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VICTORIA – Barbara M. Young, QC, has been appointed master of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Kelowna, Attorney General Wally Oppal announced today.
She will take her seat on the bench in Kelowna Dec. 6.
Section 11 of the Supreme Court Act allows the lieutenant-governor, on the recommendation of the attorney general, who consults with the chief justice, to appoint one or more masters of the court. A master presides in civil chambers and registrar hearings and makes decisions about pre-trial motions and procedural orders.
Young practiced law in Vancouver for 11 years, moving to Kelowna in 1997. She has worked extensively as a civil trial lawyer at all court levels in the areas of family law, estate litigation and mediation, personal injury and Workers’ Compensation Board appeals.
Young became a certified family mediator in 1996 and was admitted to the child protection mediation roster in 2003. She was appointed Queen’s counsel (QC) in January 2006.
Raised in St. Catharines, Ont., Young obtained a diploma in nursing in 1975. She earned her bachelor of arts with distinction in 1983 and her law degree in 1985, both from the University of Calgary.
The process for the appointment of a master involves several steps. Applications are solicited and are then reviewed by an ad hoc committee consisting of the deputy attorney general, chief justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, president of the Law Society of British Columbia and the president of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (or their delegates).
A short list is created and candidates are selected by the
ad hoc committee, who then make recommendations to the attorney general. The
chief justice is consulted before the attorney general makes a recommendation
to cabinet. The final appointment is made through a cabinet order-in-council.
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