Three judicial appointments were announced Thursday by Justice and Public Safety Minister and Attorney General Hugh J. Flemming.
Claude Haché of Fredericton has been appointed as a sitting judge in Saint John. He has worked in private practice and is currently a Crown prosecutor.
Anne Richard of Moncton has been appointed as a sitting judge for that city. She has worked for the Department of Justice and Public Safety as a hearing officer.
Sébastien Michaud of Grand Falls has been appointed as a sitting judge in Edmundston.
The appointments fill vacancies and bring the number of full-time provincial court judges to 22, including the chief judge and the associate chief judge.
All applications for appointment to the provincial court are assessed by the provincial judicial appointment review advisors who represent the bench, the bar, and the general public.
At the request of the chief judge, a number of transfers were also approved:
- Judge Suzanne Bernard from Campbellton to Moncton
- Judge Eric Sonier from Tracadie to Bathurst
- Judge Johanne-Marguerite Landry from Caraquet to Miramichi
- Judge Natalie LeBlanc from Miramichi to Fredericton
- Judge Cameron Gunn from Miramichi to Fredericton
- one vacancy from Campbellton to Edmundston
- one vacancy from Fredericton to Saint John
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