This email was sent by Rob Moore, who announced Justice Bruce Noble's appointment to the judiciary in 2008. I wrote and asked him how Noble was chosen to be a judge of the Family Division,when he does not appear to have spent one single day in family court during his 31 years as a lawyer and people have been complaining about him. Noble was the Fredericton City solicitor for 19 years too, which is no recommendation. As you can see from the email, the actual qualifications of the judge don't seem to matter - they are elected by cops and robbers and the process is confidential!!!
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "rob.moore@parl.gc.ca"
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Dear ....,
Thank you for your letter.
In Canada, Federal and Provincial Judges are appointed utilizing a similar method. Federal Judges are appointed through Judicial Advisory Committees while Provincial judges are appointed in much the same process. Each Province contains one Judicial Advisory Committee consisting of 8 members representing the bench, bar, law enforcement, and members of the General Public.
The process in appointing judges is incredibly intensive, with various personal and professional factors associated with the appointee being taken into account by the committee prior to appointment. The suitability of the appointee is thoroughly screened by all members of the Committee. Furthermore, according to the Department of Justice, additional factors including “geography, gender, language and Multiculturalism” are also taken into account when appointing Judges in both Federal and Provincial jurisdictions.
In terms of additional requests from members of the public, such as yours, the Department of Justice states, “all committee proceedings and consultations take place on a confidential basis.”
Please contact me at rob.moore@parl.gc.ca should you have any additional questions or concerns.
Thanks again for writing.
Sincerely,
Hon. Rob Moore, P.C., M.P. Minister of State (ACOA) Member of Parliament – Fundy Royal
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