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Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal is the highest court in the province. It hears appeals from the Supreme Court, from the Provincial Court on some criminal matters, and reviews and appeals from some administrative boards and tribunals.
The Court of Appeal is constituted by the Court of Appeal Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 77. The Court of Appeal Act provides for a Chief Justice and 14 other justices, as well as for supernumerary justices. Thus, the Court of Appeal actually has more than 15 judges. The Chief Justice of British Columbia heads the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal has a registrar who, in addition to other administrative duties, hears matters related to the settling of orders and bills of costs.
Announcements
August 31, 2010
Notice: Pilot Project Regarding Criminal Conviction/Acquittal Appeals
Commencing September 7, 2010, all criminal conviction and acquittal appeals will be strictly monitored by the Court of Appeal. Details of this Pilot Project can be found here.
August 31, 2010
Notice: Release of Court of Appeal Reserve Reasons for Judgment by E-Mail
Commencing September 7, 2010, the Court of Appeal will accommodate requests from counsel and litigants to receive reserved judgments released in chambers by e-mail. Please see the following practice note for further information.
August 20, 2010
Notice: Website Enhancements
The B.C. Superior Courts is pleased to unveil two enhancements to our website:
- Site Search
- RSS feed for Reasons for Judgment and Announcements
Since the launch of the redesigned website in January 2009, requests for a site search and an RSS feed for Reasons for Judgment have topped the list of requests from visitors to our website.
With the Site Search, you will be to search all of the non-judgment content on our website. You also have the option of searching the Practice and Procedure sections for either the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court. The process for searching judgments is not affected in any way by the site search.
The RSS feed allows those who subscribe to see what Reasons for Judgment and Announcements have been added to the website using your feed reader rather than having to visit our site. To subscribe to the RSS feed simply click on the orange RSS button on your screen.