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About the Supreme Court of P.E.I.
There are three levels of court in Prince Edward Island: the Youth
Court, the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has two divisions, the Appeal Division and the Trial Division.
There are eight justices serving on the Supreme Court, five in
the Trial Division and three in the Appeal Division. The Trial
Division sits in Georgetown, Charlottetown and Summerside while the Appeal Division sits only in
Charlottetown.
The Trial Division
The Trial Division deals with pre-trial matters and hears trials
in general civil matters, family matters, small claims, estate
or probate as well as indictable criminal matters heard with or
without a jury. The Trial Division also hears applications for
judicial review from decisions of tribunals and summary conviction
appeals from Provincial Court. Appeals from the decisions of the
Trial Division are to the Appeal Division.
The Appeal Division
The Appeal Division hears appeals from Provincial Court on indictable
criminal matters as well as appeals from all decisions of the
Trial Division. Appeals from the decisions of the Appeal Division
are to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Supreme Court Judgments
In many proceedings the justices of the Supreme Court give written
reasons for their decision or judgment. These reasons are filed
with the Registrar of the Court, delivered to the parties, to
members of the Law Society, to various electronic databases and
legal publishers. In an effort to provide broader access to the
public this Web site contains the reasons for judgment commencing
as of January 1, 1997.
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