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New Judge Appointed to Provincial Court
April 27, 2007
Donna Scott, Q.C. is appointed a judge of the Saskatchewan Provincial Court in Saskatoon. More
New Judge Appointed to Court of Queen's Bench
April 2, 2007
Murray D. Acton, Q.C. is appointed a judge of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatoon. More
Judge Receives Hodgson Award
March 29, 2007
The Honourable Judge Gerald M. Morin is the recipient of the 2007 Willy Hodgson Award which was presented on March 28, 2007. More
CBA Award Presented to Provincial Court Judges
February 12, 2007
Chief Judge G. T. G. Seniuk and Judge D. M. Arnot are the 2007 recipients of CBA Distinguished Service Award. More
Regina Drug Treatment Court Receives Award
February 26, 2007
As part of the Project Hope provincial initiative, the Regina Drug Treatment Court was one of the recipients of the 2007 Saskatchewan Healthcare Excellence Awards. More
New Judges Appointed to Court of Appeal and Queen's Bench
March 2, 2007
The Honourable Madam Justice Darla C. Hunter, a judge of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench, is appointed a judge of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal and Ralph K. Ottenbreit, Q.C. is appointed a judge of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench. More
"Try Judging" Essay/Poster Contest Opens
March 5, 2007
The "Try Judging" essay/poster competition is being sponsored by the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association. Open to all high school law and social science classes (French and English), it is being held in connection with Law Week this spring. More(English)...
New Judge Appointed to Regina
February 2, 2007
Murray Hinds has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Regina. More
New Judges Appointed to Saskatoon and Prince Albert
December 15, 2006
Marilyn Gray, Q.C., has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Saskatoon. Hugh Harradence, Q.C., has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Prince Albert. More
New Aboriginal Court Party Commences Sittings
December 1, 2006
The Meadow Lake Aboriginal Court Party will hold circuit court sittings in both the Cree and Dene languages. More
Judge Lafond Appointed
November 27, 2006
Judge Turpel-Lafond has been appointed the first Representative for Children and Youth for British Columbia after the Special Committee to Appoint a Representative unanimously recommended her in a report to the British Columbia Legislature. More
New Judge Appointed to Saskatoon
October 27, 2006
Martel D. Popescul been appointed a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon. More
Regina Drug Treatment Court Opens
October 3, 2006
The Regina Drug Treatment Court is a therapeutic court that addresses drug addiction as an underlying cause of criminal activity. Participation in the DTC is open to adult accused who are drug dependent and whose criminal behaviour is motivated or caused by their addiction. Participants in the DTC will enter an intensive treatment program.More
Chief Justice of Saskatchewan Appointed
September 18, 2006
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, today announced the appointment of The Honourable Mr. Justice John Klebuc, a Judge of Her Majesty's Queen Bench for Saskatchewan, Judicial Centre of Saskatoon, to Chief Justice of Saskatchewan. He replaces the Honourable Chief Justice E. D. Bayda who retired September 9, 2006.More
Chief Justice Receives Honorary Doctorate
June 15, 2006
The University of Regina has conferred an honorary doctorate of laws on The Honourable E. D. Bayda, Chief Justice of Saskatchewan. The ceremony tool place during the University of Regina's spring convocation. More
New Provincial Court Sittings at Thunderchild
June 6, 2006
In June 2006, the Saskatchewan Provincial Court will commence circuit court sittings on the Thunderchild First Nation. The judge and staff from the Lloydminster Provincial Court office will hold court there twice a month.
The Thunderchild First Nation Chief and Council identified Thunderchild First Nation as a potential site for a circuit court location and approached Saskatchewan Justice with their desire to host court proceedings for the benefit of the people of the local area. The decision to make Thunderchild a circuit court point came after consultation with all stakeholders within the communities involved and the justice system. More...
New Judge Appointed to Meadow Lake
May 10, 2006
Donald J. Bird has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Meadow Lake. More
Honourable Roy N. Hall Obituary
March 25, 2006
 Saturday, March 25, 2006, The Honourable Roy Norman Hall, passed away at the age of 85 years. Predeceased by his wife, Sheila; his parents, Norman and Eleanor Hall; his brothers, Stanley and Keith; and his daughter-in-law, Ellen Ross. Roy is survived by his sons, Stanley and Norman; his grandchildren, David, Ross and Shelley; his brother-in-law, Lyell MacLeod; his sisters-in-law, Kay Hall and Merna Moffat; his nieces, Kathy Tate and Celia Nishimura, and their children. Born at Ponteix, Saskatchewan on October 24, 1920, Roy was educated at Ponteix and Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.A. and LL.B (cum laude). He served with the RCAF in World War II as a navigator. Roy practised law in Prince Albert, and was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan in 1962 and served for twenty-eight years until retirement. At the request of Roy, there will be no funeral or memorial service. Cremation. An on-line book of condolences may be signed at www.speersfuneralchapel.com
Judge Recieves Hodgson Award
March 6, 2006
The Law Society of Saskatchewan announced that the Honourable Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is the recipient of the Willy Hodgson Award which was presented in Regina on March 3, 2006. This award is given in memory of Willy Hodgson, O.C., SOM, and her many contributions to advancing equality and diversity in the administration of justice for the people of Saskatchewan. Ms. Hodgson was a Law Society Lay Bencher from 1997 to 2001. The award recognizes Judge Turpel-Lafond's work in building bridges between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, based on the teaching of the elders of kindness and respect. In 1998 she became the first Treaty Indian appointed as Provincial Court judge in Saskatchewan and is noted for her advocacy work for First Nations people, especially women. More...
Tele-Bail Service Announced
February 2, 2006
Effective February 4, 2006, a new province-wide service called "Tele-Bail" will enable persons in police custody on weekends to have a judge conduct their bail hearings by telephone.
Tele-Bail will be available between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays when Provincial Court judges will be available to conduct bail hearings by phone. More...
Changes to Small Claims Court
December 30, 2005
On January 1st, 2006, the monetary limit for cases that may be heard by small claims court increases from $5,000 to $10,000. A Practice Directive and all required forms and documents are availble on this website.
Amendments to The Provincial Court Act, establish a Civil Division of Provincial Court to reflect the specialized nature of small claims adjudication.
Amendments to The Small Claims Act, establish a pre-trial case management process for small claims matters. A case management judge will be available to assist the parties settle the matter without going to trial. More...
New Judges for Provincial Court
December 16, 2005
Judge D.J. Kovatch and Judge B. G. Morgan have been appointed to the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan in Moose Jaw and Melfort respectively.
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