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August 2, 2022 - Provincial Court Judge Complement (July 31, 2022)
August 2, 2022 - Revised SM CL 02 Small Claims Proceedings
July 20, 2022 - eNews - Retired judge Marion Buller receives a new honour
July 18, 2022 - Now in effect: NP 28 Court Operations During Communicable Disease Phase of COVID-19
July 18, 2022 - Now in effect revised: SM CL 02, CRIM 13, CRIM 14, CRIM 05, NP 21, Access to Court Proceedings Policy, FAM 11, FAM 12
July 12, 2022 - eNews - Judge Gove may have retired, but he’s not forgotten!
July 11, 2022 - Announcement - 3 Judges & 1 Judicial Justice Appointed
July 8, 2022 - Retirement Judicial Justice Bowes
July 5, 2022 - Retirement Judge Crockett
June 28, 2022 - eNews - Fifty years of public service
June 21, 2022 - eNews - Three Indigenous women conduct justice of the peace oath of office ceremony
June 20, 2022 - BC Judicial Council's 2021 Annual Report
June 16, 2022 - eNews - Changes to court operations coming July 18, 2022
June 16, 2022 - Revised NM 01 Accredited Media Access to Court Proceedings and Court Records
June 16, 2022 - Revised 2013 CPD-1 CCFM Practice Direction
June 16, 2022 - Revised CRIM 08 Criminal Caseflow Management Rules Forms and Procedure
June 16, 2022 - Revised CRIM 12 Criminal Pre-Trial Conferences
May 31, 2022 - eNews - We're making videos!
May 16, 2022 - eNews - Informal Family Court Trials now available in Kamloops!
May 16, 2022 - Kamloops Informal Trial Pilot
May 12, 2022 - Retirement Judge Galbraith
May 12, 2022 - Retirement Judge Giardini
May 3, 2022 - eNews - What it’s like to be a judge
May 2, 2022 - Retirement Judge Chen
April 29, 2022 - Appointment: Northern Regional Administrative Judge Struyk
April 22, 2022 - Announcement: Provincial Court Closure – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30, 2022
April 11, 2022 - Now in effect: All updates noted in the Message from the Chief Judge
April 11, 2022 – Rescind NP 22 In-Person Proceedings During COVID-19: Health & Safety Protocols
April 7, 2022 - New CRIM 15 Practice Direction: Electronic Distribution of Certain Criminal Reports to Defence Counsel of Record (eff.Apr. 11)
April 5, 2022 - Announcement: UPDATE New Westminster & Richmond Traffic Court
April 1, 2022 - Appointment: Regional Administrative Judge Bowry
March 29, 2022 - eNews - Court's Webinar attracts 200+ participants - get the resources we shared & more!
March 28, 2022 - Announcement: Judicial Justice Re-appointment - Judicial Justice Dodwell
March 22, 2022 - eNews - Evaluation shows “Early Resolution Model” helped families resolve disputes without court battles
March 10, 2022 - eNews - BC Provincial Court's first woman Chief Judge
March 9, 2022 - eNews - BC's first South Asian woman judge
March 08, 2022 - eNews - BC's 1st First Nations woman judge
March 07, 2022 - eNews - BC's first Black woman judge
February 18, 2022 - Evaluation of the Victoria Early Resolution and Case Management Model 2021
February 18, 2022 - eNews - Provincial Court "Supporting Litigants" webinar Feb. 24
February 15, 2022 - eNews - What should I call a judge, judicial justice, judicial case manager, or justice of the peace?
February 14, 2022 – Announcement - Three Judges Appointed
February 1, 2022 - eNews - 2020/21 Annual Report - Finding New Pathways: learning from experience while keeping courts open & safe
February 1, 2022 - Retirement Judicial Justice Gordon
February 1, 2022 - Retirement Judge Hoy
January 31, 2022 - 2020-2021 Annual Report
January 25, 2022 - Revised Guidance for Courthouse Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 24, 2022 - Condolences - The Honourable Judge McMillan
January 20, 2022 - Standard wording of family court orders picklist updated to reflect January 4 Rules amendments
January 18, 2022 - eNews - How our specialized courts have adapted during the pandemic
January 18, 2022 - Announcement - 3 Judges Appointed
January 13, 2022 - Retirement Judge Harrison
January 12, 2022 - Retirement Judge Chaperon
January 4, 2022 - eNews - Ring in the New Year with updated family court rules!
December 21, 2021 - eNews - It’s the 20th anniversary of the Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver!
December 7, 2021 - eNews - What podcasts do you listen to, Judge?
December 1, 2021 - Provincial Court Judge Complement (As at November 30, 2021)
November 25, 2021 - Re-appointment: Administrative Judicial Justices Hayes and Plater
November 24, 2021 - Announcement Update: Merritt Courthouse Closure (Nov. 29 - Dec. 3)
November 23, 2021 - Re-appointment: Regional Administrative Judge Hamilton
November 23, 2021 - eNews - Take our Trivia Quiz!"
November 9, 2021 - eNews - "What are you reading, Judge?"
October 26, 2021 - eNews - Duty Counsel – who they are, what they do
October 25, 2021 - New NP 26 Chilliwack Provincial Court Bail Pilot Project (eff. Nov. 1, 2021)
October 14, 2021 - Announcement: New Westminster Traffic Court
October 13, 2021 - Announcement Update: Face Masks Still Required in British Columbia Courthouses
October 12, 2021 - eNews - Access Pro Bono offers free mediation in BC family law disputes!
October 8, 2021 - Three Courts Announcement: Judiciary and Staff COVID-19 Vaccination
September 28, 2021 - Regional Administrative Judge Re-appointment
September 28, 2021 - eNews - Free child support mediation
September 15, 2021 - Revised CRIM 03 Daytime Judicial Authorization Applications
September 15, 2021 - Revised Bans on Publication Policy
September 14, 2021 - eNews - Remembering the Hon. Alfred Scow, BC's first legally trained Indigenous judge
September 13, 2021 - Judicial Council - Call for Judicial Justice Applications
August 19, 2021 - New NP 25 Adjournment and Rescheduling of Matters Presently Set for September 30, 2021 (eff. Aug 20)
August 16, 2021 - eNews - Small Claims Rules amendments include new form
August 12, 2021 - Announcement Update: Kelowna Law Courts – Face Masks Required
August 5, 2021 - Revised NP 16 Assignment of Duties to Judicial Justices
August 3, 2021 - eNews - BC Judicial Council’s Annual Report shows interesting trends
July 20, 2021 - eNews - Raising the bar for lawyers and litigants attending Provincial Court remotely
July 16, 2021 - Judicial Council Annual Report 2020
July 8, 2021 - eNews - Understand my Ticket – a new online tool to help you deal with traffic & other tickets
July 7, 2021 - Podcast - How do you ask for a court interpreter? Do you have to pay?
June 15, 2021 - eNews - Judge Point's busy retirement
June 4, 2021 - Revised Access to Court Records Policy
June 1, 2021 - eNews - How can I get a court order on an urgent family matter?