Supreme Court of Yukon

The Supreme Court of Yukon (SCY; French: Cour suprême du Yukon) is the superior court having general jurisdiction for the Canadian territory of Yukon. Civil and criminal cases are heard by the court, as well as appeals from the Yukon Territorial Court, the Yukon Small Claims Court and other quasi-judicial boards. The court is based in Whitehorse. Appeals from the court are made to the Court of Appeal of Yukon.

Supreme Court of Yukon
Cour suprême du Yukon
JurisdictionYukon
LocationWhitehorse
Composition methodappointed on advice of the federal government
Appeals toCourt of Appeal of Yukon
Number of positions3 (plus 5 justices from the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, and 42 deputy judges from other provinces)
Websiteyukoncourts.ca/en/supreme-court
Chief Justice
CurrentlySuzanne M. Duncan
Since2020

The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Yukon is Suzanne Duncan.[1]

Justices

The SCY consists of three resident judges, five judges from the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, and forty-two deputy judges appointed from across Canada. The rules of procedure for the SCY are based upon those of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Justices of the SCY are also ex officio members of the Court of Appeal of Yukon, Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut Court of Appeal.[2]

Name Appointed Nominated by Prior position(s)
Chief Justice Suzanne Duncan November 30, 2018

October 1, 2020 (CJ)

 J. Trudeau Counsel, Kwanlin Dün First Nation
Justice Edith Campbell[3] March 15, 2018 J. Trudeau Public Prosecution Service of Canada
PPSC's Competition Law Section
Justice Karen Wenckebach November 19, 2020 J. Trudeau Legal Counsel, Government of Yukon

Notable decisions

References
  1. "Prime Minister announces appointment of new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Yukon". Prime Minister of Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. "Supreme Court". Yukon Courts. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. "Government of Canada announces judicial appointment in the Yukon Territory". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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