Editing King's Counsel (section)

=====New Brunswick=====

The Lieutenant Governor appoints King's Counsel on the advice of a committee comprising the [[Chief Justice of New Brunswick]], the [[Attorney General of New Brunswick]], and the president of the [[Law Society of New Brunswick]]. The committee's recommendation must be unanimous.<ref>''Queen's Counsel and Precedence Act'', SNB 2012, c 113, s 2.</ref> Recipients must have 15 years of active practice of the law in New Brunswick, with extensive experience before the courts, or demonstrate exceptional service to the profession. The [[Deputy Attorney General]] of New Brunswick and deans of New Brunswick law schools may also be appointed. The number recommended for appointment shall not exceed 1% of the members of the bar in New Brunswick who are not already designated, and the Lieutenant Governor shall only make appointments once per year.<ref>[https://releve.canlii.org/en/nb/laws/regu/nb-reg-84-270/latest/nb-reg-84-270.html ''Queen's Counsel Regulation''], NB Reg 84-270, ss 3, 4, 6 and 7.{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2016, the province designated eleven lawyers as Queen's Counsel.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2016.10.1013.html |title=2016 Queen's counsel appointments named |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |date=21 October 2016}}</ref>