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9.1 Justices of the Alberta Court of Justice Appointment of judges
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(1.1) The judges appointed under subsection (1) shall be called
justices of the Alberta Court of Justice.
(2) No person other than a Canadian citizen may be appointed a
judge.
(3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall designate one judge
to be Chief Justice of the Court and may designate one judge to be
Deputy Chief Justice of the Court.
(4) If the Chief Justice is ill, absent from Alberta or unable to act,
the Deputy Chief Justice has all the powers and duties of the Chief
Justice.
(5) Subject to section 9.42, the Chief Justice has the power and
duty to supervise the judges in the performance of their duties,
including the power and duty to
(a) designate a particular case or other matter or class of cases
or matters in respect of which a particular judge is to act;
(b) designate which court fac ilities shall be used by particular
judges;
(c) assign duties to judges;
(d) exercise any other powers and perform any other duties
prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
(6) The Chief Justice in consultation with the Assistant Chief
Justices may designate the sittings of the Court.
(7) Where the Chief Justice makes any decision or takes any action
with respect to a matter referred to in subsection (5) or (6) or any
other matter relating to the administration of the Court, that
decision or action is not subject to any type of judicial review by a
superior court unless that decision or action is, in the opinion of a
superior court, patently unreasonable or not within the powers,
duties or jurisdiction of the Chief Justice.
(8) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate one or
more judges as Assistant Chief Justices in respect of or for one or
more of the following:
( a ) t h e C o u r t ;
(b) a location within Alberta;
(c) any particular matter or class of matters;
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(d) any circumstance or situation not referred to in clauses ( a) to
(c) that the Minister of Justice considers appropriate.
(9) The Assistant Chief Justices shall perform those functions that
are delegated to them by the Chief Justice.
(10) The Minister of Justice may designate a judge to act in the
place of the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice or an Assistant
Chief Justice
(a) who is ill, absent from A lberta or unable to act, or
(b) when the office is vacant.
(11) A judge designated under subsection (10) has the powers and
duties of the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice or Assistant Chief
Justice, as the case may be.
(12) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation,
amend this Act, the regulations under this Act or any other Act or
regulation to make any necessary changes as a result of
(a) judges appointed under subsection (1) being referred to as
justices of the Alberta Court of Justice,
(b) judges designated under subsection (3) being referred to a s
Chief Justice or Deputy Chief Justice, and
(c) judges designated under subsection (8) being referred to a s
Assistant Chief Justices.
(13) The regulations authorized by subsection (12) may be made
notwithstanding that a regulation being amended was made by a
member of the Executive Council or some other person or body.
RSA 2000 c16(Supp) s6;2013 c10 s34;2022 c20 s3;AR 75/2023;
2023 c5 s11