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. Tax Court of Canada Act s. 10: for each office of judge (the Chief Justice, the Associate Chief Justice and up to 23 other judges) there is an additional office of supernumerary judge, so up to 25.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- Up to 25
Who holds these seats now
- Eugene P. Rossiter since June 2024 Report Source: tcc-cci.ca, checked
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked seats changed from 1 (current count) to an upper limit of 25, seats_kind maximum: Tax Court of Canada Act ss. 4(1) and 10, one supernumerary office per office of judge (CJ, ACJ and not more than 23 other judges). Follows ticket 167 / migration 021. For: Supernumerary Judge
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Tax Court of Canada Act, s. 10; Judges Act, s. 28. For: Supernumerary Judge
- tcc-cci.ca · checked Tax Court of Canada, list of current judges: Eugene P. Rossiter, Supernumerary Judge, appointed 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Eugene P. Rossiter, current term