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In general, Canadian judges are addressed directly as " Your Honour " or " Justice " and are formally referred to in the third person as " The Honourable Mr. ( or Madam ) Justice ' Forename Surname '".

Less formally, judges of a Superior Court are referred to as " Justice ' Surname '", and it is never appropriate to refer to such a judge as " Judge ' Surname.

'" When referred to in a decision of a court, judges ' titles are often abbreviated to the suffix " J.

", so that Justice Smith will be referred to as Smith J.

Judges in some superior courts are addressed as " My Lord " or " My Lady ".