Judges
Back to Career ListingAdjudicate civil and criminal cases and administer justice in courts of law.
Outlook
Varies
Wage
Annual:
Low: $276,054
Median: $276,054
High: $359,611
Training
Get started here:
- Extensive experience as a lawyer or as a professor of law with continuous membership in the bar association is usually required.
- Membership in good standing with a provincial or territorial law society or bar association is required.
- Judges are appointed by federal or provincial cabinet.
- Those appointed to more senior positions in a court, such as chief justice, usually have experience as judges in that court.
Places of Employment
Federal and provincial courts
Regulated
No