Federal
Supernumerary Judge
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor General
- Exact method
- A judge who meets the Judges Act age-and-service rule may elect to hold this office instead of a regular judgeship, which then becomes vacant. Federal Courts Act s. 5(2): for each office of judge of the Federal Court of Appeal (the Chief Justice and 14 other judges) there is an additional office of supernumerary judge, so up to 15.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- Up to 15
Who holds these seats now
- Donald J. Rennie Report Source: fca-caf.ca, checked
- René LeBlanc Report Source: fca-caf.ca, checked
- Wyman W. Webb Report Source: fca-caf.ca, checked
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked seats changed from 3 (current count) to an upper limit of 15, seats_kind maximum: Federal Courts Act s. 5(1)-(2), one supernumerary office per office of judge of the FCA (Chief Justice and 14 other judges). Follows ticket 167 / migration 021. For: Supernumerary Judge
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Federal Courts Act, s. 5(2); Judges Act, s. 28. For: Supernumerary Judge
- fca-caf.ca · checked Federal Court of Appeal, list of current judges: Donald J. Rennie, Supernumerary Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Donald J. Rennie, current term
- fca-caf.ca · checked Federal Court of Appeal, list of current judges: René LeBlanc, Supernumerary Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: René LeBlanc, current term
- fca-caf.ca · checked Federal Court of Appeal, list of current judges: Wyman W. Webb, Supernumerary Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Wyman W. Webb, current term