Federal
Supernumerary Associate Judge
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor General
- Exact method
- An associate judge who meets the Judges Act age-and-service rule may elect to hold this office. Federal Courts Act s. 12(2.1): one supernumerary associate judge office for each of the nine associate judge offices (SOR/2023-83), so up to 9.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- Up to 9
Who holds these seats now
- Martha Milczynski Report Source: fct-cf.ca, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked seats changed from 1 (current count) to an upper limit of 9, seats_kind maximum: Federal Courts Act s. 12(2.1) with SOR/2023-83 (nine associate judges). Follows ticket 167 / migration 021. For: Supernumerary Associate Judge
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Federal Courts Act, s. 12(2.1). For: Supernumerary 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: Martha Milczynski, current term
- fct-cf.ca · checked Federal Court, list of current judges: Martha Milczynski, Supernumerary Associate Judge. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Martha Milczynski, current term