Remake of Remake of Supreme Court Facts by Andrea Heans https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q List as many facts as you can find about the Supreme Court of Canada en-us 2020-11-12 17:47:47 UTC 2026-03-22 19:35:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png It's big https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917689097 2020-11-12 18:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917689097 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917690895 it was founded April 8 1875]]> 2020-11-12 18:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917690895 it's a court. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917704105 2020-11-12 18:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917704105 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917705737 Beverly McLachlin has been our first female Chief Justice and has served as the longest Chief Justice (15 years)]]> 2020-11-12 18:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917705737 it's the last resort in canada for the legal system. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917708453 2020-11-12 18:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917708453 In Ottawa https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917709252 2020-11-12 18:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917709252 It's supreme https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917709889 2020-11-12 18:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917709889 It's the highest court in Canada. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917710448 2020-11-12 18:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917710448 3 of the 9 judges must be from quebec https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917710706 2020-11-12 18:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917710706 Highest court in Canada https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917711677 2020-11-12 18:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917711677 The chief justice earns a salary of $435,600 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917712757 2020-11-12 18:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917712757 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917713571 Info on divorces can be found in the Central Divorce Registry which is maintained by the Federal Dep. of Justice.]]> 2020-11-12 18:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917713571 Judges can remain on bench until age of 75 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917713978 2020-11-12 18:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917713978 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917714013 About 80 appeal applications out of 600 are accepted each year.


]]> 2020-11-12 18:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917714013 associate judges are called "pusine" judges a old french term meaning younger https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917716571 2020-11-12 18:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917716571 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917717308 you can watch some court hearings live 
(by webcast)]]> 2020-11-12 18:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917717308 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917717354 currently established with 9 judges]]> 2020-11-12 18:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917717354 The cost to file an application is $75 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917718288 2020-11-12 18:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917718288 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917720325 2020-11-12 18:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917720325 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917720335 The construction of the building began in 1939.]]> 2020-11-12 18:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917720335 grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants or lawsuits a year https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917720647 2020-11-12 18:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917720647 out of 87 justices nine have been women https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917722498 2020-11-12 18:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917722498 80 appeal applications are accepted each year out of 600. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917723632 2020-11-12 18:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917723632 To address a supreme judge, you have to call them "Justice" "Mr.Justice" or "Madam Justice." https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917723657 2020-11-12 18:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917723657 about 80 appeal applications out of 600 are excepted each year https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917726492  ]]> 2020-11-12 18:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917726492 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917727456 You are allowed to take pictures in the public areas like the lobby, courtroom but only when the court is standing. ]]> 2020-11-12 18:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917727456 The current Chief Justice of Canada is Richard Wagner https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917728995 2020-11-12 18:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917728995 The Supreme Court holds three sessions a year and hears on average, between 65 and 80 appeals a year. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917731107 2020-11-12 18:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917731107 All judges must reside within 40 kilometers of the capital once appointed. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917732071 2020-11-12 18:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917732071 All Judges must live within 40 KM of the courthouse https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917732844 2020-11-12 18:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917732844 It costs 75 dollars to file a appeal application https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917732927 2020-11-12 18:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917732927 They are all white. 5 being man, 4 being women https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917733370 2020-11-12 18:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917733370 During sittings of the court, the judges usually wear black silk robes https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917733520 2020-11-12 18:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917733520 Beverley McLachlin was the first woman to be Chief Justice. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917735121 2020-11-12 18:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917735121 At sittings at the court, the judges normally wear black silk robes. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917737252 2020-11-12 18:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917737252 The supreme court has not always been the final court appeal for Canada https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917739050 2020-11-12 18:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917739050 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917741011 Mandatory retirement of a judge is when they turn 75 years old. ]]> 2020-11-12 18:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917741011 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917741087 The court room has a nine seat bench where the chief justice and eight other judges are seated.]]> 2020-11-12 18:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917741087 the public can go to court hearings https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917742964 2020-11-12 18:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917742964 court was originally composed of 6 judges in 1927 but then was raised to 7. then the court reaches its present total of 9 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917743374 2020-11-12 18:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917743374 Since 1967 the court hired law clerks to assist in legal research https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917745057 2020-11-12 18:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917745057 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917746767 only 1 judge out of 9 is from atlantic canada

]]> 2020-11-12 18:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917746767 you can represent yourself, lawyers are recommended and you can't represent someone else unless you are a lawyer https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917750856 2020-11-12 18:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917750856 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917752456 All judgments of the supreme court of Canada are published online in both English and French, which are equally authoritative]]> 2020-11-12 18:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917752456 they kinda dress like santa https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917756048 2020-11-12 18:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917756048 All judgments are published online in English and french https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917756455 2020-11-12 18:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917756455 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917758836 Authorized by the constitutional act, 1867, and supreme court, 1875]]> 2020-11-12 18:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917758836 The supreme court does not hold trials but hears appeals from all other Canadian appeal courts. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917759510 2020-11-12 18:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917759510 it has jurisdiction over disputes in all areas of the law, including constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law and private law. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917759769 2020-11-12 18:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917759769 each September the supreme court makes an announcement to each faculty in Canada outlining what is needed to apply https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917764770 2020-11-12 18:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917764770 They had case involving Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and the Trans Moutntian Pipeline https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917766068 2020-11-12 18:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917766068 Of the 87 justices that have served so far only 9 have been women https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917766974 2020-11-12 18:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917766974 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917771087 They're always on someones case

]]> 2020-11-12 18:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917771087 Gerald Stanley Murder Trial https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917777003 2020-11-12 18:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917777003 they are a little bit judgy https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917783172 2020-11-12 18:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917783172 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917788625 2020-11-12 18:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917788625 John Tory vs Doug Ford https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917789214 2020-11-12 18:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/917789214 cs395617 https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/930132819 The supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the land and the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution.]]> 2020-11-17 04:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/930132819 The Supreme Court of Canada formally became the court of last resort for criminal appeals in 1933 and for all other appeals in 1949. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/954684205 2020-11-24 02:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/954684205 The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/954684946 2020-11-24 02:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/954684946 f the court's 87 justices, nine have been women (10.3 per cent). Of the nearly 386,000 days that Supreme Court justices have sat on the court, nine per cent (34,802) have been by women as of Oct. 31, 2016. https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/954686224 2020-11-24 02:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/954686224 Chief Justice https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/1117310937 The chief makes $435,600]]> 2021-01-23 18:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aheans/dfob3y4oip2z0a6q/wish/1117310937