Ritu Khullar

Ritu Khullar
Ritu Khullar in 2018
Chief Justice of Alberta
Assumed office
November 28, 2022
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Preceded byCatherine Fraser
Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories
Assumed office
November 28, 2022
Preceded byCatherine Fraser
Chief Justice of the Nunavut Court of Appeal
Assumed office
November 28, 2022
Preceded byCatherine Fraser
Personal details
Born (1964-01-01) January 1, 1964 (age 60)[1]
Fort Vermilion, Alberta, Canada
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Alberta(BA)
University of Toronto (LLB)
Occupationlawyer, judge

Ritu Khullar, KC is a Canadian jurist who currently serves as the Chief Justice of Alberta and Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Court of Appeal.[2] She was appointed on November 28, 2022 and sworn in on February 23, 2023.

Prior to the Court of Appeal, Justice Khullar was appointed to the Court of King's Bench of Alberta in 2017. She is the first woman of South Asian descent to be appointed as a provincial chief justice in Canada.

  1. ^ "Ritu Khullar named Alberta's new chief justice". CBC News. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Alberta Court of Appeal". Alberta Court Appeal. Retrieved 2024-05-16.