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Judges Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. J-1)

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Act current to 2026-06-21 and last amended on 2026-03-26. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Justification

 For the purposes of this Division, the removal from office of a judge is justified only if, for any of the following reasons, the judge’s continuation in office would undermine public confidence in the impartiality, integrity or independence of the judge or of their office to such an extent that it would render the judge incapable of executing the functions of judicial office:

  • (a) infirmity;

  • (b) misconduct;

  • (c) failure in the due execution of judicial office;

  • (d) the judge is in a position that a reasonable, fair-minded and informed observer would consider to be incompatible with the due execution of judicial office.

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