Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick

The Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (in French: Cour du Banc du Roi du Nouveau-Brunswick)^[3] is the superior trial court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
Location	Bathurst; Campbellton; Edmundston; Fredericton; Miramichi; Moncton; Saint John; and Woodstock[1]
Number of positions	30[2]
Website	Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
Chief Justice
Currently	Hon. Tracey K. DeWare[2]
Since	2019

Structure

The Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick consists of a Chief Justice among 17 judicial seats,^[4] plus a number of justices who have elected supernumerary status after many years of service and after having attained eligibility for retirement.^[5] This tally does not include the 8 judicial seats assigned for the family court.

Former justices (including district)

Name	County	Appointment	Nominated By	Prior Position(s)
Justice George S. Rideout	Moncton	1997	Chretien	Member of Parliament (Liberal)
Justice Roger Savoie	Moncton
Justice Jacques A. Sirois	Moncton
Justice Guy W. Boisvert	Bathurst
Justice David H. Russell	Fredericton
Justice Thomas W. Riordon	Miramichi
Justice Roger McIntyre	Bathurst
Justice Barbara L. Baird	Fredericton	2007		private practice Member of Legislative Assembly NB
Justice Robert J. Higgins	Saint John
Justice Joseph Albert Pichette (1963-1975)	Edmundston[6]
Justice Robert L. Tuck[7]	Moncton