Judges
National Occupation Code (NOC): 4111
Judges adjudicate civil and criminal cases and administer justice in courts of law. Judges preside over federal and provincial courts.
Job Duties for Judges
- Preside over courts of law, interpret and enforce rules of procedure and make rulings regarding the admissibility of evidence
- Instruct the jury on laws that are applicable to the case
- Weigh and consider evidence in non-jury trials and decide legal guilt or innocence or degree of liability of the accused or defendant
- Pass sentence on persons convicted in criminal cases and determine damages or other appropriate remedy in civil cases
- Grant divorces and divide assets between spouses
- Determine custody of children between contesting parents and other guardians
- Enforce court orders for access or support
- Supervise other judges and court officers.
Working Conditions for Judges
Work is performed in a courthouse or law office.Alternate Job Titles
- Administrative Judge
- Appellate Court Judge
- Associate Chief Justice
- Chief Justice
- County Court Judge
- County Judge
- Court Of Queen's Bench Justice
- Deputy Justice
- District And Surrogate Court Judge
- District Court Judge
- Family Court Judge
- Federal Court Justice
- Federal Court Justice - Trial Division
- Federal Court Of Appeal Justice
- Federal Trial Court Justice
- Judge - Law
- Justice Of The Peace
- Juvenile Court Judge
- Magistrate Court Judge
- Probate Court Judge
- Provincial Court Judge
- Provincial Court Of Appeal Justice
- Provincial Supreme Court Justice
- Puisne Judge
- Small Claims Court Judge
- Superior Court Justice
- Supreme Court Justice
- Supreme Court Of Canada Justice
- Tax Court Judge
- Trial Court Judge
- Youth Court Judge