Superior Court of Ontario (Historical): Difference between revisions

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See also: Court Composition

(~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of October 2018, unless otherwise indicated.

Previous Judges

See also: Superior Court of Ontario

In 1990, the "High Court of Justice" was merged into the "Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)". The "Divisional Court of the High Court of Justice" was changed to the "Divisional Court".

In 1999, the "Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)" changed into the "Superior Court of Justice".

From 1990 to Present

Position / Name	Jurisdiction	Duration of Appointment	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Judge Julie A. Thorburn [1]		September 18, 2006 (Judge)	Harper	Cassels Brock Called to bar (1990)	Appointed to ONCA (2019) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice Heather Forster Smith	N/A	1983 (County) 2002 (ONSC) June 30, 2019 (Ret)	P. Trudeau (County) Chretien (ONSC)	Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court (General Division) 1996 Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 1990 County and District Court judge (1983) PPSC Crown Called to bar (1973)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Justice J.N. Morisette	London	July 3, 2018 (retired)
Justice Colin D. A. McKinnon [2]	Ottawa	February 21, 1996 (Judge) 2018 (Retired)	Chretien	Beament, Green, Dust (1973 to 1996) Crown Attorney (1970 to 1972) Called to bar (1970)	Published criminal decisions (~85)
Justice Bonnie J. Wein		1994 (Judge) 2018 (ret)			Published criminal decisions
Justice S. Casey Hill		1994 (Judge) 2018 (Ret)			Published criminal decisions
Judge Elizabeth M. Stewart[3]	Toronto	September 26, 2003 (Judge) September 26, 2018 (Sup.)	Chretien	Called to bar (1978) McCarthy Tetrault (1984 to 2003)	Published criminal decisions
M.L. Caswell	Brampton
Bradley W. Miller	London	December 16, 2014	Harper	Western Law School (prof) (2005 to 2011) Garton & Harris (1995 to 1997) Spagnolo & Co. (1994 to 1995) Called to bar (1993)	Appointed to ONCA Published criminal decisions
C. William Hourigan [4]	Milton	January 23, 2009 to October 2013	Harper	Fasken Martineau Called to bar (1992)	Published criminal decisions (~15)
David Moseley Brown [5]		September 18, 2006	Harper	Stikeman Elliott Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions
Andromache Karakatsanis [6]		November 21, 2002 – March 26, 2010		Assistant Deputy Attorney General Liquor Licence Board of Ontario Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions
Kevin W. Whitaker		2010−2016		Ontario Labour Relations Board Called to bar (1986)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Timothy D. Ray		2007 - April 8, 2017 (sup.)			Published criminal decisions
Justice Bruce A. Glass	Oshawa	1997 (Judge) July 31, 2014 (sup.)[7] 2017 (ret.)			Published criminal decisions
Justice Robert M. Thompson [8]	Owen Sound	February 21, 1996 - 2017	Chretien	Boddy, Ryerson Called to bar (1974)	Published criminal decisions
Judge Craig Perkins [9]		1995 - 2017		Called to bar (1972)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Archie Campbell [10]		1986-2007 1993 (Reg. Snr. J.)		Called to bar (1969)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Helen M. Pierce [11] [12] [13]		October 31, 2001 June 27, 2017 (sup.) [14]		Private practice Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~37)
Judge Alison Harvison-Young [15]		2004 - August 31, 2018	Martin	Professor at Queen’s University Called to bar (1985)	Appointed to ONCA (2018) Published criminal decisions (~18)
Judge Johanne N. Morissette [16]		June 4, 2002 - 2018		Called to bar (1985)	Published criminal decisions (~6)
Judge Margaret A. McSorley [17]	Woodstock (Family)	June 26, 2015 - April 30, 2018	Harper	Ontario Court of Justice (2003 to 2015) Called to bar (1982)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Justice Michael G. Quigley [18]		April 15, 2005 - 2018	Martin	McCarthy Tétrault Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Gary T Trotter [19]		2008 to 2016	Harper	Queen’s University (2003 to 2008) Crown attorney (1988 to 2000) Called to bar (1987)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Peter D. Lauwers [20]	Newmarket	2008 - December 14, 2012		Miller Thomson LLP Holden Day Wilson Called to bar (1980)	Published criminal decisions (~20)
Sarah E. Pepall [21] [22] (		1999 to 2012 - appointed to Court of Appeal			Published criminal decisions (~1)
J. Michal Fairburn [23]	Brampton	December 16, 2014	Harper	Stockwoods LLP (2013 to 2014) Crown Law Office (General Counsel) (2007 to 2013) Crown Law Office (1992 to 2013) Called to bar (1992)	Appointed to ONCA (2017) Published criminal decisions (~46)
Ian V. B. Nordheimer [24]	Toronto	April 14, 1999	Chretien	Fraser, Milner Fraser & Beatty Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions
Roydon J. Kealey [25]	Ottawa	1996 to 2012			Published criminal decisions (~4)
John Francis McCartney [26] [27]		1996 - 2014 2005 (senior)		McCartney and Judge Called to bar (1967)	Published criminal decisions
Danielle Marie Marguerite Letellier Genesee [28]		1996 - ?			Published criminal decisions (~0)
A.W. Maloney [29]		1997 - ?			Published criminal decisions (~13)
