Ontario Court of Justice

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Regions

Regions[1][2]
Central East Region
(10 base courts,
7 satellite courts) 		Central West Region
(9 base courts,
2 satellite courts) 		East Region
(10 base courts,
10 satellite courts) 		Northeast Region
(10 base courts,
20 satellite courts)
Peterborough
Lindsay
Orillia
Bracebridge
Midland
Newmarket
Oshawa
Barrie 		Orangeville
Brampton
Milton
Burlington
Hamilton
St. Catharines
Welland
Brantford
Simcoe 		Pembroke
Perth
L'Orginal
Cornwall
Ottawa-Carlton
Brockville
Kingston
Napanee
Belleville 		Cochrane
Timmins
Haileybury
Sault Ste Marie
Elliot Lake
Gore Bay
Sudbury
North Bay
Parry Sound
Northwest Region
(4 base courts,
36 satellite courts) 		Toronto Region
(7 base courts,
0 satellite courts) 		West Region
(15 base courts,
4 satellite courts)
Kenora
Fort Frances
Drydan
Thunder Bay 		2201 Finch W (Metro West)
1000 Finch E
47 Sheppard E
130 Markham E
1911 Eglington E (Metro East)
444 Young (College Park)
311 Jarvis (Jarvis FD)
60 Queen (Old City Hall) 		Windsor
Chatham
Sarnia
Goderich
Walkerton
Owen Sound
Stratford
London
St. Thomas
Woodstock
Kitchener
Cambridge
Guelph

Current Justices

Office of the Chief Justice
Name of Justice District Date Appointed Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
Chief Justice Lise Maisonneuve N/A
Ottawa (prev.) 		December 3, 2003 (Judge)
August 26, 2011 (Snr. Reg.) 		McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) (2003) Carroll, Wallace & Maisonneuve Published criminal decisions (~0)
(as of December 2021)
Associate Chief Justice Peter J. DeFreitas [1] N/A June 5, 2015 (ACJ)
2008 (Judge) 		Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) (2015)

McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) (2008)

Federal Prosecutor (1994 to 2008) Published criminal decisions (~0)
(as of December 2021)
Associate Chief Justice Faith M. Finnestad (also Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace) [2] N/A
Toronto (prev) 		1 May 1995 (Judge)
 Published criminal decisions (~14)
(as of December 2019)

