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Media Access
Announcements
- May 29, 2020 - Traffic Court
- March 27, 2020 - Changes to Provincial Court Registry Services
- July 26, 2019 - Surrey Traffic Court
- July 9, 2019 - Appointment of Judge Patterson
- July 9, 2019 - Appointment of Judicial Justice Christiaens
- June 18, 2019 - Retirement of Judge Pothecary
- June 07, 2019 - Judicial Re-appointment and Transfers
- May 14, 2019 - Retirement of Judge Bayliff
- May 10, 2019 - Judicial Appointments - Judges Dion, Lee and Silverman
- April 1, 2019 - Retirement of Judge Gallagher
- March 13, 2019 - Appointment of Judicial Justices Rodgers and Plater
- March 04, 2019 - Announcement re: After-Hours & Weekend Access to Judicial Justice Resources for search warrant and production order applications
- February 20, 2019 - Judicial Appointment - Judge Burnett
- February 05, 2019 - Retirement of Judge Fratkin
- February 05, 2019 - Retirement of Judge De Walle
- January 10, 2019 - Retirement of Judge Warren
- December 21, 2018 - Amendment to Access to Court Records Policy
- December 13, 2018 - Appointment of Judge Phillips
- November 08, 2018 - Associate Chief Judges & Regional Administrative Judges
- November 08, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Point
- October 19, 2018 - Appointment of Chief Judge Gillespie
- October 05, 2018 - Appointment of Judges Albert, Docolas, Lopes and Sicotte
- September 11, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Rodgers
- September 11, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Moss
- August 07, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Doherty
- July 04, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Howard
- June 22, 2018 - Appointment of Judges Brown, Macdonald and Thomas
- May 08, 2018 - Appointment of Acting Chief Judge
- May 04, 2018 - Chief Judge Crabtree appointed to Supreme Court of BC
- April 04, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Miller
- April 04, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Sinclair
- March 20, 2018 - Appointment of Judges Dorey, McDermick, and Tam
- March 8, 2018 - Appointment of Judges Guild, Leven, and Mundstock
- March 2, 2018 - Amendment to Three Courts' Policy on Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms
- February 28, 2018 - Prince George Indigenous Court opening ceremony
- February 5, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Gardner
- January 22, 2018 - Announcement - New First Nations Court
- January 10, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Low
- January 10, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Walters
- January 10, 2018 - Retirement of Judge Chapman
- August 16, 2017 - Judicial Appointments – Judges Armstrong, Daneliuk, McParland, Klinger and MacDonald
- July 28, 2017 - Update - Williams Lake Courthouse opens
- July 24, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Quantz
- July 24, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Hogan
- July 24, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Marchand
- July 24, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Klinger
- June 28, 2017 - Announcement - Online application system to begin September 5, 2017
- May 08, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge MacDonald
- May 08, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Pendleton
- April 12, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Sutton
- April 12, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Birnie
- March 10, 2017 - Appointment of Judge Adams
- March 3, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Klaver
- February 7, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Harvey
- February 7, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Neal
- February 7, 2017 - Announcement - Retirement Judge Lenaghan
- February 3, 2017 - Announcement - Regional Administrative Judge appointment
- January 24, 2017 - Announcement - Transfer of Judges
- December 13, 2016 - Announcement - Seven New Judges Appointed
- July 26, 2016 - Judicial appointments - Judges McQuillan and Whonnock
- July 8, 2016 - Appointment of Judicial Justice Stabler
- June 29, 2016 - Changed court hours Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Surrey July 4, 2016
- June 13, 2016 - Judicial appointments - Judges Barrett, Gunnell and Klinger
- May 27, 2016 - New criminal remand court in Surrey
- May 5, 2016 - Court appreciates contributions of Court Mediation Program
- April 20, 2016 - Judicial appointments - Judges Crockett, Harvey & MacDonald
- April 15, 2016 - ACJ Phillips - End of Term
- April 15, 2016 - Appointment of ACJ - Gillespie
- April 15 2016 - Appointment of ACJ - Wishart
- March 30, 2016 - Online criminal court info policy to be published April 6
- March 03, 2016 - Website Improvements (Court Hours & Email Subscription)
- January 15, 2016 - Condolence – the Honourable Judge Russell Mackay
- December 21, 2015 - Condolence – Brian J. Wallace Q.C.
