Courts are Open 24/7: PROOF
Some people have made claims that the courts are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week but there has not been any real confirmation of such availability…until now.
The excerpt below is from the British Columbia Legislative Assembly Hansards official record during debate about judges wanting an increase in their salaries – 2 sentences tell the story and confirm the claim. Interesting to note that few have been applying to be a judicial justice…I wonder why?
This is the transcript excerpt of David Eby, Attorney General of B.C., in the BC Legislature speaking to the House (video clip below):
- @2:40 pm: “The commission concluded that there is a pressing recruitment problem with respect to judicial justices, noting that from 2010 to 2019, there were only 11 applicants for new positions and only five new appointments. At the same time, the commission found that provincial court judges are increasingly used to cover shifts for judicial justices. For example, judges covered 10 percent of weekend shifts and 3 percent of midnight shifts in 2018.“
— Original source link, text and video below…audio begins at 16 sec.
MOTION 7 — JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMISSION REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUDICIAL JUSTICES – Fifth Session, 41st Parliament (2020) – OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEBATES (HANSARD)
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 – Afternoon Sitting – Issue No. 336
David Eby, Attorney General speaking
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