T-16 - Courts of Justice Act

Section 194 Disposition versions

2024-07-01

194. The Government shall, after consultation with the chief municipal judge, designate from among the municipal judges a coordinating judge for each of the coordinating regions and shall fix the term of office of each of them.

The term of office of a coordinating judge shall not exceed three years but may be renewed until the total term of office reaches six years.

A coordinating judge shall remain in office, despite the expiry of his term of office, until he is replaced or designated for another term.

The Government shall designate from among the coordinating judges the judge who, if the chief municipal judge is absent or unable to act, is to exercise the functions of the chief municipal judge until the latter resumes his functions or is replaced. The coordinating judge so designated temporarily replaces the chief municipal judge despite the fact that his own term may have expired.

The chief municipal judge shall determine the municipal court where each coordinating judge shall continue to sit. This assignment takes into account the municipal court to which the coordinating judge is mainly assigned so that he sits in that court or nearby, on a priority basis. The assignment also takes into account the requirements of the proper administration of justice in order to maximize the periods during which the municipal courts sit and takes into account the efficient management of public funds.

R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 203; 1988, c. 21, s. 45; 1990, c. 4, s. 892; 1992, c. 61, s. 617; 2023, c. 31, s. 9.

1993-11-01

194. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 203; 1988, c. 21, s. 45; 1990, c. 4, s. 892; 1992, c. 61, s. 617.

1990-10-01

194. Each justice of the peace who receives an information, issues a warrant or performs any proceeding in criminal or penal matters shall cause note thereof to be made in a register which must be kept by the clerk designated or appointed according to the provisions of this division, whether such clerk be present or not when the justice of the peace so acts.

R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 203; 1988, c. 21, s. 45; 1990, c. 4, s. 892.

1988-08-31

194. Each justice of the peace who receives a complaint, issues a warrant or performs any proceeding in criminal or penal matters shall cause note thereof to be made in a register which must be kept by the clerk designated or appointed according to the provisions of this division, whether such clerk be present or not when the justice of the peace so acts.

In all cases which are within the jurisdiction of any two or more justices of the peace, the senior justice of the peace shall see that the clerk shall enter in his register the minutes of the proceedings submitted to several justices of the peace.

R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 203; 1988, c. 21, s. 45.

1977-12-31

194. Each justice of the peace who receives a complaint, issues a warrant or performs any proceeding in criminal or penal matters shall cause note thereof to be made in a register which must be kept by the clerk designated or appointed according to the provisions of this subdivision, whether such clerk be present or not when the justice of the peace so acts.

In all cases which are within the jurisdiction of any two or more justices of the peace, the senior justice of the peace shall see that the clerk shall enter in his register the minutes of the proceedings submitted to several justices of the peace.

R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 203.