- December 18, 2015 - Judicial appointments – Judges Jamieson, Lee and Seagram
- December 16, 2015 - Special Sitting & Celebration of Life for Judge Anne Wallace Jan 15/16
- November 30, 2015 - Judicial Appointments – Judges Gaffar, Brown, Doulis and Wolf
- September 16, 2015 - Deadline for consultation extended to Oct 1/15
- July 29, 2015 - Public consultation regarding criminal case information available on the internet through Court Services Online (CSO)
- July 28, 2015 - Judicial Appointments – Judges Chettiar, Ferriss, Lowe, Solomon, Sudeyko
- May 5, 2015 - eNews Series on Domestic Violence Courts begins today
- April 15, 2015 - Appointment of Judges Stewart and Doherty
- March 19, 2015 - Appointment of Judges Bakan and Ritchie
- March 6, 2015 - Updated Practice Directions and Notices to the Profession
- March 6, 2015 - First Nations Court Sitting Dates April to December 2015
News Releases
- April 11, 2017 - Support Person Guidelines
- March 5, 2014 - The Chief Judge is pleased to announce the release of the DCC Evaluation Report. An Information Bulletin, issued jointly by the Court and the Ministry, provides further details including links to the report materials.
- January 31, 2014 - Assignment Court soft launch on February 3, 2014
- December 10, 2013 - RSS Feed Announcement
- December 1, 2013 - Press Release Simplified Criminal Front End Process
- Chief Judge Stansfield's interview with CKNW's Gord Macdonald - November 29, 2005
- Media Release April 15, 2005 - Report on Backlog in Vancouver Adult Criminal Court, January 2005
- BC Justice Review Task Force - Media Releases
- Media Release October 5, 2004
- Backlog Reduction Initiative
- Media Release May 13, 2003: Provincial Court Has A New Associate Chief Judge
- Media Release February 12, 2003
- Media Release November 18, 2002
- Media Release April 19, 2002
- Memorandum of Understanding Between: Ministry of Attorney General and Provincial Court Judiciary (April 19, 2002)
- Protocol Between: Ministry of Attorney General and Provincial Court Judiciary (April 19, 2002)
- Media Release regarding Court Closures (Feb 18th, 2002)
- Preliminary Assessment of Proposed Courthouse Closures (Feb 18th, 2002)
Chief Judge's Messages
- Message from the Chief Judge May 14,2020
- Message from the Chief Judge April 28,2020
- Message from the Chief Judge April 17,2020
- Message from the Chief Judge April 3,2020
Statements
- April 06, 2016 – Post-Consultation Memorandum on Provincial Court Policy re criminal court record information available through Court Services Online
- March 15, 2012 – Statement on Judicial Independence from the Courts of British Columbia
- Media Statement - Public and Media Access in the Provincial Court of BC
- Policies regarding Public and Media Access in The Provincial Court of British Columbia
Judicial Resources
- Provincial Court Judge Complement Archive
- Report on Backlog in Vancouver Adult Criminal Court, January 2005
Annual Reports
- 2007-2008 Annual Report
- 2006-2007 Annual Report
- 2005-2006 Annual Report
- 2004-2005 Annual Report
- 2003-2004 Annual Report
- 2002-2003 Annual Report
- 2001-2002 Annual Report
- 2000-2001 Annual Report
Other Reports
- Report to the Chief Judge on Criminal Caseflow Management Rules
- Victoria Integrated Court Report 2011
- Appendix to Victoria Integrated Court Report 2011
- Report of the 2001/2002 Judiciary Planning Committee and Three Year Strategic Plan 2003-2005
- Provincial Court Response to the Unified Family Court Justice Review Task Force Background Report
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