Judicial Districts
There are 8 judicial districts in New Brunswick, each of which corresponds to a King’s Bench trial courthouse. Judicial districts in New Brunswick are divided by county. They are:
- Bathurst (Gloucester county)
- Campbellton (Restigouche county)
- Edmunston (Madawaska county, Parish of Drummond, and the town of Grand Falls)
- Fredericton (York, Sunbury, and Queens counties)
- Miramichi (Northumberland county)
- Moncton (Albert, Westmorland, and Kent counties)
- Saint John (Charlotte, Kings, and Saint John counties)
- Woodstock (Carleton and Victoria counties excluding the Parish of Drummond and the Town of grand Falls).
You can find out which county you live in here.
The rules of court say you must use a specific judicial district depending on why you are going to court. for example:
- In family law matters involving children, you go to court in the judicial district where the children live
- For small claims matters, you usually go to court in the judicial district where either the problem happened or where the defendant lives. There are some exceptions to this, though
- In matters involving property like real estate, you go to court in the judicial district where the property is
- For probate matters, you usually go to court where the deceased person lived or where they owned property
If you are not sure which judicial district to use for your legal matter, you should get advice from a lawyer.