Central East

Central East Region
Name of Justice District Date Appointed Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
Esther Rosenberg [3] 2010 (Judge)
June 1, 2018 (Regional) 		McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) (2010)
Kathleen Wynne/Yasir Naqvi (Lib) (2018) 		Rosenberg, Pringle Published criminal decisions (~0)
(as of the end of December 2021)
Jon-Jo Douglas Barrie October 13, 1998 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~6)
Glenn D. Krelove Barrie October 26, 1998 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~13)
John Andrew Payne Oshawa January 4, 1999 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Joseph F. Kenkel Newmarket June 19, 2000 Harris/Flaherty (PC) Published criminal decisions (~230)
Peter Tetley Newmarket September 16, 2002 Eves/Young (PC) Published criminal decisions (~19)
Mary Teresa E. Devlin Oshawa November 13, 2002 Eves/Young (PC) Published criminal decisions (~15)
Nancy A. Dawson [4] Barrie December 3, 2003 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (~1984) 		Published criminal decisions (~12)
(as of the end of December 2021)
Simon C. Armstrong [5] Newmarket December 3, 2003 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Deputy Director of Regional Legal Operations, PPSC (2002 to 2003)
Blake, Cassels & Graydon 		Published criminal decisions (~17)
(as of December 2022)
Susan C. MacLean [6] Oshawa February 18, 2004 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Crown attorney (1982)
Called to bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions (~23)
Charles Michael Harpur [7] Barrie May 18, 2005 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Smith Lyons
Gowling, Lafleur, Henderson
Called to bar (1980) 		Published criminal decisions (~50)
Peter Nicholas Bourque [8] Newmarket February 15, 2006 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) private practice
Called to bar (1978) 		Published criminal decisions (~235)
Peter C. West [9] Newmarket January 18, 2008 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions (~140)
Graham Wakefield [10] Oshawa July 23, 2008 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Sole practitioner (criminal)
Called to bar (1983) 		Published criminal decisions (~31)
Robert W. Beninger [11] Peterborough January 28, 2009 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Sole practitioner (criminal)
Called to bar (1984) 		Published criminal decisions (~12)
Michael Block [12] Oshawa January 28, 2009 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) private practice (criminal) (1988 to 2009)
Called to bar (1988) 		Published criminal decisions (~31)
Lisa M Cameron [13] Central East Region February 2, 2011 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Crown attorney (1999 to 2011)
Duncan, Fava & Grant
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Enno J. Meijers [14] Barrie December 28, 2011 McGuinty/Gerretsen (Lib) Crown Attorney (1990 to 2011)
Called to bar (1990) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Cynthia Johnston [15] Oshawa June 29, 2012 McGuinty/Gerretsen (Lib) Crown Attorney (1994 to 2008)
Called to bar (1983) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
James R. Chaffe [16] Newmarket 2013 McGuinty/Gerretsen (Lib) Crown attorney (1994 to 2013)
Fogler Rubinoff (1993)
Charlton Murphy Oliver Shields (1993)
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
John F. Adamson [17] Oshawa April 8, 2014 Liberal Farquharson Adamson & Affleck LLP
Called to bar (1990) 		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Ferhan Javed [18] Oshawa December 17, 2014 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Javed Frost Trehearne
Simcoe Chambers (criminal)
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~51)
(as of December 2022)
Marquis S. V. Felix [19] Oshawa April 8, 2014 Liberal Crown Attorney
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions (~43)
Mary E. Misener [20] August 4, 2014 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) crown Attorney
private practice
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
David S. Rose [21] Newmarket August 4, 2014 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Neuberger Rose LLP
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~60)
Stuart W. Konyer [22] [23] Lindsay November 19, 2014 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) May & Konyer Associates (criminal) (2000 to 2014)
Sole Practitioner (1997 to 2000)
Called to bar (1997)
U of T grad (1996) 		Published criminal decisions (~44)
Amit A. Ghosh [24] Newmarket October 14, 2015 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Crown attorney (2002 to 2015)
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~15)
Nyron Dwyer [25] Newmarket October 14, 2015 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Cecile Applegate [26] Barrie November 20, 2015 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Wasaga Law (2012 to 2015)
Private Practice (Criminal)
Crown Attorney
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions (~4)
(as of December 2022)
Jonathan Bliss [27] Barrie November 20, 2015 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Sole practitioner (Criminal)
Rosen, Fleming
Called to bar (1993) 		Published criminal decisions (~19)
(as of December 2022)
Robert Gattrell [28] Barrie December 2015 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Called to bar (1989) Published criminal decisions (~2)
(as of December 2022)
John N. Olver [29] Oshawa March 11, 2016 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Scott & Olver LLP
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Marcella Henschel [30] Newmarket October 19, 2016 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Ontario Crown Prosecutor
Called to bar (1994) 		Published criminal decisions (~10)
Christine Pirraglia [31] Newmarket October 2016 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Crown Attorney
Private practice (1991 to 1999
Called to bar (1989) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
John Stuart McInnes [32] Newmarket October 2016 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (1997) 		Published criminal decisions (~15)
(as of December 2022)
Brenda M. Green [33] Oshawa February 16, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Crown attorney (2002 to 2017)
Called to bar (1994) 		Published criminal decisions (~14)
Jennifer Broderick [34] Peterborough. October 18, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Crown attorney
Called to bar (2001) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
(as of December 2022)
Edward A. Carlton [35] Bracebridge June 14, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (1994) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Anastasia M. Nichols [36] Orillia May 31, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Neuberger and Partners (criminal)
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Victor Giourgas [37] [38] Newmarket December 28, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Sole practitioner (criminal)
Hicks Block Adams
Called to bar (2000) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Angela L. McLeod [39] [40] Barrie December 28, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Sole practitioner
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~3)
Shannon B. McPherson [41] [42] Newmarket December 28, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Private practice
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Paul Burstein [43] [44] Oshawa December 28, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Private Practice (Criminal)
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~6)
Jodie-Lynn Waddilove [45] Barrie 26 December 2018 Ford/Mulroney (PC) Ontario's Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Ministry of Community Safety
Called to bar (2004) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Mark Moorcroft [46] Lindsay September 2019 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown attorney (1999 to 2019)
private practice (1996 to 1999) 		Published criminal decisions
Lara Crawford [47] Oshawa 14 November 2019 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown Attorney (2002 to 2019)
Called to bar (~2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Philop John Brissette [48] Barrie December 10, 2019 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown attorney (2017 to 2019)
private practice (criminal) (2007 to 2017)
Called to bar (2003) 		Published criminal decisions
Edward Prutschi [49] Newmarket April 3, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Bytensky Prutschi Shikhman (criminal) (2000 to 2020)
Called to bar (2000)
Osgoode grad (1998) 		Published criminal decisions [50]
Scott Bergman [51] Newmarket December 1, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Cooper, Sandler, Shime and Bergman LLP
Called to bar (2004) 		Published criminal decisions
Craig Harper [52] Newmarket December 1, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown attorney
Called to bar (1995) 		Published criminal decisions
Rohan Michael Robinson [53] Newmarket December 1, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown attorney
Robinson, Chartier Taraniuk Owoh and Fedorowicz
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions

