eNews: Judges
The appointment of Marion Buller, BC’s first female First Nations judge, to the Provincial Court of British Columbia was an important milestone in BC history. Today, as part of the series profiling four of the Court’s women judges whose appointments were “firsts”, eNews features retired judge, Chief Commissioner, and now Chancellor Marion Buller.
There will be 73 women judges and 17 women judicial justices in the Provincial Court of British Columbia* as of March 10, 2022, the first International Day of Women Judges. The appointments of several of our judges were milestones in our province’s history.
Knowing what to call a judge or other judicial officer when speaking to them in court can be a challenge. This eNews explains how to address the judicial officers of the Provincial Court of British Columbia. It also explains why people involved in court proceedings should not send anything to a judge.
BC’s Provincial Court Judges drive thousands of kilometres a year travelling between more than 80 court locations around the province. Whether their commute takes them through the Deas Island Tunnel from Surrey to Vancouver or along Highway 97 from Dawson Creek to Fort St.
An important factor in the success of the BC Provincial Court’s eNews blog (eNews articles had more than 110,000 page views in 2020 and have surpassed that figure in the first ten months of 2021) is the contribution judges and judicial justices make by sharing stories and photos, suggesting topics, and writing articles explaining court processes to litigants.