Federal Court (Canada)
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The Federal Court is Canada's national trial court that hears cases arising under certain federal Acts. The court was created on July 2, 2003 by the Courts Administration Service Act when it and the Federal Court of Appeal were split from their predecessor, the Federal Court of Canada.
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[edit] Structure
The Federal Court consists of a Chief Justice and thirty-two other judges. Currently, there are 29 full-time judges (leaving four vacancies in the Court), along with three supernumerary judges, three deputy judges, and six prothonotaries.
Law Clerks are hired for one-year terms to help the judges research and prepare decisions. They are generally assigned to a particular judge.
[edit] Jurisdiction
The Federal Court hears cases involving disputes concerning many federally enacted laws, including judicial review of immigration decisions, intellectual property, admiralty (maritime) law, and aboriginal law. The Court has the authority to judicially review decisions made by most federal boards, commissions, and administrative tribunals, and to resolve lawsuits by or against the federal government.
Decisions of the Federal Court may be appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal.
[edit] Judges, Prothonotaries and Clerks
The Chief Justice
The Honourable Allan Lutfy
Judges
The Honourable James K. Hugessen *
The Honourable Yvon Pinard, P.C. *
The Honourable Frederick E. Gibson *
The Honourable Sandra J. Simpson
The Honourable Danièle Tremblay-Lamer
The Honourable Douglas R. Campbell
The Honourable Pierre Blais, P.C.
The Honourable François Lemieux
The Honourable John A. O'Keefe
The Honourable Elizabeth Heneghan
The Honourable Dolores Hansen
The Honourable Eleanor R. Dawson
The Honourable Edmond P. Blanchard
The Honourable Michael A. Kelen
The Honourable Michel Beaudry
The Honourable Luc Martineau
The Honourable Carolyn Layden-Stevenson
The Honourable Simon Noël
The Honourable Judith A. Snider
The Honourable James Russell
The Honourable Johanne Gauthier
The Honourable James O'Reilly
The Honourable Sean J. Harrington
The Honourable Richard Mosley
The Honourable Michel M.J. Shore
The Honourable Michael L. Phelan
The Honourable Anne L. Mactavish
The Honourable Yves de Montigny
The Honourable Roger T. Hughes
The Honourable Robert L. Barnes
- Supernumerary
Deputy Judges
The Honourable Paul Rouleau
The Honourable Barry L. Strayer
The Honourable Max M. Teitelbaum
The Honourable W. Andrew MacKay
The Honourable Maurice E. Lagacé
Prothonotaries
Richard Morneau
Roza Aronovitch
Roger Lafrenière
Mireille Tabib
Martha Milczynski
Clerks
Adam Zanna
Dan Wallace
Dorette Pollard
Karine Richer
Nyall Engfield
Jamie Liew
Patrick Robinson
Jeff Roberts
Christine Becker
Rachel Halperin
Véronique Gaudette
Barbara Harvey
Caterina Chiocchio
Aniz Alani
Jessica Reekie
Julie Jauron
Jason Steele
Pauline Lin
Heather Frederick
Talitha Nabbali
Jessica Young
Airlie McGhee
Alexandra Felton
Karen Hamilton
Nadine Roy
Zachary Ansley
Lan An
Lise Rivet
Michelle Merry
Matthew Sherrard
Belle Van
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