Judges Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2. In this Act,

“age of retirement”

« mise à la retraite d’office »

“age of retirement” of a judge means the age, fixed by law, at which the judge ceases to hold office;

“attorney general of the province”

« procureur général de la province »

“attorney general of the province”, except where otherwise defined, means the minister of the Crown of the province who is responsible for judicial affairs;

“common-law partner”

« conjoint de fait »

“common-law partner”, in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year;

“Council”

« Conseil »

“Council” means the Canadian Judicial Council established by subsection 59(1);

“county”

« comté »

“county” includes district;

“judge”

« juge »

“judge” includes a chief justice, senior associate chief justice, associate chief justice, supernumerary judge, chief judge, associate chief judge, senior judge and regional senior judge;

“survivor”

« survivant »

“survivor”, in relation to a judge, means a person who was married to the judge at the time of the judge’s death or who establishes that he or she was cohabiting with the judge in a conjugal relationship at the time of the judge’s death and had so cohabited for a period of at least one year.