P.E.I. court looking for more justices of the peace
Courts on P.E.I. are searching for attorneys excited about working as justices of the peace.
The justices of the peace would evaluation functions for search warrants and safety orders underneath the Victims of Household Violence Act, and conduct launch hearings.
In contrast to different justices of the peace, the brand new positions will likely be employed by and work for the courts not the province. It will assist handle issues referring to battle of curiosity, mentioned Jeff Lantz, chief choose of the provincial courtroom of P.E.I.
“They will be attorneys. They weren’t attorneys prior to now. And it might be a little bit of a problem to seek out attorneys who aren’t related to companies that do that form of work, which might be a battle, too. So we’re form of holding our breath, hoping that we are going to get sufficient candidates to have a great interview course of.”
These can discover the applying on the provincial courtroom web site. The deadline to use is Aug. 8.