Central West

Central West Region
Name of Justice District Date Appointed Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
Philip J. Clay Published criminal decisions (~0)
Bernd E. Zabel Hamilton 2 April 1990 NDP Published criminal decisions (~1)
W. James Blacklock Brampton 25 January 1993 NDP Published criminal decisions (~7)
P. H. Marjoh Agro Brantford 16 September 1994 [54] NDP Published criminal decisions (~19)
Kathryn L. Hawke [55] Brampton 6 February 1995 NDP Published criminal decisions (~4)
Gethin B. Edward Brantford 1 December 1996 Published criminal decisions (~0)
Richard J. LeDressay Milton
Guelph (prev) 		1 December 1996 PC Published criminal decisions (~10)
Bruce W. Duncan Brampton April 2, 1997 [56] PC Published criminal decisions (~2)


Lesley M. Baldwin Burlington May 6, 1997 PC Published criminal decisions (~98)
Nancy S. Kastner Brampton February 15, 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~29)
Katherine L. McLeod Brampton February 15, 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~6)
Peter H. Wilkie Brampton February 15, 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~4)
Joseph A. De Filippis Brampton January 3, 2000[57] PC Published criminal decisions (~190)
Bruce Edmund Pugsley Orangeville
Brampton 		February 13, 2002 PC Published criminal decisions (~70)
Martha Zivolak [58] Brandford
St Catharine's (prev) 		July 1, 2002 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
George Steven Gage [59] [60] Hamilton
Toronto (prev) 		December 3, 2003 Liberal private practice (1979 to 2003) Published criminal decisions (~46)
Frederic M. Campling [61] Hamilton
Toronto (prev) 		December 3, 2003 Liberal Crown Attorney Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kristine Bignell Sault Ste. Marie December 3, 2003 Liberal Crown attorney Published criminal decisions (~14)
Paul R. Currie [62]
Regional 		Brampton February 18, 2004 Liberal Private practice (1997 to 2004)
Crown attorney (1984 to 1997) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
June Maresca [63] Brampton August 4, 2004 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~10)
Alan Douglas Cooper Halton 22 December 2004 Published criminal decisions (~46)
J.A. Tory Colvin [64] Welland January 26, 2005 Liberal private practice (criminal) (1985 to 2005)
Called to bar (1985) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
David Harris [65] St. Catharines June 8, 2006 Liberal Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1979) 		Published criminal decisions (~167)
Stephen D. Brown [66] Milton June 21, 2006 Liberal Sole practitioner (criminal)
Markham law 		Published criminal decisions (~51)
Eileen Martin [67] Welland June 21, 2006 Liberal private practice (family law)
Called to bar (1981) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)


Sharon M. Nicklas (Regional Senior Justice) [68] September 6, 2007 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~1)
Louise Botham [69] Brampton September 6, 2007 Liberal Called to bar (1987) Published criminal decisions (~9)
Fergus C. O'Donnell [70] Toronto June 5, 2009 Liberal Crown attorney (2007 to 2009)
PPSC Crown (1986 to 2007)
Called to bar (1986) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Richard H. K. Schwarzl [71] Brampton June 5, 2009 Liberal Wardlaw, Mullin, Carter and Thwaites (criminal)
Called to bar (1990) 		Published criminal decisions (~91)
Kevin Sherwood [72] Simcoe November 10, 2010 Liberal Sole practitioner (2003 to 2010)
Sherwood Wyonch (1991 to 2003)
Ryder, Planz and Sherwood (1984 to 1991) 		Published criminal decisions (~4)


