Nunavut Court of Appeal
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The Nunavut Court of Appeal (NUCA; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐅᓐᓂᓗᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃ, romanized: Nunavuumi Unniluqsaqtunut Iqkaqtuivik, Inuinnaqtun: Nunavunmi Apiqhuidjutainut Uuktuffaarutit, French: Cour d'appel du Nunavut) is the highest appellate court in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
Established1999
JurisdictionNunavut
LocationIqaluit
Composition methodex officio justices from Nunavut Court of Justice, territorial courts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and Court of Appeal of Alberta
| Nunavut Court of Appeal | |
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| ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐅᓐᓂᓗᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃ Nunavunmi Apiqhuidjutainut Uuktuffaarutit Cour d'appel du Nunavut | |
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| Established | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Nunavut |
| Location | Iqaluit |
| Composition method | ex officio justices from Nunavut Court of Justice, territorial courts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and Court of Appeal of Alberta |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of Canada |
| Appeals from | Nunavut Court of Justice |
| Website | nunavutcourts.ca/nunavut-court-of-appeal |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Ritu Khullar |
| Since | 2022 |
Its positions consist of ex officio justices from the Nunavut Court of Justice, the territorial courts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and the Court of Appeal of Alberta.[1] The Chief Justice of Alberta, currently Ritu Khullar, also serves as the Chief Justice of the Nunavut Court of Appeal.[2]