COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Conseil has 16 members: 9 judges, one justice of the peace, two lawyers, one notary and three members chosen from the general public. Its main responsibility is to examine complaints made against judges and conduct inquiries when necessary.
Three members are automatically members of the Conseil:
- The chief judge of the Court of Québec
- Senior associate chief judge of the Court of Québec
- The chief municipal judge
The ten other members are appointed by the government for terms of not more than three years each:
- two associate chief judges of the Court of Québec
- two judges of the Court of Québec
- the president of the Human Rights Tribunal or chairman of the Professions Tribunal
- a Municipal Court judge
- a Justice of the Peace
- two lawyers
- One notary
- three members of the general public who are neither judges nor lawyers
Honourable Henri Richard
President
Chief Judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Benoit Sabourin
Senior associate chief judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Nathalie Duchesne
Chief municipal judge
Honourable Marco LaBrie
Associate chief judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Mélanie Roy
Associate chief judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Christian Brunelle
Judge of the Court of Québec, Interim President of the Human Rights Tribunal
Honourable Pierre E. Labelle
Judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Hermina Popescu
Judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Christine Lafrance
Justice of peace
Honourable Martine St-Yves
Judge of a Municipal Court
Me Samuel Massicotte
Lawyer
Me Pénélope L. Provencher
Lawyer
Me Marie-Claude Laquerre
Notary
Robert Dutrisac
Public representative
Jacques Beauchemin
Public representative
Arlène Gaudreault
Public representative
The Conseil de la magistrature has a permanent Secretariat that provides administrative support to the members of the Conseil and ensures continuity in day-to-day operations. The Secretariat is also the custodian of official documents of the Conseil.
The secretary of the Conseil is appointed by the government for a five-year term. The secretary must have been a lawyer for at least ten years and a member of the civil service at the time of his or her appointment.
Eight employees manage the operations of the Secretariat of the Conseil de la magistrature.