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Supreme Court Announcement Archive

The Announcements Archive contains announcements previously listed in the Announcements section on the Supreme Court main page of this site. If you are unable to located a particular announcement, please contact the Website Coordinator.


OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2024



December 16, 2024
WELCOMING CEREMONY - THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE RON A. SKOLROOD

A Welcoming Ceremony for The Honourable Chief Justice Ron A. Skolrood will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025, in the Great Hall of the Vancouver Law Courts at 4:15 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.


November 29, 2024

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - JUSTICE LEBLANC

The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Justice Lindsay R. LeBlanc, K.C., to Victoria. For more information, please see the announcement from the Department of Justice. A public welcoming ceremony for Justice LeBlanc will be held on a date to be scheduled. Information about the date, time and location will be posted on the court's website.


November 15, 2024

POSTAL STRIKE

The BC Supreme Court is aware of the ongoing Canada Post strike and its potential impact on court-related mail. Should you experience any delays or issues, please contact the court registry for assistance. More details can be found on the contact section of our website.


November 22, 2024
CALL AND ADMISSION CEREMONY - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This event will take place in the Great Hall at the Vancouver Law Courts at 9:30 am. There will be approximately 100 candidates being called to the Bar. The presiding Judge will be The Honourable Justice Baljinder Kaur Girn.


November 12, 2024

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - JUSTICE SIGURDSON

The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Justice Elin Sigurdson to Vancouver. For further information, please see the announcement from the Department of Justice.


October 31, 2024

JUDICIAL RETIREMENT - THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE JEANNE E. WATCHUK

The Supreme Court of British Columbia announces that the Honourable Madam Justice Jeanne E. Watchuk retired from the Supreme Court of British Columbia at Vancouver on October 30, 2024. Justice Watchuk was appointed to the Supreme Court on October 28, 2010.


October 28, 2024

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - JUSTICE MORISHITA

The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of Justice Scott Morishita to Vancouver. The appointment is effective immediately. For further information, please see the announcement from the Department of Justice.


October 15, 2024

APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Justice Ronald A. Skolrood, a Justice of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The appointment is effective immediately. For further information, please see the announcement from the Prime Minister issued earlier today. The Supreme Court will hold a Welcoming Ceremony for Chief Justice Skolrood at a date to be scheduled.


October 4, 2024
ONLINE BOOKING FOR CIVIL AND FAMILY TRIALS

Beginning on November 1, 2024, parties and counsel will be transitioning to an online booking system for civil and family trials. This is an expansion of the online booking system that was introduced in 2020 for a variety of civil and family case conferences including case planning conferences, judicial case conferences and trial management conferences. For more details about this expansion, please see the notice issued by Associate Chief Justice Holmes.


October 3, 2024

JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS

This fall the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court are hosting in-person and virtual information sessions about the judicial clerkship program. These sessions aim to foster learning and connection between judges, law clerks, and students interested in learning more about the judicial clerkship experience.

The following sessions will take place in-person at BC Law Schools:

  • UVic Faculty of Law - October 8 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.
  • Allard Hall - October 15 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.
  • TRU Faculty of Law - November 12 from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm.

Check with your Career Services Office for more details.

There will also be two sessions that will take place online:

  • Indigenous law student communities - October 31 from 12:40 pm to 1:20 pm PST. Click here to register.
  • LGBTQIA2S+ law student communities - November 4 from 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm PST. Click here to register.

Please email judiciallawclerkprogram@bccourts.ca if you have any further questions about this registration.


October 2, 2024
WELCOMING CEREMONY - JUSTICE DION, JUSTICE LAYTON & JUSTICE GOTTARDI

A Welcoming Ceremony for Justice Dion, Justice Layton, and Justice Gottardi will be held on Tuesday, October 29, at the New Westminster Law Courts in Courtroom 207 at 4:15 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.


October 2, 2024

WELCOMING CEREMONY - JUSTICE ORMISTON

A Welcoming Ceremony for Justice Ormiston will be held on Monday, October 28, at the Abbotsford Law Courts in Courtroom 404 at 4:15 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.



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