Court officers usually require a university degree in law or business or public administration or a college diploma in public administration or legal studies.
Completion of a justice registrar, justice of the peace or other court training program is required for court officers and justices of the peace.
Several years of experience as a court clerk or in another court service occupation are usually required.
Justices of the peace in the provinces are appointed by the lieutenant governor in council and, in the territories, by federally appointed territorial commissioners.