About Associate Chief Judge Sue Wishart
Associate Chief Judge Sue Wishart obtained a Masters of Science degree from Queen’s University in 1990, followed by a law degree from the University of Victoria in 1994. She was called to the BC Bar in 1995. Her work as a lawyer was mainly in the area of criminal defence law. During her time as a lawyer Associate Chief Judge Wishart was active in the Canadian Bar Association. She chaired the Victoria criminal law section, was an elected member of Provincial Council, and an elected member of the Executive of the CBA - BC Branch.
Judge Wishart was appointed to the Provincial Court of British Columbia in March of 2009, serving Victoria, Duncan and the Western Communities. In November of 2014 she was elected president of the Provincial Court Judges’ Association and in that capacity served as a member of Judicial Council for the year 2015.
Judge Wishart was appointed Associate Chief Judge on May 15, 2016 for a two-year term, re-appointed May 15, 2018 for a three-year term, and re-appointed May 15, 2021 and May 15, 2024 for a further three-year term. As Associate Chief Judge, she serves on various committees including access to justice initiatives, court technology and business intelligence. She has participated in the development and implementation of changes to the Small Claims Rules and the Provincial Court Family and Child, Family and Community Service Act Rules. She is also involved with the specialized courts across the province and serves as Alternate Presiding Member of the Judicial Council of British Columbia.
About Justice David C. Harris
Mr. Justice Harris attended the University of Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1977 from Exeter College. He received a Master of Philosophy in 1979 and a doctorate in 1982 from Nufield College. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia in 1985 and was admitted to the Bar of British Columbia in 1987. He was appointed King's Counsel in 2004.
Mr. Justice Harris was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2010 and to the Court of Appeal in 2012. Prior to his appointment, he was a lawyer with Hunter Litigation Chambers in Vancouver. He had been a lawyer with Berardino & Harris from 2000 to 2006 and with Russell & Dumoulin from 1986 to 2000. He was a law clerk with the Court of Appeal in 1985. His main area of practice was civil litigation.
Mr. Justice Harris was a part-time professor at the University of British Columbia Law School as well as a frequent lecturer for numerous continuing legal education programs.
About Associate Judge Susan Sangha
Associate Chief Judge Sangha was born and raised in Vancouver. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia and a law degree from the University of Victoria. She graduated law school in 1996 before being called to the BC bar in 1997. She was a civil litigator and partner at a Vancouver law firm, where she had worked before beginning law school. Her practice area was insurance defence work, focused on personal injury, occupier’s liability, product liability, employment and human rights matters. She was actively involved in the firm’s management, including being a member of their executive management team. Since being appointed on March 7, 2022, Judge Sangha has been a member of the Court’s Civil Law Committee.
About Justice Tina L. Dion
Justice Tina L. Dion is a member of the Kehewin Cree Nation, Alberta. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta in 1994, Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia in 1997 and Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Arizona in 2008. She was the first Canadian Law Clerk to the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, Window Rock, Arizona (1998). She was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1999 and to the Alberta Bar in 2014.
Justice Dion was appointed to the Provincial Court of British Columbia in 2019 and then the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2024. As a Provincial Court Judge, she regularly sat as one of two judges in First Nations Court New Westminster. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she had been in private practice in the areas of civil litigation, administrative, environmental, regulatory and Aboriginal law since 2013. She articled and worked with criminal firm Orris Burns prior to joining Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP where she practised civil ligation. She was in-house counsel and Director of Legal Services with the Tsawwassen First Nation Government. She served as an adjunct professor at UBC Law over a 12-year period and was appointed King's Counsel in 2016.
Justice Dion loves to travel and spend time with friends and family.
About Justice Lindsay R. LeBlanc
Justice Lindsay R. LeBlanc was born and raised in Quesnel (traditional territory of the Lhtako Dene). She obtained her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Northern British Columbia and a LL.B. from the University of Victoria. She was called to the British Columbia bar in 2006 and was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2024.
Prior to Justice LeBlanc joining the bench, she practiced at Cox Taylor in Victoria, where she developed a hybrid solicitor and litigation practice, focusing in the areas of property development, municipal, administrative, corporate commercial and wills & estates. She was appointed King’s Counsel in 2023.
Justice LeBlanc has been a dedicated volunteer, having served on many boards and regulatory entities. She was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of BC for the Victoria County and served as 2nd Vice-President.
About Hasan Alam
Hasan Alam is a labour and human rights lawyer at the BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) and a Supervising Lawyer at the Archway Community Law Clinic. He is President of the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), Past President of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL BC), and Co-Chair of the CBA BC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Hasan brings extensive experience at the intersection of labour rights, human rights, and access to justice.
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