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National Judicial Institute

National Judicial Institute
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The National Judicial Institute (NJI) is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec.[1]

Organization

Name Position Notes
Richard Wagner Chair of the Board of Governors[2] Supreme Court of Canada, Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19
Nicholas Kasirer Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors[3] Supreme Court of Canada
Margaret Biggs Board Member Queen's University
Melissa Gillespie Board Member Provincial Court of British Columbia
Jean-François Michaud Board Member Superior Court of Quebec
Martel D. Popescul Board Member Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
J.C. Marc Richard Board Member Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
James Rybchuk Board Member Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
Marie-Eve Sylvestre Board Member University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Jeremy Webber Board Member University of Victoria Faculty of Law
Frank Iacobucci Honorary Board Member Supreme Court of Canada
Stéphanie Bachand Secretary to the Board Supreme Court of Canada
Beverley McLachlin Member of the Board of Governors (former)[4] Cross-Jurisdictional Technical Advisory Group, Supreme Court of Canada
Thomas Crabtree Chief Judicial Officer[5] Supreme Court of British Columbia, Provincial Court of British Columbia
Danielle May-Cuconato Chief Executive Officer[5:1] International Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Adèle Kent Executive Director (2014-2019) and Chief Judicial Officer (2019-2021)[6] International Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT), Court of King's Bench of Alberta
Audrey Barrett Senior Advisor/Counsel[7] Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19
Mary Moreau Co-Chair, National Criminal Law Conference (former)[8] Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19, Supreme Court of Canada

Partners

NJI's partners include courts, the judiciary and other judicial education organizations, including:[9]

  • Alberta Court of Justice
  • British Columbia Court of Appeal
  • Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges (CAPCJ)
  • Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (CIALS)
  • Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ)
  • Canadian Judicial Council (CJC)
  • Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada
  • Court of Appeal for Ontario
  • Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan
  • Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories
  • Court of Appeal of Alberta
  • Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
  • Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Court of Appeal of Quebec
  • Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
  • Court of King's Bench of Alberta
  • Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
  • Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
  • Court of Quebec
  • Federal Court of Appeal
  • Federal Court of Canada
  • Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC)
  • International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ)
  • Manitoba Court of Appeal
  • Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
  • Nunavut Court of Justice
  • Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada (FJC)
  • Ontario Court of Justice
  • Ontario Superior Court of Justice
  • Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal
  • Provincial Court of British Columbia
  • Provincial Court of Manitoba
  • Provincial Court of New Brunswick
  • Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Provincial Court of Nova Scotia
  • Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island
  • Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
  • Superior Court of Quebec
  • Supreme Court of British Columbia
  • Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
  • Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
  • Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
  • Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
  • Supreme Court of Yukon
  • Tax Court of Canada
  • Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories
  • Territorial Court of Yukon

  1. About the NJI. National Judicial Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.nji-inm.ca/index.cfm/about/about-the-nji/ ↩︎

  2. Message from the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada. National Judicial Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.nji-inm.ca/index.cfm/about/message-from-the-right-honourable-richard-wagner-p-c-chief-justice-of-canada/ ↩︎

  3. Board of Governors. National Judicial Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.nji-inm.ca/index.cfm/about/board-of-governors/ ↩︎

  4. The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., C.C. (2025, February 25). Supreme Court of Canada. https://www.scc-csc.ca/about-apropos/judges-juges/list-liste/beverley-mclachlin/ ↩︎

  5. Message from the Chief Judicial Officer and the Chief Executive Officer. National Judicial Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.nji-inm.ca/index.cfm/about/message-from-the-chief-judicial-officer-and-the-chief-executive-officer/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  6. The NJI’s Judicial Leaders. National Judicial Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.nji-inm.ca/index.cfm/about/the-njis-judicial-leaders/ ↩︎

  7. Audrey Barrett. LinkedIn. Retrieved February 25, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-barrett-b0000687/ ↩︎

  8. The Honourable Mary T. Moreau. (2025, February 14). Supreme Court of Canada. https://www.scc-csc.ca/about-apropos/judges-juges/list-liste/mary-t-moreau/ ↩︎

  9. Judicial Education Partners. National Judicial Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.nji-inm.ca/index.cfm/about/judicial-education-partners/ ↩︎