VII. JUDICATURE
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
96.- The Governor General shall appoint the Judges of the Superior,
District, and County courts in each Province, except those of the Courts of
Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
SELECTION FOR JUDGES IN ONTARIO, ETC.
97.- Until the Laws relative to Property and Civil rights in
Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the Procedure of the Courts in
those Provinces, are made uniform, the Judges of the Courts of those Provinces
appointed by the Governor General shall be selected from the respective Bars of
those Provinces.
SELECTION OF JUDGES IN QUEBEC
98.- The Judges of the Courts of Quebec shall be selected from the
Bar of that Province.
TENURE OF OFFICE OF JUDGES
99.- 1. Subject to subsection two of this section, the Judges of the
Superior Courts shall hold office during good behavior, but shall be removable
by the Governor General on Address of the Senate and House of Commons.
Termination at age 75
2. A Judge of a Superior Court, whether appointed before or after
the coming into force of this section, shall cease to hold office upon
attaining the age of seventy-five years, or upon the coming into force of this
section if at that time he has already attained that age.
SALARIES, ETC., OF JUDGES
100.- The Salaries, Allowances, and Pensions of the Judges of the
Superior, District, and County Courts (except the Courts of Probate in Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick), and of the Admiralty Courts in Cases where the
Judges thereof are for the Time being paid by Salary, shall be fixed and
provided by the Parliament of Canada.
GENERAL COURT OF APPEAL, ETC.
101.- The Parliament of Canada may, notwithstanding anything in this
Act, from Time to Time provide for the Constitution, Maintenance, and
Organization of a General Court of Appeal for Canada, and for the Establishment
of any additional Courts for the better Administration for the Laws of Canada.
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