OTTAWA, June 22, 2010 - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C. Q. C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the appointment of Suzanne Labbé, as Interim Chief Administrator of the Courts Administration Service.
Ms. Labbé has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and a license in civil law (LL.L.) from the University of Ottawa. She is fluently bilingual and has served as Deputy Chief Administrator, Judicial Services for the past five years.
The Courts Administration Service was established on July 2, 2003, by the Courts Administration Service Act, S.C. 2002, c. 8. The role of the Courts Administration Service is to provide administrative services to four courts of law: the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada. These services permit individuals, companies, organizations and the Government of Canada to submit disputes and other matters to the courts, and enable the courts to hear and resolve the cases before them fairly, without delay and as efficiently as possible.
For further information on the Courts Administration Service: http://cas-ncr-nter03.cas-satj.gc.ca/CAS-SATJ/
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