Peter Brian Annis		2010 to 2013			Published criminal decisions (~7)
Harvey Spiegel [30])		1997 - ?			Published criminal decisions (~3)
Maurice Cullity [31]	Toronto	1997 - 2010			Published criminal decisions (~1)
Denise Bellamy [32]	Toronto	1997 - 2010			Published criminal decisions (~8)
Bernard Manton [33]	Ottawa	1997 - 2010			Published criminal decisions (~4)
Barry H. Matheson [34]		1998 - 2014			Published criminal decisions (~2)
Douglas Maxwell Belch [35]		(1998 - ?) March 30, 2012 (sup.)			Published criminal decisions (~16)
Russell G. Juriansz [36]		1998 -			Published criminal decisions (~8)
Joseph James [37]		1999 - ?			Published criminal decisions
Alan D Sheffield [38]		1999 - 2016			Published criminal decisions (~0)
Peter Z Magda [39]		1999 - 2016			Published criminal decisions (~0)
Mary Jane Hatton [40]		1999 - 2016			Published criminal decisions (~0)
Sherrill M. Rogers [41]		1999 - 2016			Published criminal decisions
Denis Joseph Richard Power [42]		1999 - 2012			Published criminal decisions
Paul Francois Lalonde [43]		1999 - ?			Published criminal decisions
Clarence Raymond Harris [44]	Hamilton	2001 - 2011			Published criminal decisions
James C. Kent [45]		2003 - 2016			Published criminal decisions
Monique Métivier [46]		2003 - 2014			Published criminal decisions (~1)
Randall S. Echlin [47]	Toronto	April 11, 2003 - August 12, 2011			Published criminal decisions (~36)
Paul S. Rouleau [48]		2002 - 2005		Heenan Blaikie Called to bar (1979)	Published criminal decisions (~2)
C. Anne Bain [49]		2002 - ?			Published criminal decisions (~3)
Edward Wilfred Ducharme [50]		2002 - 2012			Published criminal decisions
Justice J.H. Brockenshire		2005 (sup.)
John McMunagle		2010 - 2014			Published criminal decisions (~7)
Mary-Jo Nolan		2005 - 2014			Published criminal decisions
Anne Tucker		2002 to 2015			Published criminal decisions (~1)
Frank Newbould		2006−2017			Published criminal decisions (~14)
Justice Randolph Mazza		December 23, 1995 (judge) [51] January 6, 2011 (sup.) 2018 (ret)	Chrétien	Executive Director of the Hamilton Legal and Community Services	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge E. Eva Frank [52]		May 6, 2005 - 2017	Martin	Genest Murray	Published criminal decisions
Justice Grant A. Campbell		1995 - 2017	Chrétien		Published criminal decisions
Justice Barry G. A. MacDougall	Peterborough	March 21, 1995 - 2017	Chrétien	Called to bar (1969)	Published criminal decisions
Katherine van Rensburg [53]		November 23, 2006	Harper	Gowlings Smith Lyons Called to bar (1983)	Appointed to ONCA Published criminal decisions (~21)
John C Murray		2004 to 2014			Published criminal decisions
Thomas David Little [54]	London	May 13, 2005 to 2011	Martin	McCarthy Tetrault Called to bar (1969)	Published criminal decisions
Frank Robert Caputo [55]	Sault Ste Marie	1995 - 2007 (sup.) - 2011 (ret)			Published criminal decisions (~7)
William Joseph Lloyd Brennan [56]	Ottawa	1995 to 2012	Chretien		Published criminal decisions
Alfred Joseph Strong [57]		1995 - ?	Chretien		Published criminal decisions
Joseph William Quinn [58]		1995 - 2016	Chretien		Published criminal decisions
Joseph G. Quinn [59]		1996 - 2014	Chretien		Published criminal decisions
Donald Ross Cameron [60]	Toronto	December 1995 - 2010			Published criminal decisions
Ian McDougall Gordon [61]	Haileybury	1998 to 2011			Published criminal decisions
Antoine de Lotbinière Panet [62]		1998 - ?			Published criminal decisions
Colin Livingstone Campbell [63]		1998 - 2013	Chretien		Published criminal decisions
Eileen E. Gillese [64]		1999 - ?			Published criminal decisions
J. Stephen O'Neill [65]		1999 - 2015			Published criminal decisions
Paul S. A. Lamek [66]		1999 - ?			Published criminal decisions
Peter B. Hambly [67]		1999 - 2016			Published criminal decisions
James D. Carnwath [68]		1999 - ?			Published criminal decisions
Robert A. Blair [69]		1991 - November 6, 2003 1999 (snr. J.)		Called to bar (1970)	Apponited to ONCA (2003) Published criminal decisions
Heidi S. Levenson Polowin [70]		2000 - ?			Published criminal decisions (~3)
Peter Allen Cumming		1995 to 2013			Published criminal decisions
Thea Paula Herman [71]		September 26, 2003 - 2013	Chretien	Snr. Ass. Deputy Minister of DOJ Called to bar (1978)	Published criminal decisions (~7)
Michael H. Tulloch [72]		September 26, 2003 - ?	Chretien	Michael H. Tulloch and Associates (criminal) Crown attorney Called to bar (1991)	Published criminal decisions
Richard C. Gates [73]		November 6, 2003 - 2015	Chretien	Bartlet & Richardes Law Firm Called to bar (1968)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
Alan W. Bryant [74]		November 6, 2003 - ?	Chretien	Western Law School (prof) McCarthy Tétrault LLP Called to bar (1970)	Published criminal decisions (~31)
Josephine Nolan [75]		April 15, 2005 - ?	Martin	Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee Called to bar (1983)	Published criminal decisions (~5)
William Festeryga [76]	Hamilton	MAy 8, 1996 - 2010	Chretien	Sullivan, Festeryga Lawlor & Arrell Shea and Callaghan Called to bar (1964)	Published criminal decisions (~0)
Susan E. Lang [77]		1990 (Gen. Div) - 2004	Chretien	Regional Snr Justice (1995 to 2004) District Court of Ontario (1989 to 1990) Called to bar (1976)	Published criminal decisions

