B.C. provincial court to get six more judges to help with COVID-19 pandemic backlog

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B.C. provincial court to get six more judges to help with COVID-19 pandemic backlog
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The bulletin says the appointments will increase the capacity of the provincial court and reduce court delays around the province

It says the senior judges will help address the backlog of cases and support the response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the judicial system.

Jane Cartwright, Thomas Gove and Richard Miller are back working on the bench starting Tuesday, while Wendy Bernt, Tamara Golinsky and Oliver Fleck have been newly appointed and start work Aug. 10.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.

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