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Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of British Columbia is the province's superior trial court. The Supreme Court is a court of general and inherent jurisdiction which means that it can hear any type of case, civil or criminal. It hears most appeals from the Provincial Court in civil and criminal cases and appeals from arbitrations. A party may appeal a decision of the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal.
The Supreme Court Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 443, provides for a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, an Associate Chief Justice, and 95 other judges. The legislation also provides for supernumerary judges who sit hearing cases part-time. There are also 13 Supreme Court associate judges who hear and dispose of a wide variety of applications in chambers. The Supreme Court also has a Registrar who hears assessments relating to bills of costs, reviews lawyers' accounts, settles orders, references of various types and deals with bankruptcy discharge applications.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
March 20, 2025
JOB OPENING: ASSOCIATE JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has an opening in Vancouver for an Associate Judge. Details about this opportunity, including a detailed job profile, job requirements, and instructions for submitting an application, are available here. The closing date for the competition is Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 11:00 pm Pacific Time.
March 7, 2025
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - JUSTICE LAWN
The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of Justice Julia E. Lawn to Vancouver. The appointment is effective immediately. For further information, please see the announcement from the Department of Justice.
March 3, 2025
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointments of Justice John Walker to Vancouver, Justice Richard Fowler to Vancouver, Justice Mark Underhill to Vancouver, Justice Richard Hewson to Kelowna and Justice Lorianna Bennett to Kamloops. The appointments are effective immediately. For further information, please see the announcement from the Department of Justice.
October 4, 2024
ONLINE BOOKING FOR CIVIL AND FAMILY TRIALS
Beginning on November 1, 2024, parties and counsel will be transitioning to an online booking system for civil and family trials. This is an expansion of the online booking system that was introduced in 2020 for a variety
of civil and family case conferences including case planning conferences, judicial case conferences and trial management conferences. For more details about this expansion, please see the notice issued by Associate Chief Justice Holmes.