Court of Appeal for Ontario
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Current judges
(Full complement of 22, including one Chief Justice and one Associate Chief Justice)
# | Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position(s) Prior to Appointment* | Other Details |
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1 | Chief Justice George Strathy [1] | June 13, 2014 (Chief) April 26, 2013 (Judge) |
Harper | Superior Court (2007 to 2013) | Published criminal decisions |
2 | Associate Chief Justice Michal Fairburn [2] [3] | September 3, 2020 (Assoc) July 18, 2017 |
J. Trudeau | Superior Court (December 16, 2014 to July 18, 2017) Stockwoods (2013 to 2014) Ontario Crown Law Office |
Published criminal decisions |
3 | Justice David H. Doherty | Sept 1, 1990 | Brian Mulroney | Superior Court (1988 to 1990) Crown attorney Called to bar (~1974) |
Published criminal decisions |
4 | Justice David Watt [4] | October 12, 2007 | Harper | Superior Court (1985 to 2007) Crown attorney Called to bar (1972) Queens (1970) |
Published criminal decisions |
5 | Justice Gladys Pardu [5] | November 8, 2011 | Harper | Superior Court (1991 to 2013) Pardu Macdonald (1976 to 1991) Called to bar (1976) |
Published criminal decisions |
6 | Justice Peter Lauwers [6] | December 14, 2012 | Harper | Superior Court (2008 to 2012) Miller Thompson LLP Holden Day Wilson (1990 to 1995) Day, Wilson, Campbell (1980 to 1990) Called to bar (1980) Toronto grad (1978) |
Published criminal decisions |
7 | Justice Michael Tulloch [7] | June 22, 2012 | Harper | Superior Court (2003 to 2012) Michael H. Tulloch and Associates (criminal) Crown attorney Cases as counsel Called to bar (1991) Osgoode grad (1989) |
Published criminal decisions |
8 | Justice C. William Hourigan [8] | October 2, 2013 | Harper | Superior Court (2009 to 2013) Fasken Martineau LLP (1992 to 2009) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions |
9 | Justice Katherine van Rensburg [9] | October 2, 2013 | Harper | Superior Court (2006 to 2013) Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions |
10 | Justice Mary Lou Benotto [10] | November 8, 2013 | Harper | Superior Court (1996 to 2013) Family Court (2001 to 2005) Chapell Bushell Stewart (1978 to 2001) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions |
11 | Justice Grant Huscroft [11] | December 16, 2014 | Harper | Western Law School (Prof) (2002 to 2014) University of Auckland (1992 to 2001) |
Published criminal decisions |
12 | Justice David M Brown [12] | December 16, 2014 | Harper | Superior Court (2006 to 2014) | Published criminal decisions |
13 | Justice Lois Roberts [13] | May 5, 2015 | Harper | Superior Court (2008 to 2015) Genest Murray LLP (1988 to 2008) Cassels Brock (1987 to 1988) |
Published criminal decisions |
14 | Justice Bradley W. Miller [14] | June 26, 2015 | Harper | Superior Court (2015) University of Western Law School Miller Thompson Lerners Garton & Harris Bell Spagnolo & Co Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions |
15 | Justice Gary T. Trotter [15] [16] | Octobe 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (2008 to 2016) Ontario Court of Justice (2005 to 2008) Queen's University (Prof) (2003 to 2016) Ontario Crown Counsel (1988 to 2000) |
Published criminal decisions |
16 | Justice David M. Paciocco [17] | April 7, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Court of Justice Professor at University of Ottawa |
Published criminal decisions |
17 | Justice Ian Nordheimer [18] | Sept 15, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (1999 to 2017) Counsel with Fraser & Beatty / Dentons LLP |
Published criminal decisions |
18 | Justice Alison Harvison-Young [19] | August 31, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (2004 - August 31, 2018) Professor at Queen’s University Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions |
19 | Justice Benjamin Zarnett [20] | November 9, 2018 | J. Trudeau | Goodmans LLP (1990 to 2018) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
20 | Justice Julie A. Thorburn [21] | September 1, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court (September 18, 2006) Cassels Brock Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions |
21 | Justice Steve A. Coroza [22] | April 6, 2020 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court PPSC Crown (1998 to 2009) Legal Aid Duty Counsel (1997 to 1998) Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions |
22 | Justice Lorne Sossin |
Supernumerary Justices
Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position(s) Prior to Appointment* | Other Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Associate Chief Justice Alexandra Hoy [23] | June 7, 2013 (Assoc.) December, 2, 2011 (Judge) |
Harper | Superior Court | Published criminal decisions |
Justice Kathryn N. Feldman [24] | June 11, 1998 (Judge) January 1, 2020 (Sup.) |
Chrétien | Superior Court (1990 to 1998) Blake, Cassels & Graydon Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions |
Justice Paul Rouleau [25] | April 15, 2005 (Judge) September 1, 2019 (sup.) |
Martin | Superior Court (2002 to 2005) Heenan Blaikie Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions |
Justice Sarah Pepall [26] | April 10, 2012 (Judge) April 6, 2018 (sup) |
Harper | Superior Court (1999 to 2012) McMillan LLP Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions |
Justice Robert J. Sharpe [27] | May 25, 1999 | Chrétien | Superior Court Professor University of Toronto Law School (1976 to 1999) |
Published criminal decisions |
Justice James C. MacPherson [28] | May 25, 1999 (Judge) January 1, 2017 (sup.) |
Chrétien | Superior Court Dean of Law at Osgoode Law School Executive Legal Officer of the Supreme Court of Canada (1985 to 1988) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |
Justice Janet M. Simmons [29] [30] | August 23, 2000 | Chrétien | Superior Court (1999 to 2000) Ontario Court of Justice (1990 to 1999) Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions |
Justice Eileen E. Gillese [31] | January 5, 2002 (Judge) January 1, 2017 (Sup.) [32] |
Chrétien | Superior Court (1999 to 2002) University of Western Law School Dean Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions |
Justice Russell G. Juriansz [33] | March 12, 2004 | Martin | Superior Court (1998 to 2004) Sole Practitioner (1994 to 1998) |
Published criminal decisions Immigrated to Canada April 5, 1955 |
Justice Jean L. MacFarland [34] ] | November 19, 2004 | Martin | Superior Court (1987 to 2004) Called to bar (1973) |
Published criminal decisions |
Previous Justices
External links
- Court of Appeal for Ontario official site
- Ontario Courts website
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