title: Provincial Court of New Brunswick
text: # Provincial Court of New Brunswick
  
  The Provincial Court of New Brunswick (French: Cour provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the lower trial court of the province of New Brunswick. It hears cases relating to criminal law and other statutes. The court system of New Brunswick also has a Mental Health Court located in Saint John. The provincial bench has 22 judges, 9 supernumerary judges (as of February 2018), and 2 per diem judges.
  
  ## Judges of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick
  
  ### Current Judges
  
  | Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chief Judge Pierre W. Arseneault | Moncton | 1988 2006 (ACJ) 2014 (CJ) | Liberal | McIntyre & McIntyre (1980 to 1988) D. Paul Hayes (1979 to 1980) |
  | Associate Chief Judge Mary Jane Richards | Fredericton | | | |
  | Judge Brigitte Sivret | Bathurst | 2007 | Liberal | |
  | Judge Ronald LeBlanc | Bathurst | | | |
  | Judge Kenneth Oliver | Burton | 2012 | PC | Crown Prosecutor |
  | Judge Pierre F. Dubé | Burton | | | |
  | Judge Suzanne C. Bernard | Campbellton | | | |
  | Judge Yvette Finn | Caraquet | | | |
  | Judge Brigitte Volpé | Edmundston | 2012 | PC | Private Practice |
  | Judge Julian Dickson | Fredericton | | | |
  | Judge Irwin E. Lampert | Moncton | | | |
  | Judge Jolène Richard | Moncton | 2008 | Liberal | Stewart McKelvey |
  | Judge D. Troy Sweet | Moncton | 2012 | PC | Private Practice |
  | Judge Paul E. Duffie | Moncton | 2008 | Liberal | Provincial MLA Mayor of Grand Falls |
  | Judge Denise A. LeBlanc | Moncton | 2016 | | McInnes Cooper |
  | Judge Cameron H. Gunn | Miramichi | | | Executive Director, Public Prosecution Services |
  | Judge Marco Robert Cloutier | Saint John | 2013 | PC | Private Practice |
  | Judge W. Andrew LeMesurier | Saint John | | | |
  | Judge Richard Andrew Palmer | Saint John | | | |
  | Judge Henrik G. Tonning | Saint John | | | |
  | Judge Éric P. Sonier | Tracadie-Sheila | 2016 | Liberal | |
  | Judge Brian McLean | Woodstock | | | |
  
  Supernumerary
  
  | Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Judge R. Leslie Jackson | Woodstock | 1997 - 2014 (J) 2006 (ACJ) | Liberal | Private Practice |
  | Judge Anne Dugas-Horsman | Moncton | 2001 | PC | Private Practice |
  | Judge Camille A. Dumas | Bathurst | | | |
  | Judge Donald J. LeBlanc | Tracadie-Sheila | | | |
  | Judge David C. Walker | Saint John | | | |
  | Judge James G. McNamee (per diem) | Saint John | | | |
  | Judge Anne Jeffries (per diem) | Saint John | | | |
  | Judge William McCarroll | Saint John | | | |
  | Judge Alfred H. Brien | Saint John | | | |
  | Judge Denis T. Lordon | Miramichi | | | |
  | Judge Joseph C. Michaud | Moncton | | | |
  | Judge J. Camille Vautour | Moncton | | | |
  
  ## Previous Judges
  
  * Judge Fred Ferguson
  * Judge S.M. Hutchinson
  * Judge P.L. Cumming
  * Judge T. Denis Lordon
  * Judge Murray F. Cain
  
  ## Sources
  
  * ↑ gnb.ca Judges, accessed Feb 6, 2018
  