Order of Precedence of the Justices of the Combined Courts of Appeal of Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
(as of January 8, 2025)The Honourable Madam Justice Ritu Khullar
Chief Justice
The Honourable Mr. Justice Jack Watson
Justice *
The Honourable Mr. Justice Frans Slatter
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Susan Cooper
Justice
Chief Justice Cooper received a Bachelor of Science in 1983 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1987 from the University of Alberta. She was called to the Northwest Territories Bar in 1988, the Alberta Bar in 1990, and the Nunavut Bar in 1999.
The Honourable Madam Justice Karan Shaner
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Shannon Smallwood
Justice
The Honourable Mr. Justice Paul Bychok
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Michelle Crighton
Justice *
The Honourable Madam Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf
Justice *
The Honourable Madam Justice Edith Campbell
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Susan Charlesworth
Justice
Madam Justice Charlesworth received both her B.Sc. in mathematics and her LL.B. from Queen’s University. She articled with O’Hara, Cromwell and Wilkin in Kingston before joining the criminal practice of the Honourable T.G. O’Hara, who was later appointed to the judiciary.
The Honourable Mr. Justice Christian Lyons
Justice
Justice Christian Lyons was born and raised in Ontario. He holds an LL.B. from Queen’s University and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Toronto. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 2003, the Nunavut Bar in 2006, and the Northwest Territories Bar in 2014.
The Honourable Madam Justice Dawn Pentelechuk
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Suzanne Duncan
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Jolaine Antonio
Justice
The Honourable Mr. Justice Kevin Freehan
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Karen Wenckebach
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Bernette Ho
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Anne Kirker
Justice
The Honourable Mr. Justice William de Wit
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Jane Fagnan
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice April Grosse
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Sheila MacPherson
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Mia Manocchio
Justice
Justice Mia Manocchio obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Sherbrooke in 2002 and was admitted to the Quebec bar in 2003.
Judge Manocchio began her legal career at the Centre communautaire de l’Estrie as a lawyer specializing in criminal law and youth law.
The Honourable Madam Justice Alice Woolley
Justice
The Honourable Mr. Justice Kevin Feth
Justice
The Honourable Mr. Justice Faiyaz Alibhai
Justice
Justice Faiyaz Alibhai was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, lived in India for two years, and came to Canada in 1975 at the age of 6. He completed his undergraduate degree in 1991 from the University of Toronto and his law degree from the University of Calgary in 1994. He was called to the Ontario bar in February 1996 and the Nunavut bar in September 2003, and became a member of the Law Societies of Yukon and the Northwest Territories in February 2023.
The Honourable Madam Justice Tamara Friesen
Justice
The Honourable Mr. Justice Joshua Hawkes
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Annie Piché
Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Karin Taylor
Justice