COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Conseil has 16 members: 11 judges, one justice of the peace, two lawyers and two members chosen from the general public. Its main responsibility is to examine complaints made against judges and conduct inquiries when necessary.
Six judges of the Court of Québec are automatically members of the Conseil:
- The chief judge
- Senior associate chief judge
- The four associate chief judges
The ten other members are appointed by the government for terms of three years each:
- two judges of the Court of Québec
- the president of the Human Rights Tribunal or chairman of the Professions Tribunal
- a president judge of a Municipal Court
- a Municipal Court judge
- a Justice of the Peace
- two lawyers
- two members of the general public who are neither judges nor lawyers
HonourableLucie Rondeau
President
Chief Judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Scott Hughes
Senior Associate Chief Judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Martine L. Tremblay
Associate Chief Judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Claudie Bélanger
Associate Chief Judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Bernard Mandeville
President-Judge of the Municipal Court of Montréal
Honourable Daniel Perreault
Judge of the Court of Québec
Honourable Martine St-Yves
Juge d'une cour municipale
Honourable Christine Lafrance
Justice of the Peace
Mrs Jocelyne Jarry
Lawyer
Mr Claude Rochon
Lawyer

Mrs Mélanie Mercure
Representative of the public
Mrs Sylvie Tremblay
Representative of the public
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.
Five employees manage the operations of the Secretariat of the Conseil de la magistrature.