Acting Chief Judge of Provincial Court Offers Statement on Death of Colin Jolly

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 03:51 AM

Prince George, B.C.- As Opinion250 reported on the weekend, the man who died following a single motor vehicle crash on Saturday in Prince George, was Colin Jolly, a retired Justice of the Peace.

In the wake of his death, Acting Chief Judge, J.J. Threlfall, of the Provincial Court of British Columbia, has issued the following statement:

Many of you will have heard the very sad news that retired Judicial Justice of the Peace Colin Jolly died suddenly on Saturday, August 29, 2009. Colin devoted substantially all his adult life to public service within the British Columbia court system, for which we and the public can be grateful.

Colin began his court career as a Court Clerk in Vancouver Criminal Court in November 1970. He received his Justice of the Peace commission on February 20, 1975. He was appointed the Local Court Administrator in May, 1977 in Kimberley, British Columbia before transferring to Prince George, British Columbia in December, 1979 where he was Court Administrator until August 1986.

In July 1987, Colin joined the Office of the Chief Judge as a Justice of the Peace Training Officer and was then appointed as a Court Referee and Sitting Justice of the Peace. In November, 1989 Colin returned to Prince George after being assigned to the Bylaw Court Project in that city. Colin then remained in Prince George as the presiding Judicial Justice of the Peace. From Prince George, Colin would regularly travel to and preside in various locations throughout the Cariboo Northeast and Northwest Districts of the Court, including Burns Lake, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, 100 Mile House, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, and Williams Lake.

Colin took a well-deserved retirement in March 2007 and remained in Prince George until his death.

On behalf of the Provincial Court of British Columbia, I wish to acknowledge the debt of gratitude we owe Colin for his tireless efforts and dedication to the administration of justice in this Province. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and community.

As of the time of the posting of this article, details on funeral arrangements had not yet been made public.

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Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 03:51 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Harbinger on September 2 2009 4:16 PM

He was my best friend for a couple of years back in the sixties when we were teenagers. Nicest guy you would ever want to know.

Posted by: Truth on September 5 2009 12:57 AM

Was he called to the Bar? Judicial Justices of the Peace must be attornies, because they handle most arraignments, and Peace Bond orders, which require legal training. Other JPs sign warrants for cops, and can take pleas on provincial offence matters. They also take oaths on private informations, if you want to seek process under Section 507 of the Criminal Code, against an alleged offender,.

In Ontario, JPs have a higher profile. I once applied to one to reduce a speeding ticket fine, based on mitigation, and he did so on condition that I make an honest plea of guilty.