Robert Gee [73] Brantford December 28, 2011 Liberal Sole practitioner (1996 to 2011)
Child, Chaimovitz (criminal)
Jones, Rogers 		Published criminal decisions (~31)
Kathleen A. Baker [74] Brantford May 8, 2013 Liberal Children's Aid Society Published criminal decisions (~1)
Donald McLeod [75] Brampton October 2, 2013 Liberal The McLeod Group
DFM Legal (solo, criminal)
Hinkson, Sachak (criminal)
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions [76]
Patrice F. Band [77] Brampton November 20, 2013 Liberal Private practice (criminal)
College of Physicians counsel
Crown attorney (1999 to 2003)
Called to Bar (1999) 		Published criminal decisions (~45)
Victoria A. Starr [78] Milton July 17, 2014 Liberal Starr Family Law (1997 to 2014)
Office of the Children's Lawyer
Called to bar (1996) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Paul Francis Monahan [79] Brampton August 27, 2014 Liberal Fasken Martineau DuMoulin (1995 to 2014) Published criminal decisions (~52)
Anthony William Joseph Sullivan [80] Brampton July 6, 2015 Liberal sole practitioner (family and immigration/refugee)
Called to bar (1989) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Sonia V. Khemani [81] Brampton July 6, 2015 Liberal private practitioner (child welfare)
Called to bar (2001) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Alison R. Mackay [82] Brampton May 25, 2016 Liberal sole practitioner (criminal law) Published criminal decisions (~7)
Colette D. Good [83] Brantford June 22, 2016 Liberal Crown attorney Published criminal decisions (~0)
Anthony F. Leitch [84] Hamilton August 26, 2016 Liberal Crown attorney
Called to bar (1995) 		Published criminal decisions (~3)
Paul Thomas O’Marra [85] Brampton December 28, 2016 Liberal Sole practitioner (criminal)
Legal Aid Duty Counsel
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~31)
(as of December 2019)
Mohammed Moiz-ur Rahman [86] Brampton December 28, 2016 Liberal Ontario Crown Law Office (2016)
Public Prosecution Service of Canada (1998 to 2016) 		Published criminal decisions (~19)
Sandra Martins [87] Brampton December 28, 2016 Liberal Crown counsel Published criminal decisions (~0)
Sandra Caponecchia [88] Brampton 2017 [89] Liberal Acting Deputy Crown Attorney
crown attroney
Called to bar (1997) 		Published criminal decisions (~7)
Jacqueline (Jaki) Freeman [90] Brampton June 14, 2017 Liberal Private practice (criminal) Published criminal decisions (~1)
Iona M. Jaffe [91] Brampton February 1, 2017 Liberal Federal Prosecutor Published criminal decisions (~10)
G. Paul Renwick [92] Brampton February 1, 2017 Liberal Crown Attorney Published criminal decisions (~52)
Ronald Cameron Blake Watson [93] Liberal August 31, 2017 Liberal Ontario Securities Commission
Crown attorney
Called to bar (1995) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Jennifer A. Crawford [94] Halton August 31, 2017 Liberal Crown attorney
Called to bar (1997) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Allison Dellandrea [95] Brampton February 23, 2018 Liberal Crown attorney (CLO)
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions (~22)
(as of December 2021)
Hafeez Shahbudin Amarshi [96] [97] Brampton February 23, 2018 Liberal Crown with PPSC (2011 to 2018)
private practitioner (2007 to 2011)
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~18)
(as of the end of December 2021)
John North [98] Toronto April 25, 2018 Liberal Public Prosecution Service of Canada (1993 to 2018) Published criminal decisions (~1)
Susan Maria Sullivan [99] Milton September 12, 2018 PC sole practitioner (family)
Called to bar (1999) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Michelle Mei-Chi Cheung [100] Brampton September 28, 2018 PC Childrens Aid Society
Called to bar (1996) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Khatira (Kathy) J. Jalali [101] Brampton September 28, 2018 PC Sole practitioner (criminal) (2009 to 2018)
Mackay and Mackay (2002 to 2009)
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Aubrey Danielle Hilliard [102] Norfolk County-Simcoe December 26, 2018 PC Yanch & Hilliard LLP (family and criminal) (2007 to 2018)
Called to bar (2005) 		Published criminal decisions
Donald Lyle Wolfe [103] St. Catharines December 26, 2018 PC private practice (criminal) (1987 to 2018)
Called to bar (1986) 		Published criminal decisions
Kathryn Wells [104] Brampton May 13, 2019 Liberal private practice (defence)
Called to bar (2003) 		Published criminal decisions
Deborah Calderwood [105] Welland February 21, 2020 PC
Ford/Downey 		Crown attorney
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions
Amanda Joy Camara [106] Hamilton February 21, 2020 PC
Ford/Downey 		Crown attorney
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions
Lynn Robinson [107] St. Catharines April 3, 2020 PC Crown attorney Published criminal decisions
Ann-Marie Calsavara [108] Milton June 26, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown attorney
Called to bar (2001) 		Published criminal decisions
Stephen Raymond Bernstein [109] Brampton December 1, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Bernstein, Newman and Associates
Called to bar (1993) 		Published criminal decisions
Andrew Falls [110] Brampton December 1, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions
Lindsay Daviau [111] Brampton December 1, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (2006) 		Published criminal decisions
Mabel Cheuk Ting Lai [112] Brampton December 1, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (2010) 		Published criminal decisions

