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February 7, 2023 - eNews - Court’s first South Asian judge is a Renaissance person
February 2, 2023 - Provincial Court Judge Complement (January 31, 2023)
February 02, 2023 - News Release - Opening of Renovated Vernon Courtroom Feb 6, 2023
January 26, 2023 - Revised CRIM 03 Judicial Authorization Applications
January 25, 2023 - eNews - Access to Justice Week BC offers something for everyone
January 17, 2023 - eNews - Refining improvements to access to justice: 2021/22 Annual Report
January 16, 2023 - Announcement: Quesnel Courthouse closure UPDATE
January 13, 2023 - Revised NP 16 Assignment of Duties to Judicial Justices (eff. Jan 14)
January 13, 2023 - Revised NP 28 Court Operations During Communicable Disease Phase of COVID-19 (eff. Jan 14)
January 9, 2023 - Revised CRIM 05 Hearing of Bail Applications
January 05, 2023 - Retirement of Judges Meyers, Webb, Werier, Shaw, Smith and Steinberg
January 04, 2023 - Revised CRIM 14 Northern, Interior, and Island Bail Pilot Project (eff. Jan 9)
January 04, 2023 - New NP 31 Processing Outstanding Arrest Warrants for Accused with Existing Bail (eff. Jan. 9)
January 04, 2023 - 2021-2022 Annual Report
January 03, 2023 - eNews - Provincial Court’s online information wins award!
December 19, 2022 - eNews - Changes to Provincial Court (Child, Family and Community Service Act) Rules on December 19, 2022
December 16, 2022 - Revised FAM 12 Default Method of Attendance for Court Appearances Under the Provincial Court (CFCSA) Rules (eff. Dec. 19)
December 16, 2022 - Revised Access to Court Records Policy (eff. Dec. 19)
December 16, 2022 - Revised NP 11 Use of a Support Person in Small Claims and Family Proceedings (eff. Dec. 19)
December 16, 2022 - Revised NM 01 Accredited Media Access to Court Proceedings and Court Records
December 7, 2022 - NEW FAM 13 Affidavits & Exhibits for Use in Family Proceedings (eff. December 6, 2022)
December 7, 2022 - eNews - Ten things for a law student (or any student) to think about
November 29, 2022 - Judicial Appointment - Judge Oh
November 22, 2022 - eNews - BC judicial justice joins Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal
November 18, 2022 - Judicial Council - Call for Judicial Justice Applications
November 8, 2022 - Announcement - 3 Judges Appointed
November 8, 2022 - eNews - Why did Provincial Court judges draw lots to decide municipal elections? (a Q & A about judicial recounts)
October 25, 2022 - eNews - Five unique regions in the Provincial Court
October 4, 2022 - Retirement Judge Cleaveley
October 4, 2022 - Retirement Judge Higinbotham
October 3, 2022 - eNews - Key Changes to Small Claims Rules on October 3, 2022
September 29, 2022 - Revised SM CL 02 Default Method of Attendance for Court Appearances Under the Small Claims Rules (eff. Oct. 3)
September 27, 2022 - eNews - Observing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 13, 2022 - New NP 29 References to the Sovereign
September 13, 2022 - eNews - Interior Region meets the challenge of providing court services in historic BC courthouses
September 13, 2022 - Retirement Judge Morgan
September 9, 2022 - Retirement Judge Burgess
September 8, 2022 - Statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
September 8, 2022 - Announcement – CANCELLED - Special Sitting of the Courts
September 1, 2022 - Retirement Judicial Justice David G. Schwartz
August 30, 2022 - eNews - Hazelton Indigenous Court marks first anniversary
August 9, 2022 - eNews - Retirement ceremony with a difference!
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 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 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 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 1, 2022 - eNews - 2020/21 Annual Report - Finding New Pathways: learning from experience while keeping courts open & safe
January 31, 2022 - 2020-2021 Annual Report
January 25, 2022 - Revised Guidance for Courthouse Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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 4, 2022 - eNews - Ring in the New Year with updated family court rules!