The Court of Appeal for British Columbia is the highest court in the province. It hears appeals from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, some boards and tribunals and some criminal matters from the Provincial Court.
There are 17 Court of Appeal judges; 15 are regular sitting judges and the remaining
two judges sit at least half-time as supernumerary judges. The Chief Justice
of British Columbia heads the Court.
The Court of Appeal sits regularly in Vancouver and from time to time in Victoria, Kamloops and Kelowna. However, Vancouver is the
central registry for the Court of Appeal.
The Court sits as a panel of three judges most of the time. For some important cases, the Court will sit as a panel of five judges.
The judges of the British Columbia Court of Appeal are also judges of the Yukon Court of Appeal. The Yukon Court of Appeal sits once a year in
Whitehorse. Yukon appeals are also heard in other B.C. court locations.