East

East Region
Name of Justice District Date Appointed Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
Jean G. Legault (Regional Senior Justice) [113] L'Orignal October 14, 2009 Liberal Sole practitioner (2001 to 2009)
Meagher & Legault
Called to bar (1990) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Franco Giamberardino [114] Cornwall June 20, 2012 Sole practitioner (2001 to 2012)
Patrick F.D. McCann (1989 to 2001)
McGuire, Mills, Binks-Rice and Harrington
Called to bar (1988) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)


Gilles Renaud Cornwall January 23, 1995 NDP Published criminal decisions (~5)
Natalie Jane Wilson Renfrew
Pembroke (prev) 		November 2, 1998 PC Published criminal decisions
Célynne S. Dorval Ottawa March 15, 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~8)
J. Peter Wright [115] Belleville September 16, 2002 PC Published criminal decisions
Ann Alder [116] Ottawa December 3, 2003 Liberal PPSC Crown (1987 to 1998) Published criminal decisions (~3)
Geoffrey James Griffin [117] Napanee September 8, 2004 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~3)
Robert G. Selkirk [118] Pembroke December 29, 2004 Published criminal decisions (~29)
Wendy Barbara Malcolm [119] Belleville November 29, 2006 Liberal O'Flynn Weese Tausendfreund LLP
Called to bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Elaine Deluzio [120] Belleville December 6, 2006 Liberal Crown Attorney (2002 to 2006)
Called to bar (1987) 		Published criminal decisions (~10)
Catherine A. Kehoe [121] Ottawa September 6, 2007 Liberal Crown attorney
Called to bar (1996) 		Published criminal decisions (~14)
Heather E. Perkins-McVey [122] Ottawa June 5, 2009 Liberal Sole practitioner (mental health)
Shore, Davis, Perkins-McVey (criminal)
Called to bar (1988) 		Published criminal decisions (~14)
Mitch Hoffman[123] Windsor September 30, 2009 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Jonathan Brunet [124] Cornwall August 24, 2011 Liberal Crown attorney
Foreign Affairs (1992 to 1993)
DOJ (immigration)
Called to bar (1990) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Jacqueline V. Loignon [125] Ottawa November 30, 2011 Liberal Crown Attorney (2006 to 2011)
Counsel for the Ottawa Police Service (2001 to 2006)
Lang Michener LLP
Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (1995 to 1999)
Called to bar (1994) 		Published criminal decisions (~14)
(as of December 2019)
Diane M. Lahaie [126] February 24, 2012 Liberal sole practitioner
Guindon, MacLean, McDonald and Castle (criminal)
Called to bar (1993) 		Published criminal decisions (~5)
Allan G. Letourneau [127] June 29, 2012 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~3)
Richard T. Knott [128] April 8, 2014 Liberal Howard Ryan Kelford Knott & Dixon (1996 to 2014)
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Larry Bernard O’Brien [129] Kingston April 8, 2014 Liberal Barr and O'Brien (1995 to 2014)
Called to bar (1987) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Robert Wadden [130] [131] Ottawa April 8, 2014 Liberal Crown attorney (1993 to 2014)
Fasken Campbell Godfrey
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~20)
Matthew C. Webber [132] Ottawa April 8, 2014 Liberal Webber Schroeder Goldstein Abergel (criminal)
Pinkofsky Lockyer (criminal)
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Kimberly E. M. Moore [133] Brockville December 2014 Liberal Crown attorney
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Julie I. Bourgeois [134] May 20, 2015 Liberal Crown attorney (1999 to 2015)
Called to bar (1999) 		Published criminal decisions (~18)
Peter K. Doody [135] Ottawa February 24, 2016 Liberal BLG LLP
Called to bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions (~42)
Michael G. March [136] August 18, 2016 Liberal Private practice (criminal) (1992 to 2016) Published criminal decisions
Deborah Anne Kinsella [137] Cornwall August 26, 2016 Liberal Crown attorney (1997 to 2016)
Called to bar (1997) 		Published criminal decisions (~10)
Marlyse Dumel [138] March 1, 2017 Liberal PPSC (2004 to 2017)
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
W. Vincent Clifford [139] Ottawa March 1, 2017 Liberal Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1991) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Norman D. Boxall [140] Ottawa March 1, 2017 Liberal Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1980) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Marc D’Amours [141] L'Orignal April 12, 2017 Liberal Pirvate practice
Called to bar (1990) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Alison J. Wheeler [142] Kingston October 18, 2017 Liberal Crown attorney
Greenspan Rosenberg and Buhr 		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Trevor A.Brown [143] Ottawa November 8, 2017 Liberal Greenspon, Brown and Associates (criminal) Published criminal decisions
David Berg [144] Ottawa November 8, 2017 Liberal Legal Aid
Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions (~6)
Christine Elizabeth Jahns Malott [145] Windsor 26 December 2018 PC Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (2000) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Scott Gregory Pratt [146] Windsor September 27, 2019 PC Crown attorney (2001 to 2019)

