Justice Eric Brooks will serve the Alberta Court of Justice in the Southern Region. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Southern Alberta judge promoted to preside over Medicine Hat, Lethbridge

Aug 29, 2024 | 8:51 AM

A judge who has been working in the southern Alberta region for more than a decade now has a new position.

Justice Eric Brooks will serve as an assistant chief justice in the Alberta Court of Justice, presiding over the base courts of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, as well as the regional circuit courts in the area.

He received his bachelor of law from the University of Alberta Law School in 1986.

Brooks started his career in criminal and family law in Edmonton before joining the Legal Aid Youth Office in 1995.

He became a Crown counsel with Alberta Justice in 1998 and has been serving the Southern Region as a judge in the Alberta Court of Justice since April 2011.

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He has also served as the lead justice in the Medicine Hat Drug Treatment Court.

Assistant chief justices support the chief justice hear criminal cases and statutes under federal, provincial and municipal laws, as well as family and child protection cases and certain civil disputes.

Including Brooks, the province made a total of five judicial appointments across Alberta.

Justice Minister and Attorney General Mickey Amery said they each bring high levels of experience and expertise.

“They have consistently demonstrated their deep understanding of the law and commitment to justice throughout their careers. I am confident that they will bring the same intelligence and fairness to these new roles,” Amery said.