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. 5.1(2): for each office of judge of the Federal Court (the Chief Justice, the Associate Chief Justice and 39 other judges) there is an additional office of supernumerary judge, so up to 41.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- Up to 41
Who holds these seats now
- Michael D. Manson Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Roger R. Lafrenière Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Yvan Roy Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked seats changed from 3 (current count) to an upper limit of 41, seats_kind maximum: Federal Courts Act s. 5.1(1)-(2), one supernumerary office per office of judge of the Federal Court (CJ, ACJ and 39 other judges). Follows ticket 167 / migration 021. For: Supernumerary Judge
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Federal Courts Act, s. 5.1(2); Judges Act, s. 28. For: Supernumerary 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: Michael D. Manson, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Michael D. Manson, Supernumerary Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Michael D. Manson, 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: Roger R. Lafrenière, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Roger R. Lafrenière, Supernumerary Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Roger R. Lafrenière, 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: Yvan Roy, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Yvan Roy, Supernumerary Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Yvan Roy, current term