British Columbia Superior Courts

The registry officers are well trained and courteous as well as patient when approached with inquiries, and, while they are careful not to give legal advice, they are a wealth of helpful information regarding filing court documents and directing people to the right counters that serve various legal filings. The staff take the stress of dealing with the courts down a notch which is greatly appreciated by everyone accessing the Supreme Court and it's departments.

Can't speak on anything other than the staff at the registry specifically in the family law section. The old Caucasian man is miserable and has the most absolute worst attitude I've ever dealt with in my life. I kid you not I didn't even get 2 complete sentences out when he started gaslighting me saying I was giving him attitude. He was so unreasonably upset that my papers weren't stapled he tried to find all faults in anything I said and anything I presented he made an already sensitive situation more upsetting and was extremely demeaning. Pretty horrible and unacceptable that these are the people who the public in sensitive and complicated situations (especially in family law cases) have to deal with.

Visited the pro bono lawyer office here. Unlike everyone else at the courthouse the lady working within the pro bono office was extremely rude and utilized any lie to avoid providing the service she was hired for. Not to mention she had barred up her doors completing, which made the whole office unapproachable. Even though she was aware I was waiting outside for an inconsiderate amount of time, she never made an effort to introduce herself or the office she represented including the service they offered. Once I had knocked on her door she tried to ignore me and made me feel like I was intruding on the pro bono law office. After explaining my case to her, she offered literally no advice and continued to make up a multitude of lies to avoid providing the service she is hired for. I thought this behaviour exhibited by her was an absolute embarrassment to the supreme court of BC. All in all, I believe the office who had hired the lady to represent them inside the supreme court should deeply reconsider whether this sort of behaviour is what they want representing their office, to which I believe the obvious answer is “no, let’s find someone else who really embodies the job description.” I’ve met many good pro bono lawyers over time and this lady was truly a disgrace to the standard of what we expect in a great Canadian city and in developed nations around the world. I would not write so extensively about my experience if I didn’t believe the supreme court could do a great magnitude better with who they place in their offices. If those employers do see this writing please make changes, a certain amount of professionalism is required when you find yourself within this building of which this was a sad display far below what’s acceptable.

Systemic injustice is real and thriving here. Be prepared that judges here are in no way protecting our laws, the public, low income citizens or the disabled in our community. My experience with the multiple judges in the Vancouver Supreme court was nothing less then gross abuse. Was denied my basic rights to defend myself while being constantly bullied and threatened with incarceration. Judges here made unessisary and untrue statements in there judgments that were unsupported by any evidence as they conspired to detour justice. In order to protect the public all filed evidence, documents and transcripts should be published along with the judge's decisions for transparency reasons and to protect the public. Video cameras should also be installed in each and every courtroom and all the video recordings should be published on public TV networks or online as they do in the United States.

Hope nobody ever has to use this court system for anything? Its not set up to help you for anything. Its all about you rolling out the red carpet for a judge coming out of the back room that knows nothing of your case. These arrogant justices are not very caring at all, and subsequently your left crossing your fingers for justice only to later discover there is none. Id say its justice for a law firm or a lawyer, because they all get awarded costs on both sides regardless of a cases conclusion. In all honesty it really should be abolished with a panel driven system where lawyers dont run the show. #nowinners

2 Stars, first one because it was easy to find and the second for the friendly Staff to answer questions. The bathrooms are beyond dated and disappointing. The courtrooms themselves are also dated. I can imagine a huge bill to make this silly building more practical. A bending machine would be nice

Excellent service and spectacular parking in the downtown splendour.In the land of no left turns, I found by self myself completely at ease in my supercharged Tahoe.Leaving Maple Ridge at 11:58 and arriving in beautiful downtown Vancouver at 12:50, parks within 200 feet of My St., Smythe, call the pay for Park service number thingy and was literally back to the ridge of Maple by 2 o’clock.Had A business meeting on the way home optimizing my productivity while multitasking in a spectacular fashion and arriving in style back in time and my beautiful glorious Maple Ridge.What could’ve been a Mandane extravagance turned into a wonderful round-trip, thank you Vancouver superior court for charging me $40 for a piece of paper.That piece of paper let me transfer the title of my late wife’s vehicle into my name, hallelujah!

We do not have a justice system, we have a legal system. This system is extremely difficult for the regular public to maneuver. Without a legal background, or a lawyer working for you , you will not get very far. The people who work here spend too much time explaining the law and legal principle to the public. They seem annoyed and short and quite unfriendly… perhaps not their fault - it’s the SYSTEM. one who looses in court will rate the System low and one who wins will rate it high. Rating/ reviewing institutions like this has to be taken with a grain of salt

Had to drop off Probate fees for client. There were many cashiers for different purposes. Very organized

Was there for call ceremony. Beautiful sitting and very organized. I was impressed with the architect of the building. It you are passing by, check it out