1970 to 1989

Position / Name	Jurisdiction	Duration of Appointment	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
Eugene Fedak [78]		1986 (appt) 2001 (sup) Dec 2009 (ret)		Regional Senior Justice, Central South Region (1992) Ontario Court of Justice, General Division (1990) Private practice (general) Called to bar (1963)	Published criminal decisions
Eugene Glen Ewaschuk		? - ~2017 (ret)			Published criminal decisions
John David Watt [79]	Toronto	1985	Mulroney	Crown Attorney Called to bar (1972)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Harry S. LaForme [80]		1994 to 2004		private practice Called to bar (1979)	Appointed to ONCA (2004) Published criminal decisions
Judge Sidney N. Lederman	Toronto	1994 - 2018	Chrétien	Professor at Osgoode Hall (1971 to 1977)	Published criminal decisions
Judge Gladys Pardu	Sault Steve Marie / Toronto				Appoined to ONCA Published criminal decisions
Justice Thomas R. Lofchik		1994 - 2018	Chrétien	Called to bar (1972)	Published criminal decisions
Justice Robert D. Reilly		? 2009 (sup.) 2018 (ret.)			Published criminal decisions
Justice Norman M. Karam		1991 - 2018	Mulroney		Published criminal decisions
David H. Doherty		1988 - 1990	Mulroney		Published criminal decisions
Judge J. David McCombs		1992 - 2018	Mulroney		Published criminal decisions
Richard G. Byers		1990−2016	Mulroney		Published criminal decisions
Patrick LeSage		1999–2002 as Chief Justice			Published criminal decisions
Laurence Pattillo		Supernumerary as of Jan. 30, 2017 [81]			Published criminal decisions
John Joseph Cavarzan		1991 to 2013			Published criminal decisions
L.C. Kozak					Published criminal decisions
Robert C. Desmarais	Ottawa	1982 to 2011			Published criminal decisions
Elanor Cronk [82]					Published criminal decisions
Mary Lou Benotto [83] [84]					Published criminal decisions
Lois B Roberts [85]					Published criminal decisions
Albert Joseph Roy [86]		1995 to 2014			Published criminal decisions
J Douglas Bernstein [87] [88]		1995 - ?			Published criminal decisions
Joan L. Lax [89]		1995 - 2013			Published criminal decisions
Hugh David P. Logan [90]		1981 - ?	P Trudeau		Published criminal decisions
Jean L. MacFarland [91]		1987 - 2004	Mulroney	High Court (1987) Smiley, Allingham, MacFarland & Stortini Called to bar (1973)	Appointed to ONCA (2004) Published criminal decisions
Bradley Thomas Granger [92]	London	1988 to 2011 (Judge) 1988 to 1998(High Court) May 27, 1998 to 2011 (Gen. Div.)	Chretien (Gen. Div.)	Lerner and Associates Called to bar (1965)	Published criminal decisions (~9)
J. Douglas Cunningham [93]		1991 to 2012			Published criminal decisions
Brian W. Trafford		1993−2016			Published criminal decisions
Cas Herold		1990−2016			Published criminal decisions
Douglas J.A. Rutherford		1991 - 2016			Published criminal decisions
James B. Chadwick [94]					Published criminal decisions
Alexandra Hoy [95] (2002 - ?)					Published criminal decisions
Warren K. Winkler [96]		1993 - 2007			Published criminal decisions
Robert Napier Weekes		1990 - 2009			Published criminal decisions
John A.B. Macdonald		1991 to 2016			Published criminal decisions
Donald A. Mackenzie		1992 to 2016			Published criminal decisions
Roland J. Haines		1991−2016			Published criminal decisions
Christopher Speyer		1990−2016			Published criminal decisions
John R. Belleghem		1992−2016			Published criminal decisions
Sandra Chapnik		1991−2016			Published criminal decisions
John McIsaac		1992−2015			Published criminal decisions
Terrance O'Connor		1993−2015			Published criminal decisions
John deP Wright		1990 to 2015			Published criminal decisions
Peter Howden		1992 to 2014			Published criminal decisions
