The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
The Honourable Daniel Boone, a Judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in St. John's, is appointed a Judge of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador. Justice Boone replaces Justice G.D. Butler, who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective March 2, 2022.
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"I wish Justice Boone every success as he takes on his new role. I am confident he will serve the people of Newfoundland and Labrador well as a member of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador."
-The Hon. David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Biography
Justice Daniel Boone was appointed to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2018. He graduated from Memorial University with a B.A. in 1984, and from the University of Ottawa with an LL.B. in 1988. He articled with Stirling Ryan and was called to the Bar of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1989,
Before his appointment to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Justice Boone practiced with Stirling Ryan and the successor merged firm of Stewart McKelvey. His practice focused on civil litigation. He had extensive trial and appellate experience in medical malpractice, insurance law, construction law and class actions. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2014 and inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2015. During his legal career, Justice Boone dedicated considerable time to the professional development of younger lawyers through teaching at the Bar Admission Course, making presentations to professional organizations, and mentoring.
Prior to joining the bench, Justice Boone was involved in the areas of access to justice, as Chair of the Law Foundation, and the arts, as a director of both the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation and the Perchance Theatre Company.
