secondary location). the locations were: Calgary Drumheller Edmonton Fort McMurray Grande Prairie High Level Hinton Lethbridge Medicine Hat Peace River Red Deer St. Paul Wetaskiwin Jurisdiction As a superior court, it has inherent jurisdiction and therefore, may hear matters despite absence of specific statutory delegation. Thus, it operates as a civil and criminal trial court, hears surrogate matters, as well as certain appeals from the Provincial Court of Alberta. Appeals from the court lie with the Court of Appeal. Civil procedure before the court are set out in the Alberta Rules of Court. Appointments Although provincial superior courts are administered by the provinces, they are considered to be Section 96 courts (from Section 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867). Therefore, appointments to the court are within federal jurisdiction and made by Cabinet. Styling The Court of Queen's Bench Act sets out the styling convention of the court in Section 2.1. During the reign of a queen, it is known as the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. On September 8, 2022, upon the accession of King Charles III to the throne, the name changed to the Court of King's Bench of Alberta. Former justices of the court Joe Kryczka (1980 to 1991) Joanne B Veit (1981 to 2017) Sheila J. Greckol (2001 to 2016) Sheilah Martin (2005 to 2016) Ritu Khullar (2017 to 2018) J Richard Philippe Marceau (1995 - ?) N.C. Wittmann René Paul Foisy (? - 1987) Former chief justices of the court Allan H.J. Wachowich (2001-2009) W. Kenneth Moore William R. Howson Thomas Tweedie (1944-1944) See also Master: judicial officers part of the Court of King's Bench References Further reading External links Alberta courts Alberta 1921 establishments in Alberta Courts and tribunals established in 1921