Nunavut Court of Justice
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| Established | 1999 |
| Country |  Nunavut |
| Location | Iqaluit |
| Composition method | appointed by the federal government |
| Authorized by | Government of Canada by Nunavut Act, 1993 |
| Decisions are appealed to | Nunavut Court of Appeal |
| Number of positions | 5[1] |
| Website | http://www.nucj.ca/ |
| Senior Judge Justice | |
| Currently | Mr Justice Robert Kilpatrick |
| Since | 2009 |
The Nunavut Court of Justice (short: NUCJ; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᒃᑯᑦ, Nunavuumi Iqkaqtuijikkut; Inuinnaqtun: Nunavunmi Maligaliuqtiit) is the superior court and territorial court of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is administered from the Nunavut Justice Centre (Building #510) in Iqaluit. It was established on April 1, 1999 as Canada's only "unified" or single-level court with the consent of Canada, the Office of the Interim Commissioner of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. the Inuit Land Claims representative organization. Prior to the establishment of Nunavut as a separate territory justice was administered through two courts, the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories and the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories.[2]
Besides court proceedings in Iqaluit the judges travel as a circuit court to communities throughout the territory to conduct cases.
Current judges
| Position | Name | Appointed | Short History | |
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| Senior Judge Justice |
Robert Kilpatrick | October 2009 1999 |
Appointed at the creation of Nunavut in 1999, Administrative Crown Counsel, (British Columbia), Legal Counsel in Inuvik and Whitehorse |
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| Justice | Earl Johnson | 2002 | Senior Legal Counsel, Northwest Territories Department of Justice (Yellowknife) appointed in 2003 to support growing work of the Court, largely engaged in civil cases | |
| Justice | Neil Sharkey | December 2008 | Legal Director at Maliiganik Tukisiniakvik (Iqaluit - 1986), first judge called to the bench from the Nunavut Bar, appellate practice, Justice of the Peace Administrator (1999) | |
| Justice | Susan Cooper | December 2009 | Law Clerk to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Partner with law firm Chandler & Cooper | |
| Justice | Andrew Mahar | March 2012 | Clinic Director in Kitikmeot, Defence Counsel | |
| Justice | Bonnie M. Tulloch | March 2012 | Special Advisor on northern issues, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Legal Aid Executive Director (Gjoa Haven) and Kivalliq Legal Aid Director (Rankin Inlet), Director of Akitsiraq Law School Society | |
| Justice | Beverley Browne | 1993 - 2009 | originally a Territorial Court Judge in pre-division Northwest Territories, made Senior judge in 1999 on the creation of Nunavut, strong supporter of the Akitsiraq Law School program, leader in music education (Iqaluit Music Society), church organist (St. Jude's Anglican Cathedral) and responsible for the integration of Inuit elders into functions in the Nunavut Courts. | now resigned as Senior Judge and sitting on the Alberta Bench |
