In Newfoundland and Labrador, he joined Court of Appeal in 2022, Supreme Court in 2018
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the appointment of Daniel Boone, most recently a judge of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador, as the new chief justice of Newfoundland and Labrador.
According to the prime minister’s news release, Boone takes the place of Deborah E. Fry, who retired as of Feb. 12.
Boone received judicial appointments as a judge of appeal of the Court of Appeal on June 6, 2022, and as a judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador’s General Division in St. John’s on Nov. 2, 2018.
Boone’s legal career
Before joining the bench in NL, Chief Justice Boone supported efforts to advance access to justice as chair of the Law Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.
He became an inducted fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2015 and earned a King’s Counsel designation in 2014.
Boone devoted significant time to contributing to the professional development of younger lawyers. For instance, he taught at the Bar Admission Course, made presentations to professional organizations, and mentored members of the legal profession.
In his legal practice, he focused on civil litigation and garnered substantial trial and appellate experience across the areas of medical malpractice, insurance law, construction law, and class actions.
Boone commenced his legal practice with Stirling Ryan and the successor merged firm of Stewart McKelvey. He also articled with Stirling Ryan.
He gained admission to the Newfoundland and Labrador bar in 1989. He graduated magna cum laude with an LLB from the University of Ottawa in 1988 and received his BA from Memorial University in 1984.
Beyond his legal career, Boone has supported the arts as a director of both the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation and the Perchance Theatre Company.
