Section 98 of the Constitution Act, 1867

Section 98 of the Constitution Act, 1867 (French: article 98 de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867) is a provision of the Constitution of Canada relating to the qualifications for judges of the provincial superior, district and county courts in the province of Quebec.

[1] It was the product of extensive negotiations by the governments of the British North American provinces in the 1860s.

The Judges of the Courts of Quebec shall be selected from the Bar of that Province.

[7]Section 98 is found in Part VII of the Constitution Act, 1867, dealing with the judicature.

[8]: 316–317  Appointment of judges in the common law provinces is governed by section 97.