THE Government of British Columbia has appointed two new Provincial Court judges and two judicial justices to support timely and efficient access to justice.

The new judges, effective August 8, will be Paul Sandhu and Hollis Lucky.

Sandhu is the director of legal operations for the B.C. Prosecution Service and the Crown lead on the Provincial Court’s virtual bail project. He has practised criminal, immigration and civil law.

In 2020, on behalf of the B.C. Prosecution Service, he was awarded the Canadian Bar Association BC’s Innovative Workplace award in recognition of his work and leadership in moving the B.C. Prosecution Service to an electronic filing system and remote work during the pandemic.

Quick Facts:

* The process to appoint judges involves the following steps:
– Interested lawyers apply, and the Judicial Council of B.C. reviews the candidates.

– The council is a statutory body made up of the chief judge, an associate chief judge, other judges, lawyers and members from outside the legal profession.

– The council recommends potential judges to the attorney general, with the final appointment made through a cabinet order-in-council.

* Although judges and judicial justices are located in a judicial region, many leverage technology, such as video-conferencing, for court proceedings, and travel regularly throughout the province to meet changing demands.

Learn More:

For information about the judicial appointment process, visit: www.provincialcourt.bc.ca