POLS 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Jim Flaherty, Civi-Dt, Mandatory Sentencing
11 Dec 2015
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Constitution act (1867): 92 purely provincial courts. They are just the official face of the appointment, in truth they are not the individual who picks. *burgundy sash on judges: 101 purely federal courts. Front line courts - where the vast majority of all cases in canada are heard at this level (95%) Used to be called magistrates where the judges were laypeople (no legal training) A lot of the law they are dispensing is indeed federal law. Patronage appointments - this means that they were rewarded for their loyalty to a specific political party/power. Hears all summary criminal offences and some indictable offences aside from the most serious offences, such as murder or treason, and they also conduct preliminary hearings in criminal cases for indictable offences destined for trial in superior court. Provincially appointed judges and it is provincially administered. Hears most family law matters aside from divorce (because this is federal jurisdiction)
