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Canada
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Supreme Court |
9 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| Federal Court of Appeal |
11 |
2 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
Federal
Court |
28 |
6 |
34 |
8 |
5 |
| Tax Court of Canada |
21 |
3 |
24 |
6 |
1 |
Alberta
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
11 |
7 |
18 |
8 |
3 |
| Queen's Bench |
63 |
17 |
80 |
30 |
1 |
British Columbia
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
13 |
9 |
22 |
11 |
2 |
| Supreme Court |
86 |
21 |
107 |
36 |
2 |
Manitoba
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
8 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
| Queen's Bench Trial |
21 |
6 |
27 |
8 |
1 |
| Queen's Bench Family |
13 |
4 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
New Brunswick
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| Queen's Bench Trial |
17 |
6 |
23 |
3 |
0 |
| Queen's Bench Family |
8 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Appeal Division |
6 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| Trial Division |
21 |
5 |
26 |
7 |
0 |
Northwest Territories
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Supreme Court |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
Nova Scotia
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
8 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
| Supreme Court |
26 |
7 |
33 |
8 |
0 |
| Family Division |
9 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
Nunavut
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of justice |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
Ontario
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
20 |
3 |
23 |
9 |
2 |
| Superior Court of Justice |
210 |
71 |
281 |
86 |
1 |
Family
Court |
30 |
6 |
36 |
18 |
1 |
Prince Edward Island
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Appeal Division |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Trial Division |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
Quebec
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
18 |
6 |
24 |
4 |
2 |
| Superior Court |
144 |
48 |
192 |
61 |
1 |
Saskatchewan
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Court of Appeal |
6 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
| Queen's Bench |
31 |
8 |
39 |
10 |
2 |
Yukon Territory
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| Supreme Court |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Total
| Court |
Total Number of Judges in Office |
Super-numeraries |
Grand Total |
Total Number of Women Judges |
Number of Current Vacancies |
| TOTAL |
862 |
252 |
1114 |
359 |
29 |
