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To the uninitiated, a court docket is merely a schedule—a dry, bureaucratic list of names, times, and case numbers. But to the people of Miramichi—the lawyers, the accused, the victims, the families, and the journalists who religiously scan the list—the docket is the city’s truest diary. It is a weekly ledger of broken promises, tragic accidents, addiction struggles, and the slow, grinding machinery of justice.
“I ate her,” Silas said quietly. “Every ounce. Fed her to my daughter and her young ones. Not one scrap went to waste.” Miramichi Court Docket
A typical docket day in Miramichi Provincial Court involves the judge hearing a long list of cases for first appearances, guilty pleas, or sentencing, often referred to as a "docket day".
There is a unique cruelty to the public nature of the docket here. Because the list is so widely circulated—often appearing on local news sites like the Miramichi Leader or community groups—families often learn of a relative’s troubles not through a phone call, but by seeing a surname in black and white. Note: You cannot take photos of the screen,
Judge Foley removed her glasses. She had grown up in Blackville, not far from here. Her own father had once been charged with taking a deer out of season—to feed a family after the mill shut down for six weeks. She knew the difference between poaching for greed and taking for need. She also knew the law.
Court schedules are dynamic and subject to sudden changes. Cases are frequently rescheduled due to: It is a weekly ledger of broken promises,
“I nudged her,” Silas corrected. “She slipped on the moss. I helped her out.”
The judicial official assigned to hear the matter.
of Miramichi and Julius Augustino of Toronto were charged in provincial court in February 2026 with possession for the purpose of trafficking in methamphetamine and fentanyl. Police seized 894 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine and 123 grams of suspected fentanyl, along with Canadian currency and drug trafficking paraphernalia.