The Territorial Court of Yukon () is the lower trial court in the court system of the Canadian territory of Yukon. The court sits permanently in Whitehorse but also provides services in 14 other communities including Dawson City and Watson Lake.

Responsibilities According to the official website of the government of Yukon,Territorial Court of Yukon, Government of Yukon Territory official site the court deals with most criminal prosecutions in the territory under the Criminal Code and other federal statutes, as well as young offenders and offences under the laws of Yukon. It also handles bail hearings, first appearances, trials and sentencing, and has jurisdiction over both summary and indictable offences.

The Territorial Court does not deal with most matters of family law, such as divorce, child custody and adoption. Its jurisdiction in civil cases is limited to $25,000.Territorial Court of Yukon at the Yukon Courts official site

Composition The court has three full-time judges and twelve deputy judges, predominantly retired judges from other jurisdictions. The Justice of the Peace Court, which is also part of the Territorial Court, consists of one full-time judge and 32 part-time Justices of the Peace, who are not legally qualified.

List of current judges

Presiding Judges Judge Karen Ruddy Judge Michael Cozens Chief Judge Peter Chisholm

Deputy Judges Justice Michael S. Block, Ontario Judge Michel Chartier, Manitoba Judge Thomas Crabtree, British Columbia Justice Joseph De Filippis, Ontario Judge William Digby, Nova Scotia Judge John Faulkner, Yukon Judge Christine V. Harapiak, Manitoba Judge Murray J. Hinds, Saskatchewan Judge Martin Lambert, Ontario Judge Heino Lilles, Yukon Judge Donald S. Luther, Newfoundland Judge E. Ann Marie MacInnes, Nova Scotia Judge Gerald Morin, Saskatchewan Judge Brian M. Neal, British Columbia Judge Nancy K. Orr, Prince Edward Island Judge James Plemel, Saskatchewan Judge E. Dennis Schmidt, British Columbia Judge Richard D. Schneider, Ontario Judge Herman J. Seidemann III, British Columbia Judge Carol Ann Snell, Saskatchewan Judge Murray P. Thompson, Manitoba Judge David C. Walker, New Brunswick Judge Timothy W. White, Saskatchewan Judge Pamela Williams, Nova Scotia Judge Raymond E. Wyant, Manitoba

References

External links Territorial Court of Yukon website Territorial Court Act List of Territorial Judges