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How you address the judge depends on which court you are in. Each court has a particular | How you address the judge depends on which court you are in. Each court has a particular honorific that should be used when addressing the judge, and the judge is properly addressed by that honorific, not as "sir," "ma'am," or something else. | ||
Judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court are addressed as ''My Lord'' or ''My Lady'' | Judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court are addressed as ''My Lord,'' or ''My Lady,'' or ''Your Lordship,'' or ''Your Ladyship,'' depending on the grammatical context. | ||
Masters and registrars of the Supreme Court are addressed as ''Your Honour'' | Masters and registrars of the Supreme Court are addressed as ''Your Honour.'' Provincial Court judges are also called ''Your Honour.'' | ||
It used to be the case that justices of the peace were properly referred to as ''Your Worship,'' but this practice is fading somewhat, and it is now acceptable to refer to them as ''Your Honour.'' | |||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], March 24, 2013}} | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[JP Boyd]], March 24, 2013}} | ||
{{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | {{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | ||
[[Category:How Do I?|A]] | [[Category:How Do I?|A]] | ||
[[Category:Courtroom Protocol]] | [[Category:Courtroom Protocol]] | ||
