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Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of British Columbia is the province's superior trial court. The Supreme Court is a court of general and inherent jurisdiction which means that it can hear any type of case, civil or criminal. It hears most appeals from the Provincial Court in civil and criminal cases and appeals from arbitrations. A party may appeal a decision of the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal.
The Supreme Court Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 443, provides for a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, an Associate Chief Justice, and 90 other justices. The legislation also provides for supernumerary judges who sit hearing cases part-time. There are also 15 Supreme Court masters who hear and dispose of a wide variety of applications in chambers. The Supreme Court also has a Registrar who hears assessments relating to bills of costs, reviews lawyers' accounts, settles orders, references of various types and deals with bankruptcy discharge applications.
Announcements
January 6, 2020
JUDICIAL LAW CLERK PROGRAM RECRUITMENT - 2021 - 2022
Applications are being accepted to the Judicial Law Clerk Program for 2021-2022 until January 19, 2020 at 11:00 PM PST, with interviews to be starting at the beginning of February and concluding in early March, 2020. For more information about the Judicial Law Clerk Program including the required qualifications and application process, please click here.
December 20, 2019
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT
The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Mr. Justice Peter H. Edelmann to Vancouver. For more information about Mr. Justice Edelmann, please see the news release issued by the Department of Justice Canada. A public welcoming ceremony for Mr. Justice Edelmann will be held on a date to be scheduled, and information about the welcoming ceremony will be posted on the Court’s website once it is available.
December 16, 2019
REVISION TO FORM 2 TO PERMIT JOINT APPLICATION BY ACCREDITED MEDIA FOR ACCESS TO EXHIBITS
Form 2: Media Request for Access to an Exhibit has been amended to permit one or more members of the accredited media to make a joint request for access to a particular exhibit (or group of exhibits) on the same terms. The amended Form 2 is available on the Media tab of the Supreme Court website and by clicking here.