Chief Justice of New Brunswick Chief Justice of New Brunswick The Chief Justice of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada holds the highest office within the Province's judicial system. He/she is a member of the Court of Appeal, the highest court in the Province which includes five other judges plus any former judge of the Court of Appeal who is a supernumerary judge and any former Chief Justice of New Brunswick who is a judge or a supernumerary judge. The Court of Appeal generally sits in the Province's capital, Fredericton. The Governor General in Council appoints the Chief Justice and the other judges to the
Department of Justice and Attorney General (New Brunswick) Department of Justice and Attorney General (New Brunswick) The Department of Justice and Attorney General in New Brunswick, a Canadian province, is one of the longest running departments in the New Brunswick government. Traditionally headed by the Attorney General, the functions of the attorney general were split from it from February 14, 2006 to March 15, 2012. Prior to 2006, it was known simply as the Department of Justice. It is charged with the protection of the public interest and, as such, oversees the insurance industry, financial institutions, pensions and rental housing, and with providing legal services to all departments