Federal
Associate Judge
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor General
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor in Council from lawyers of a province; hear motions, manage cases and try claims of up to $100,000. Called prothonotaries until 2022. The number is fixed at nine by regulation.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- 9
Who holds these seats now
- Alexandra Steele Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Catharine Moore since April 2024 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Catherine A. Coughlan Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- John C. Cotter since May 2023 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Kathleen M. Ring since December 2017 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Kirkland G. Shannon since January 2025 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- L.E. Trent Horne since August 2021 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Michael Crinson since February 2023 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Sylvie M. Molgat since November 2018 Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Federal Courts Act, s. 12; Associate Judges (Federal Court) Regulations, SOR/2023-83, s. 1 (number fixed at nine). For: Associate 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: Alexandra Steele, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Alexandra Steele, Associate Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Alexandra Steele, 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: Catharine Moore, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Catharine Moore, Associate Judge, appointed 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Catharine Moore, 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 A. Coughlan, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Catherine A. Coughlan, Associate Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Catherine A. Coughlan, 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 C. Cotter, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: John C. Cotter, Associate Judge, appointed 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: John C. Cotter, 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: Kathleen M. Ring, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Kathleen M. Ring, Associate Judge, appointed 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Kathleen M. Ring, 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: Kirkland G. Shannon, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Kirkland G. Shannon, Associate Judge, appointed 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Kirkland G. Shannon, 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: L.E. Trent Horne, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: L.E. Trent Horne, Associate Judge, appointed 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: L.E. Trent Horne, 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 Crinson, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Michael Crinson, Associate Judge, appointed 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Michael Crinson, 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: Sylvie M. Molgat, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Sylvie M. Molgat, Associate Judge, appointed 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Sylvie M. Molgat, current term