SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Superior Court
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Salary is approximately ,000/year: most would be practicing lawyers so government needs to offer them at least a fraction of the salary they would be making as lawyers. 9 supreme justices, wear red ceremonial gowns: 3 must be from quebec, appointed for life by governor general, not elected by public. Make laws and decide laws (share with parliament) Possibly the least democratic part of the system. Some laws they pass would not be approved of by the public. Court of appeal in ontario: hears appeals from lower courts, 98% of cases stop here and never make it to supreme court, about 1500 cases a year. Superior court: most do not end up here from ontario court of justice. Ontario court of justice: 95% of criminal cases start and end here. Two tiered system from confederation may not still work for today: hear many more cases now than before.
