Judiciary

Judges

Justice Francis P. O’Brien: Appointed to the Court of Appeal on June 08, 2017.

Justice Frances J. Knickle: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland on May 12, 2017; Appointed to the Court of Appeal on August 06, 2021.

Justice Daniel M. Boone: Appointed to the General Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland on November 2, 2018; Appointed to the Court of Appeal on June 6, 2022.

Justice Katherine O’Brien: Appointed to the General Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland on March 25, 2019; Appointed to the Court of Appeal on October 24, 2022.

Justice Glen L.C. Noel: Appointed to the General Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland on May 21, 2019; Appointed to the Court of Appeal November 27, 2024.

Supernumerary Judges

Justice William H. Goodridge: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland on March 02, 2007; Appointed to the Court of Appeal on October 19, 2018. Elected supernumerary status October 31, 2024.

Former Judges

(since the creation of the two divisions of the Supreme Court in 1975)

Chief Justice R. S. Furlong: Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in June of 1959; Appointed to the Court of Appeal as Chief Justice of Newfoundland July 1975; Retired December 9, 1979; [Deceased February 9, 1996].

Chief Justice A. S. Mifflin: Appointed to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in June of 1964; Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, Trial Division July 1975; Appointed to the Court of Appeal as Chief Justice of Newfoundland in December 1979; Stepped down as Chief Justice September 1986; Retired June 19, 1995 [Deceased April 16, 2010]

Chief Justice Noel Goodridge: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in November of 1975; Appointed to the Court of Appeal as Chief Justice of Newfoundland in November 1986; Stepped down as Chief Justice January 1996; Retired April 15, 1997; [Deceased December 12, 1997].

Chief Justice J. R. Gushue: Appointed to the Court of Appeal in February of 1976; Appointed Chief Justice of Newfoundland March 1996; Stepped down as Chief Justice in November 1998; Retired April 15, 2002. [Deceased October 25, 2015]

Justice H. B. Morgan: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in May of 1975; Appointed to the Court of Appeal July 1975; Retired June 1994; [Deceased December 30, 1999].

Justice J. W. Mahoney: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in July of 1975; Appointed to the Court of Appeal February 1982; Retired December 2001; [Deceased September 30, 2006].

Justice J. J. O’Neill: Appointed to the Court of Appeal in November of 1986; Retired February 2002. [Deceased February 02, 2015]

Justice W.W. Marshall: Appointed to the Court of Appeal in November of 1986; Retired May 2003; [Deceased June 28, 2023]

Justice G. L. Steele: Appointed Judge of the District Court in July of 1975; Appointed Chief Judge of the District Court August 1977; Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in February of 1982; Appointed to Court of Appeal June 1989; Retired September 2002. [Deceased July 22, 2024]

Justice Margaret A. Cameron: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in September of 1983; Served in Unified Family Court Division until 1985; Appointed to the Court of Appeal May 1992; Retired May 14, 2010.

Justice Denis M. Roberts: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in July of 1988; Appointed to the Court of Appeal March 1999; Elected supernumerary status March 1, 2007; Retired July 30, 2010.

Chief Justice Clyde K. Wells: Appointed to the Court of Appeal in May of 1998; Appointed Chief Justice of Newfoundland January 1999; Elected supernumerary status March 2, 2009; Retired November 8, 2012.

Justice Keith Mercer: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in May of 1992; Appointed to the Court of Appeal July 2003; Elected supernumerary status April 2009. [Deceased August 15, 2015].

Justice Malcolm Rowe: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in June of 1999; Appointed to the Court of Appeal December 2001. Appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on October 28, 2016.

Justice Leo Barry: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in June 1989: Appointed to the Court of Appeal May 2007; Elected supernumerary status September 1, 2009; Retired August 7, 2018.

Justice Michael F. Harrington: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador March 2, 2007; Appointed to the Court of Appeal July 29, 2009; Elected supernumerary status July 2, 2018; Retired February 29, 2020; [Deceased November 6, 2025].

Justice Charles W. White: Appointed to the Court of Appeal on April 29, 2009; Elected supernumerary status May 01, 2019; Retired March 23, 2022.

Chief Justice J. Derek Green: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in May of 1992; Appointed to the Court of Appeal June 1996; Appointed Chief Justice of the Trial Division October 2000; Appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal, March 27, 2009; Elected supernumerary status December 01, 2017; Retired April 22, 2022.

Justice Gale Welsh: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in March of 1999; Appointed to the Court of Appeal March 2001; Elected supernumerary status March 31, 2021; Retired October 22, 2022.

Justice Gillian D. Butler: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland on March 02, 2007; Appointed to the Court of Appeal on May 01, 2019; Elected supernumerary status March 2, 2022. Retired September 30, 2023.

Justice Lois R. Hoegg: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland June 1, 2007; Appointed to the Court of Appeal June 18, 2010; Elected supernumerary status June 1, 2022. Retired October 31, 2025.

Chief Justice Deborah E. Fry: Appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland on March 30, 2007; Appointed as Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal on June 22, 2018. Retired February 11, 2026.