Province hints there may be more judges on the way

We could get an announcement of new provincial or even federal judges Thursday.

The issue has been front and centre since a federal justice threw out a first-degree murder charge this month citing an unreasonable delay of five years for the case to go to trial.

Premier Rachel Notley says it’s a priority.

“There’s a series of vacancies that quite frankly need to be filled and then there’s a question of whether there needs to be more positions above and beyond those vacancies,
” she said Thursday. “We’re moving quite ambitiously on that matter and I believe our minister will have more to say on that at the end of this week.”

Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley has a news conference set for Thursday afternoon at the McDougall Centre where she will provide details on steps being taken to address pressures in the justice system.

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