Prior to 2008 reforms that were formally implemented in 2009, the senior appellate body in Prince Edward Island was the
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (Appeal Division). With the passage of the
Judicature Act, the Supreme Court was stripped of its appellate functions, now assigned to the Court of Appeal, while the
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island remained as a single-division
superior court. All members of the former Appeal Division became the justices of the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeals hears appeals from the
Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island on indictable criminal matters as well as appeals from decisions made by the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island. The Appeal Division sits in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in the Sir Louis Henry Davies Law Courts. Pursuant to the
Constitution Act, 1867, the Court of Appeal is operated by the provincial government, while its justices are appointed by the
Governor General of Canada, on the advice of the
Prime Minister of Canada. ==Current membership==