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41100.00 – Judges

Judges adjudicate civil and criminal cases and administer justice in courts of law.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Chief justice
  • County court judge
  • Court of Queen's Bench justice
  • District court judge
  • Family court judge
  • Federal trial court justice
  • Provincial court of appeal justice
  • Small claims court judge
  • Superior court justice
  • Supreme Court justice

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • 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.

Additional information

  • Judges may specialize in particular areas of law such as civil, criminal or family law.

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services

TEER

1 – Occupations usually require a university degree

Major group

41 – Professional occupations in law, education, social, community and government services

Sub-major group

411 – Professional occupations in law

Minor group

4110 – Judges, lawyers and Quebec notaries

Unit group

41100 – Judges

Occupational profile

41100.00 – Judges

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