The Honourable James W. Gormley
The Honourable James W. Gormley was appointed a choose of the Supreme Court docket of Prince Edward Island in 2017. Previous to his appointment, he was a accomplice at Stewart McKelvey, the place his most important areas of observe have been felony regulation, administrative regulation, and well being regulation.
Chief Justice Gormley has served in quite a lot of skilled and neighborhood volunteer roles. He was President of the PEI Department of the Canadian Bar Affiliation, President of the College of PEI Alumni Affiliation, President of the Canadian Bar Insurance coverage Affiliation, Chair of the Board of Governors of JA Prince Edward Island, and Chair of the Skilled Part of the United Approach of PEI. The Canadian Bar Affiliation of PEI offered him with its Distinguished Service Award in 2016.
Chief Justice Gormley was born and raised within the village of Murray River, Prince Edward Island. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of Prince Edward Island, adopted by an LL.B. from Dalhousie College, the place he labored within the Dalhousie Authorized Help Clinic.
