Federal
Judge
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor General
- Exact method
- 39 judges besides the Chief Justice and Associate Chief Justice, appointed by the Governor in Council by letters patent under the Great Seal. Each is also ex officio a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal. Serve during good behaviour until age 75.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- 39
Who holds these seats now
- Allyson Whyte Nowak since January 2024 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Andrew D. Little since April 2020 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Andrew J. Brouwer since March 2025 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Angela Furlanetto since February 2021 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Angus G. Grant since February 2024 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Anne M. Turley since May 2023 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Ann Marie McDonald since September 2015 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Avvy Yao-Yao Go since August 2021 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Benoit M. Duchesne since September 2024 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Catherine M. Kane since June 2012 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Cecily Y. Strickland since December 2012 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Christine Pallotta since January 2020 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Danielle Ferron since February 2025 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Darren R. Thorne since March 2025 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Denis Gascon since February 2015 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Ekaterina Tsimberis since February 2023 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- François Joyal since April 2026 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Giuseppina D’Agostino since April 2026 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Glennys L. McVeigh since April 2013 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Guy Régimbald since October 2022 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Janet M. Fuhrer since June 2019 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Jocelyne Gagné since May 2012 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- John Norris since February 2018 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Julie L. Blackhawk since February 2024 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Lobat Sadrehashemi since March 2021 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Love Saint-Fleur since October 2024 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Mandy Aylen since August 2021 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Meaghan M. Conroy since December 2024 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Michael Battista since April 2024 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Negar Azmudeh since August 2023 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Patrick K. Gleeson since May 2015 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Paul Favel since December 2017 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Phuong T.V. Ngo since September 2023 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Richard F. Southcott since May 2015 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Sébastien Grammond since November 2017 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Shirzad S. Ahmed since September 2017 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Simon Fothergill since December 2014 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- William F. Pentney since June 2017 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Federal Courts Act, ss. 5(4), 5.1(1), 5.2 and 8. For: Judge
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Allyson Whyte Nowak, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Allyson Whyte Nowak, Judge, appointed 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Allyson Whyte Nowak, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Andrew D. Little, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Andrew D. Little, Judge, appointed 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Andrew D. Little, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Andrew J. Brouwer, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Andrew J. Brouwer, Judge, appointed 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Andrew J. Brouwer, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Angela Furlanetto, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Angela Furlanetto, Judge, appointed 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Angela Furlanetto, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Angus G. Grant, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Angus G. Grant, Judge, appointed 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Angus G. Grant, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Anne M. Turley, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Anne M. Turley, Judge, appointed 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Anne M. Turley, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Ann Marie McDonald, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Ann Marie McDonald, Judge, appointed 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Ann Marie McDonald, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Avvy Yao-Yao Go, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Avvy Yao-Yao Go, Judge, appointed 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Avvy Yao-Yao Go, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Benoit M. Duchesne, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Benoit M. Duchesne, Judge, appointed 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Benoit M. Duchesne, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Catherine M. Kane, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Catherine M. Kane, Judge, appointed 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Catherine M. Kane, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Cecily Y. Strickland, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Cecily Y. Strickland, Judge, appointed 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Cecily Y. Strickland, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Christine Pallotta, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Christine Pallotta, Judge, appointed 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Christine Pallotta, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Danielle Ferron, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Danielle Ferron, Judge, appointed 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Danielle Ferron, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Darren R. Thorne, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Darren R. Thorne, Judge, appointed 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Darren R. Thorne, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Denis Gascon, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Denis Gascon, Judge, appointed 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Denis Gascon, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Ekaterina Tsimberis, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Ekaterina Tsimberis, Judge, appointed 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Ekaterina Tsimberis, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: François Joyal, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: François Joyal, Judge, appointed 2026-04-21. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: François Joyal, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Giuseppina D’Agostino, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Giuseppina D’Agostino, Judge, appointed 2026-04-29. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Giuseppina D’Agostino, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (2013-04-26; the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Glennys L. McVeigh, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Glennys L. McVeigh, Judge, appointed 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Glennys L. McVeigh, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Guy Régimbald, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Guy Régimbald, Judge, appointed 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Guy Régimbald, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Janet M. Fuhrer, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Janet M. Fuhrer, Judge, appointed 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Janet M. Fuhrer, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Jocelyne Gagné, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Jocelyne Gagné, Judge, appointed 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Jocelyne Gagné, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: John Norris, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: John Norris, Judge, appointed 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: John Norris, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Julie L. Blackhawk, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Julie L. Blackhawk, Judge, appointed 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Julie L. Blackhawk, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Lobat Sadrehashemi, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Lobat Sadrehashemi, Judge, appointed 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Lobat Sadrehashemi, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Love Saint-Fleur, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Love Saint-Fleur, Judge, appointed 2024-10-25. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Love Saint-Fleur, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Mandy Aylen, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Mandy Aylen, Judge, appointed 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Mandy Aylen, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Meaghan M. Conroy, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Meaghan M. Conroy, Judge, appointed 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Meaghan M. Conroy, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Michael Battista, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Michael Battista, Judge, appointed 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Michael Battista, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Negar Azmudeh, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Negar Azmudeh, Judge, appointed 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Negar Azmudeh, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Patrick K. Gleeson, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Patrick K. Gleeson, Judge, appointed 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Patrick K. Gleeson, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Paul Favel, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Paul Favel, Judge, appointed 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Paul Favel, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Phuong T.V. Ngo, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Phuong T.V. Ngo, Judge, appointed 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Phuong T.V. Ngo, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Richard F. Southcott, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Richard F. Southcott, Judge, appointed 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Richard F. Southcott, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Sébastien Grammond, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Sébastien Grammond, Judge, appointed 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Sébastien Grammond, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Shirzad S. Ahmed, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Shirzad S. Ahmed, Judge, appointed 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Shirzad S. Ahmed, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Simon Fothergill, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Simon Fothergill, Judge, appointed 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Simon Fothergill, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Judge's profile on the Federal Court site, which gives the appointment date (the members list cited earlier has no dates); retrieved 2026-10-11. For: William F. Pentney, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: William F. Pentney, Judge, appointed 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: William F. Pentney, current term
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