MINISTER OF JUSTICE APPOINTS CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR TO COURTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

OTTAWA,  June 23, 2008 – The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C. Q. C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the appointment of Raymond P. Guenette,  as Chief Administrator of the Courts Administration Service; he has been acting in the position since 2004.

Mr. Guenette has a Bachelor of Arts – French and Political Science from Carleton University. He is fluently bilingual and has thirty years management experience, at the senior executive level, in judicial support programs and court administration.

The Courts Administration Service was established on July 2, 2003, by the Courts Administration Service Act, S.C. 2002, c. 8. The role of the Courts Administration Service is to provide administrative services to four courts of law: the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada. These services permit individuals, companies, organizations and the Government of Canada to submit disputes and other matters to the courts, and enable the courts to hear and resolve the cases before them fairly, without delay and as efficiently as possible.
 
For further information on the Courts Administration Services: http://cas-ncr-nter03.cas-satj.gc.ca/CAS-SATJ/

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Isabelle Rodier
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Courts Administration Service
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