Alberta Court of King's Bench Judicial District Boundaries

Eleven judicial districts define the geographic jurisdiction of Alberta's superior trial court. This boundary data is defined by the Judicial Districts Regulation (Alberta Regulation 117/2010) and was filed on July 14, 2010, coming into effect November 1, 2010. The Government of Alberta maintains this official geospatial information product.

Use Cases

• Map case filing locations and court accessibility by analyzing district boundary polygons.
• Analyze population served per district by joining boundary data with census demographic layers.
• Validate legal jurisdiction for address-based applications using district polygon containment checks.
• Track changes in judicial administration by comparing these 2010 boundaries with historical or future versions.

Strengths

• Defined by official provincial regulation (Alberta Regulation 117/2010).
• Provides complete coverage of Alberta's 11 Court of King's Bench districts.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including ESRI REST and XML.

Limitations

• Boundary data reflects a single snapshot from 2010, potentially outdated for current analysis.
• No attribute data (e.g., court locations, judge counts) is described for the district polygons.
• Unknown row/feature count and spatial resolution for the boundary geometries.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta.

Collection Method

Defined by the Judicial Districts Regulation, Alberta Regulation 117/2010.

Time Range

Filed July 14, 2010; effective November 1, 2010.

Freshness

Last platform update was 2026-04-02, but the underlying data is from 2010.

Geography

Province of Alberta, Canada.