Please note:  On Friday, June 8, 2001, Chief Justice Finch was sworn in as the Chief Justice of British Columbia, replacing Chief Justice McEachern who retired from the judiciary on May 20th, 2001.  Chief Justice Finch has decided to continue to operate the Chief Justice's home page started by Chief Justice McEachern.  As of Monday, June 18, 2001, Chief Justice Finch will operate this web site.  The conditions established on the web site under former Chief Justice McEachern will remain in effect for the time being. 

To further enhance public understanding, this web site was created as an easy, electronic vehicle for the Chief Justice's comments or announcements about legal and judicial matters of general public interest, and for the Internet public to inquire directly about such matters.

Recognizing that there is increasing interest in the judicial system, public understanding about the courts, the judiciary and the law has been enhanced in various ways.

• An Annual Report for the Court is published every year.
• The Internet Compendium was published and it attempts to describe and explain many legal-judicial matters.
• Click here to go to the Compendium or call it up through the Superior Courts website at its Internet Address: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca and by clicking there on "Legal Compendium"

• This Home Page is subject to its Conditions section and is set up on a trial basis only. It is intended that comments and answers to inquiries will be available to both the party making the inquiry (who will not be identified) and to the general Internet community.
• Naturally the Chief Justice shall only offer comments on subjects considered appropriate. For various reasons the Chief Justice cannot discuss some matters, and may not have time to answer all inquiries. For that reason, the operation of this Home Page must be subject to the Conditions section of this Home Page.

To Send a Comment or Inquiry

• Click on the following link to send an email to The Chief Justice of British Columbia.

Comments, Announcements and Responses

• Comments and Announcements initiated by the Chief Justice will be listed as separate files in the order of publication in the Comments or Announcements section of this Home Page.
• Answers to inquiries will be posted in the order of publication in the Responses section of this Home Page.  The question asked, but not the indentity of the inquirer, will be quoted or paraphrased, followed by the response of the Chief Justice.