Susan Greer 1991 - 2014					Published criminal decisions
Donald John Taliano		1990 - 2014			Published criminal decisions
Ellen Margaret MacDonald		1991 - 2013			Published criminal decisions
Thomas M Dunn		1991 to 2013			Published criminal decisions
Kenneth Aylsworth Langdon		1990 to 2013			Published criminal decisions
David Samuel Crane		1992 to 2013			Published criminal decisions
Gloria Rieta Klowak		1990 to 2013			Published criminal decisions
Dougald Robert McDermid [97]		1990 to 2013 1998 (Snr. Reg.)	Chretien (Snr. Reg.)	District Court (1985 to 1990) County Court (1975 to 1985) Knight, McDermid & MacDonald Called to bar (1964)	Published criminal decisions
Erwin Waldemar Stach		1991 to 2013			Published criminal decisions
John Robert Rogers Jennings		1991 to 2012			Published criminal decisions
John Conway Kennedy		1991 to 2012			Published criminal decisions
John Fredrick McGarry		1990 to 2012 2005 (sup.)			Published criminal decisions
Robert Paul Boissonneault		1990 to 2012			Published criminal decisions (~1)
Ronald Gwyn Thomas	Brampton	1990 to 2012			Published criminal decisions
Gordon Ian Alexander Thomson	Windsor	July 31, 1992 to 2011			Published criminal decisions
William Alexander Jenkins	London	1986 to 2011			Published criminal decisions
Lee Kenneth Ferrier	Toronto	1991 - 2011			Published criminal decisions
Michael James Moldaver (~11)		1990 to 1995			Published criminal decisions
Anthony Etalo Cusinato	Windsor	1983 to 2011			Published criminal decisions (~13)
Louise Charron		1990 to 1995			Published criminal decisions (~2)
Patricia Helen Wallace		1990 - 2004			Published criminal decisions

Before 1980

Position / Name	Duration of Appointment	Appointed By	Prior Position(s)	Other Details
David Morris Steinberg	1977 to 2012			Published criminal decisions
Lloyd K Graburn
Judge P. Kiteley [98]	1995 (Judge) September 1, 2018 (Sup.)	Chretien	Smith, Lyons, Torrance, Stevenson & Mayer (1987 to 1995) Symes, Kiteley & McIntyre (1980 to 1987) Cassels, Mitchell, Somers, Dutton & Winkler (1978 to 1980) Atlin, Goldenberg, Cohen, Gamble & Armel (1976 to 1978)	Published criminal decisions (~64)

Court Membership
Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)
British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) Provincial Court of British Columbia (BCPC)	Court of Appeal of Alberta (ABCA) Court of King's Bench of Alberta (ABKB) Alberta Court of Justice (ABCJ)	Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan (SKKB) Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (SKPC)	Manitoba Court of Appeal (MBCA) Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (MBKB) Provincial Court of Manitoba (MBPC)	Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) Superior Court of Ontario (ONSC) Ontario Court of Justice (ONCJ)	Quebec Court of Appeal (QCCA) Quebec Superior Court (QCCS) Court of Quebec (QCCQ)	New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA) Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (NBKB) New Brunswick Provincial Court (NBPC)	Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island (PEICA) Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (PEISC) Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island (PEIPC)	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (NSCA) Nova Scotia Supreme Court (NSSC) Nova Scotia Provincial Court (NSPC)	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) (NLCA) Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLSC) Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLPC)
Territorial Courts (YKTC, YKSC, YKCA, NTTC, NTSC, NTCA, NUCJ, NUCA)
Membership of Federal Appointments Committees

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 |Eugene Glen Ewaschuk