • Appointed to Supreme Court March 30, 2007
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal August 31, 2018

Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux*

  • Called to BC Bar 1981
  • Appointed to Supreme Court September 30, 2011
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 7, 2019

Madam Justice Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten

  • Called to BC Bar 1993
  • Appointed to Supreme Court October 20, 2016
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal May 6, 2019

Mr. Justice J. Christopher Grauer*

  • Called to BC Bar 1981
  • Appointed to Supreme Court April 11, 2008
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal December 20, 2019

Justice Karen Horsman

  • Called to BC Bar 1994
  • Appointed to Supreme Court August 31, 2018
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal April 20, 2022

Justice Janet Winteringham

  • Called to BC Bar 1992
  • Appointed to Supreme Court August 15, 2017
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal December 4, 2023

Justice Margot L. Fleming

  • Called to BC Bar 1996
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 6, 2013
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal May 27, 2024

Justice Nitya Iyer

  • Called to BC Bar 1994
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 14, 2017
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal May 27, 2024

Justice Sheri A. Donegan

  • Called to BC Bar 1993
  • Appointed to Provincial Court October 4, 2010
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 6, 2013
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal August 29, 2024

Justice W. Paul Riley

  • Called to BC Bar 1996
  • Appointed to Supreme Court May 12, 2017
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal August 29, 2024

Justice Peter H. Edelmann

  • Called to BC Bar 2005
  • Appointed to Supreme Court December 20, 2019
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal October 28, 2024

Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery

  • Called to BC Bar 1984
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 15, 2018
  • Appointed to the Court of Appeal November 12, 2024

Justice Lisa A. Warren

  • Called to BC Bar 1991
  • Appointed to Supreme Court June 6, 2013
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 3, 2025

Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer

  • Called to BC Bar 2000
  • Appointed to Supreme Court April 12, 2017
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 3, 2025

Justice Heather MacNaughton

  • Called to the Bar 1984;BC Bar 2010
  • Appointed to Supreme Court October 20, 2016
  • Appointed to Court of Appeal March 7, 2025

Registrar

Registrar Timothy Outerbridge

  • Date of Appointment June 30, 2014

Former Chief Justices of the Court of Appeal (since 1988)

Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman
  • 2013 - 2023

Chief Justice Lance S.G. Finch
  • 2001 - 2013

Chief Justice Allan McEachern
  • 1988 - 2001

Former Justices of the Court of Appeal (since 1996)
Mr. Justice Robert James Bauman
  • 2008 - 2009

Madam Justice Elizabeth A. Bennett
  • 2009 - 2025

Mr. Justice Thomas R. Braidwood
  • 1996 - 2005

Mr. Justice A.B.B. Carrothers
  • 1973 - 1998

Mr. Justice Edward C. Chiasson
  • 2006- 2015

Mr. Justice G.S. Cumming
  • 1989 - 2001

Mr. Justice Ian T. Donald
  • 1994 - 2017

Mr. Justice William A. Esson
  • 1983 - 1989
  • 1996 - 2005

Mr. Justice Lance S.G. Finch
  • 1993 - 2001

Mr. Justice Gregory James Fitch
  • 2015 - 2024

Mr. Justice S. David Frankel
  • 2007- 2023

Madam Justice Nicole J. Garson
  • 2009 - 2020

Mr. Justice Richard B.T. Goepel
  • 2013 - 2022

Mr. Justice R. J. Gibbs
  • 1989 - 1999

Mr. Justice D.M.M. Goldie
  • 1991 - 1999

Mr. Justice John E. Hall
  • 1996 - 2014

Mr. Justice D.B. Hinds
  • 1990 - 1999

Mr. Justice Christopher E. Hinkson
  • 2010 - 2013

Mr. Justice E.E. Hinkson
  • 1977 - 1996

Mr. Justice H.A. Hollinrake
  • 1990 - 2004

Madam Justice Carol Mahood Huddart
  • 1996 - 2011

Mr. Justice John J.L. Hunter
  • 2017 - 2024

Mr. Justice H.E. Hutcheon
  • 1980 - 1996

Madam Justice Pamela A. Kirkpatrick
  • 2005 - 2019

Mr. Justice John Douglas Lambert
  • 1978 - 2005

Mr. Justice H.P. Legg
  • 1989 - 1997

Madam Justice Risa Levine
  • 2001 - 2014

Mr. Justice Richard T.A. Low
  • 2000 - 2014

Mr. Justice P.D. Lowry
  • 2003 - 2018

Mr. Justice A. B. Macfarlane
  • 1982 - 1999

Justice Anne W. MacKenzie
  • 2011 - 2024

Mr. Justice Kenneth C. Mackenzie
  • 1998 - 2011

Madam Justice Kathryn E. Neilson
  • 2008 - 2016

Madam Justice Mary V. Newbury
  • 1995 - 2024

Mr. Justice Wallace T. Oppal
  • 2003 - 2005

Madam Justice P.M. Proudfoot
  • 1989 - 2002

Madam Justice Jo-Ann E. Prowse
  • 1992 - 2013

Madam Justice M. Anne Rowles
  • 1991 - 2011

Madam Justice Catherine Anne Ryan
  • 1994 - 2013

Madam Justice Mary Saunders
  • 1999 - 2024

Mr. Justice John E.D. Savage
  • 2014 - 2019

Justice Ronald A. Skolrood
  • 2022 - 2024

Mr. Justice Kenneth J. Smith
  • 2001 - 2012

Madam Justice M.F. Southin
  • 1988 - 2006

Madam Justice Sunni Stromberg-Stein
  • 2013- 2024

Mr. Justice Allan D. Thackray
  • 1990 - 2007

Mr. Justice Peter G. Voith
  • 2020 - 2025

Mr. Justice Bryan Williams
  • 1995 - 1996

Mr. Justice Josiah Wood
  • 1989 - 1996

Former Registrar of the Court of Appeal

Registrar Jennifer L. Jordan
  • 1982 - 2014

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