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Left - Right: (standing) Honourable James W. Gormley, Honourable Thomas P. Laughlin, Honourable Michele M. Murphy
(seated) Honourable John K. Mitchell, Honourable David H. Jenkins
The Honourable James W. Gormley
Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island
- Appointed Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island and Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal, May 2022
- Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, October 2017
The Honourable Michele M. Murphy
Justice of the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal
- Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), University of New Brunswick, 1983.
- Bachelor of Laws, University of New Brunswick, 1986.
- Practiced law 1987-2007
- Member of Law Society Council and Discipline Committee, 1997- 2001
- President of P.E.I. Law Society, 2000
- Queen's Counsel, 2003
- President, International Association of Women Judges, Canadian Chapter, 2014-2015.
- Director, Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, 2011-2016
- Member of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, 2019-
The Honourable Thomas P. Laughlin
Justice of the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Prince Edward Island, 1994
- Bachelor of Laws, University of New Brunswick, 1998
- Lawyer, Stewart McKelvey, 1999 - 2023
- President, Canadian Bar Association, Prince Edward Island Branch, 2015 - 2016
- Faculty, National Criminal Law Program, 2016
- Queen's Counsel, 2017
- National Director, Canadian Bar Association, 2018 – 2020
- Appointed to Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal, 2023
The Honourable David H. Jenkins
Supernumerary Justice of the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal
- Prince of Wales College
- B. Comm. Dalhousie 1970
- LLB Dalhousie 1973
- Lawyer -Scales Ghiz Jenkins & McQuaid/Stewart McKelvey 1973 - 1993
- President, Law Society 1981 - 1982
- President, Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 1985-1986
- Queen's Counsel 1986
- CBIA 1987- 1993 (Secretary, at end)
- Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island - Trial Division 1993- 2008
- Judges Counselling Program - President 2001-2004
- Canadian Superior Courts Judges Assn. - President 2007-- 2008
- Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island and Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal 2008-2021
- Canadian Judicial Council 2008-2021
- Confederation Centre of the Arts 2000-2006 - served as Board member and Secretary-Treasurer
- Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal 2013
- Order of P.E.I. Advisory Council 2008
- Elected supernumerary October 2021
- Retired January 2024
The Honourable John K. Mitchell
Supernumerary Justice of the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal
- B.A. U.P.E.I. 1975
- B.Ed. U.P.E.I. 1977
- LLB University of Saskatchewan 1981
- Faculty Member Federation of Law Societies National Criminal Law Program 1989-2009
- Chair, P.E.I. Law Foundation 1993-2001
- P.E.I. Bar Course Instructor 1995-2007
- Appointed to Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island 2008
- Appointed Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal 2013
- Elected supernumerary effective September 2022