LAW 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Provincial Superior, Inherent Jurisdiction, Law Society
Law 201 notes: Queen’s U 2018
For both Federal and Provincial
appointments, applicants require at least
10 years as a lawyer, a clean discipline
record (meaning the lawyer has obeyed
the rules of professional conduct and has
not been disciplined by a Provincial law
society), and must have a strong
contribution to the law as an advocate,
academic, or policy maker.
Somewhat political process at both levels
of government since government of the
day chooses the judges.
Organization Of The Canadian Court
System
-Hierarchical system
The Supreme Court of Canada is
Canada's ultimate Court of Appeal.
Supreme Court hears appeals from the
Provincial Courts of Appeal.
The Provincial Courts of Appeal hear
appeals from the Provincial Superior
Court trial level.
Appeals from the Provincial Courts go to
the Superior Court trial level courts.
The Federal Court Trial Division and the
Federal Court of Appeal are both special
statutory courts.
Like the Provincial Courts, they have no
inherent jurisdiction. They hear matters
related to Federal statutes.
The Tax Court is similar except that it
hears tax matters from individual citizens.
The judges in these courts are appointed
by the Federal government.
The Canadian military has its own court,
both at the trial level and the appellate
level. The Military Courts hear charges
against members of the Canadian
military, sometimes called Courts
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Document Summary
For both federal and provincial appointments, applicants require at least. Somewhat political process at both levels of government since government of the day chooses the judges. The provincial courts of appeal hear appeals from the provincial superior. Appeals from the provincial courts go to the superior court trial level courts. Federal court of appeal are both special statutory courts. Like the provincial courts, they have no inherent jurisdiction. The tax court is similar except that it hears tax matters from individual citizens. The judges in these courts are appointed by the federal government. The canadian military has its own court, both at the trial level and the appellate level. The military courts hear charges against members of the canadian military, sometimes called courts. Note: the small claims court is actually a division of the ontario superior court of. Appeals from the small claims court go to the ontario divisional court.
