| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the new judicial application process introduced on October 20, 2016.
| Department of Justice Canada | statements
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, issued the following statement:
| Department of Justice Canada | statements
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, issued the following statement:
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the new judicial application process introduced on October 20, 2016. The new process emphasizes transparency, merit, and diversity, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the new judicial application process introduced on October 20, 2016. The new process emphasizes transparency, merit, and diversity, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Under the new judicial application process introduced by the Minister of Justice on October 20, 2016, any interested and qualified Canadian lawyer or judge may apply for federal judicial appointment by completing a questionnaire. The questionnaires are then used by the Judicial Advisory Committees across Canada to review candidates and submit a list of “highly recommended” and “recommended” candidates for consideration by the Minister of Justice. Candidates are advised that parts of their questionnaire may be made available to the public, with their consent, should they be appointed to the bench. The information is published as it was submitted by the candidates at the time they applied, subject to editing where necessary for privacy reasons. Below are Parts 5, 6, 7, and 11 of the questionnaire completed by the Honourable L. Bernette Ho.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Under the new judicial application process introduced by the Minister of Justice on October 20, 2016, any interested and qualified Canadian lawyer or judge may apply for federal judicial appointment by completing a questionnaire. The questionnaires are then used by the Judicial Advisory Committees across Canada to review candidates and submit a list of “highly recommended” and “recommended” candidates for consideration by the Minister of Justice. Candidates are advised that parts of their questionnaire may be made available to the public, with their consent, should they be appointed to the bench. The information is published as it was submitted by the candidates at the time they applied, subject to editing where necessary for privacy reasons.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Justice Fish served on the Quebec Court of Appeal from 1989 to 2003 and on the Supreme Court of Canada from 2003 to 2013.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the appointment of the Honourable Morris Fish. QC, CC, as Special Advisor on Wrongful Convictions.
| Department of Justice Canada | media advisories
The Department of Justice Canada will hold a technical briefing on the Directive regarding prosecutions of HIV non-disclosure cases, which will be issued by the Attorney General of Canada on December 8, 2018.
