Chief Justice of New Brunswick

The Chief Justice of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada holds the highest office within the Province's judicial system. He/she is part of the Court of Appeal, the highest court in the Province which includes five other judges plus any former judge of the Court of Appeal who is a supernumerary judge and any former Chief Justice of New Brunswick who is a judge or a supernumerary judge.

The Court of Appeal generally sits in the Province's capital, Fredericton.

Based on the recommendation of the Premier of New Brunswick, the Governor General in Council appoints the Chief Justice and the other judges to the Court of Appeal.

Historical list of Chief Justices of New Brunswick:

Minister	Term
George D. Ludlow	1784–1808
Jonathan Bliss	1809–1822
John Saunders	1822–1834
Ward Chipman	1834–1851
James Carter	1851–1865
Robert Parker	1865–1865
William J. Ritchie	1865–1875
John C. Allen	1875–1896
William H. Tuck	1896–1908
Frederick E. Barker	1908–1913
Ezekiel McLeod	1914–1917
J. Douglas Hazen	1917–1935
John B. M. Baxter	1935–1946
Charles D. Richards	1946–1955
John B. McNair	1955–1964
George F. B. Bridges	1964–1972
Charles J. A. Hughes	1972–1984
Stuart G. Stratton	1984–1992
William L. Hoyt	1993–1998
Joseph Z. Daigle	1998–2003
J. Ernest Drapeau	2003 – present

References

• New Brunswick Court of Appeal