Establishment of Judicial Council
6.1(1)There is hereby continued a Judicial Council which shall be composed of
(a)
Repealed: 2004, c.31, s.1
(b)
two judges of The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick appointed by the Chief Justice of New Brunswick, one of whom shall be appointed by the Chief Justice as chair and the other as vice-chair,
(c)
three judges of The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of that Court, of whom the Chief Justice of The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick may be one of the appointees,
(d)
two judges other than the chief judge or associate chief judge, who shall be appointed by the chief judge, and
(e)
three other persons who shall be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.
6.1(2)Despite subsection (4), a person appointed to the Judicial Council remains as a member of the Judicial Council until the member resigns or is reappointed or replaced.
6.1(3)The vice-chair of the Judicial Council shall act in place of the chair when the chair is absent or unable to act.
6.1(4)The persons appointed to the Judicial Council under paragraph (1)(e) shall
(a)
be appointed for a term of up to five years and are eligible for reappointment for one or more additional terms, and
(b)
be paid the remuneration and expenses the Lieutenant-Governor in Council determines.
1985, c.66, s.3; 1987, c.45, s.8; 1990, c.21, s.1; 2000, c.6, s.4; 2004, c.31, s.1; 2022, c.19, s.2; 2023, c.17, s.214