Justice of the Court of Appeal of British Colombia

Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and immigrated to Canada in 1967 where his family resided first in Regina, Saskatchewan and then Victoria, British Columbia. He obtained his B.A. (Hons) from the University of Victoria in 1976 and his LL.B from McGill University in 1980. He was called to the Bar of the Province of British Columbia in 1981. He practiced primarily in the field of civil litigation in Vancouver. B.C. until he was appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2011. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia in March, 2019.

As a lawyer, he was a frequent presenter for many years at Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Society courses. He was a member of the Supreme Court’s Education Committee from 2012 to 2019 and was its Chair until December 2017. He was also a member of the Court’s Executive Committee until his appointment to the Court of Appeal. He has been actively involved in the National Judicial Institute (NJI) and has acted as a facilitator at the CIAJ/NJI Federal New Judges Program on several occasions. 

He is fluently bilingual. In 2012 he received special recognition from La Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique and in 2014 he was presented with France’s Ordre National de Mérite for his contributions to the francophone communities in British Columbia.  He is currently a member of the Court of Appeal’s Rules Committee and chairs the Court’s Education Committee.