Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)

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The Federal Court of Appeal is a Canadian appellate court that hears cases concerning federal matters arising from certain federal Acts. The court was created on July 2, 2003 by the Courts Administration Service Act when it and the Federal Court were split from its predecessor, the Federal Court of Canada.

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[edit] Jurisdiction

The Federal Court of Appeal hears appeals from the Federal Court, Tax Court of Canada, and certain federal tribunals, as well as applications for judicial review from certain other federal tribunals.

[edit] Judges

Name Appointed Prior position
John D. Richard(Chief Justice) August 30, 1994
Alice Desjardins (Supernumerary) 1987
Robert Décary (Supernumerary) March 14, 1990
Allen Linden (Supernumerary) July 1990
Gilles Létourneau May 13, 1992
Marc Noël 1992
Marc Nadon June 10, 1993
J. Edgar Sexton June 23, 1998
Pierre Blais, P.C June 1998
John Maxwell Evans June 26, 1998
Karen Sharlow November 4, 1999
J.D. Denis Pelletier December 14, 2001
C. Michael Ryer October 26, 2006
Johanne Trudel

[edit] Former Chief Justices

  • John D. Richard 99/11/04 - 03/07/02
  • Julius A. Isaac 91/12/24 - 99/09/01
  • Frank Iacobucci 88/09/02 - 91/01/06
  • Arthur L. Thurlow 80/01/04 - 88/05/05
  • Wilbur R. Jackett 71/06/01 - 79/10/01

[edit] Former Associate Chief Justices

  • Allan Lutfy 99/12/08 - 03/07/02
  • John D. Richard 98/06/23 - 99/11/03
  • James Alexander Jerome 80/02/18 - 98/03/04
  • Arthur L. Thurlow 75/12/04 - 80/01/03
  • Camilien Noël 71/06/01 - 75/07/04

[edit] Former judges

  • Jacques Dumoulin 71/06/01 - 72/12/01
  • Arthur L. Thurlow 71/06/01 - 75/12/03
  • Louis Pratte 73/01/25 - 99/01/01
  • John J. Urie 73/04/19 - 90/12/15
  • William F. Ryan 74/04/11 - 86/08/01
  • Gerald Le Dain 75/09/01 - 84/05/28
  • Darrel V. Heald 75/12/04 - 94/08/27
  • Patrick M. Mahoney 83/07/18 - 94/10/31
  • Louis Marceau 83/07/18 - 00/05/01
  • Mark R. MacGuigan 84/06/29 - 98/01/12
  • Bertrand Lacombe 85/10/29 - 89/12/07
  • Julius A. Isaac 91/12/24 - 03/07/18
  • Joseph Robertson 92/05/13 - 00/07/27
  • Francis J. McDonald 93/04/01 - 01/09/06
  • Barry L. Strayer 94/08/30 - 04/05/01
  • Arthur J. Stone 83/07/18 - 04/11/19
  • Marshall E. Rothstein 92/06/24 - 06/03/09
  • Brian D. Malone 99/11/04 - 07/09/27

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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