Northeast

Northeast Region
Name of Justice District Date Appointed Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
Patrick J. Boucher (Regional Senior Justice) [147] Published criminal decisions (~4)
Melanie D. Dunn Published criminal decisions (~0)
Erin J. Lainevool [148] Published criminal decisions (~0)
Joseph G. R. Maille [149] Published criminal decisions (~0)


André L. Guay Sudbury May 1, 1989 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~25)
Martin P. Lambert Timmins
Sault Ste. Marie (prev) 		February 15, 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~1)
Randall William Lalande Sudbury January 3, 2000 PC Published criminal decisions (~35)
Gregory Paul Rodgers North Bay November 15, 2000 PC Published criminal decisions (~1)
Louise Serré Gore Bay
Blind River/Elliot Lake (prev) 		November 15, 2000 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
John D. Keast Sudbury
Sault Ste Marie (prev) 		July 11, 2001 PC Published criminal decisions (~19)
Robert P. Villeneuve [150] Elliot Lake/Blind River November 9, 2005 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~4)
Lawrence Klein [151] Parry Sound April 26, 2006 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~1)
Andrew Buttazzoni [152] Sault Ste. Marie April 26, 2006 Liberal private practice (criminal) Published criminal decisions (~4)
Michelle Rocheleau [153] Haileybury December 27, 2006 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~1)
Alain H. Perron [154] Perry Sound April 16, 2012 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~6)
Romuald F. Kwolek [155] Sault Ste. Marie February 28, 2014 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~2)
John P. Condon [156] Sault Ste. Marie April 8, 2014 Liberal Crown attorney (2001 to 2014)
private practice
Called to bar (1983) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Catherine Mathias McDonald [157] [158] April 8, 2014 Liberal Published criminal decisions
Karen L. Lische [159] Sudbury August 27, 2014 Liberal Crown attorney (2001 to 2014)
Miller Maki (family) (1996 to 2001) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Michel R. Labelle [160] Cochrane August 26, 2016 Liberal Racicot, Bonney
Called to bar (1994) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
David A. Thomas [161] December 7, 2016 Liberal Crown attorney
Called to bar (1983) 		Published criminal decisions (~6)
Pierre Bradley [162] [163] Sudbury October, 2017 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~1)
Vanessa V. Christie[164][165] Gore Bay October, 2017 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~14)
Heather-Ann Mendes [166] Sault Ste. Marie May 23, 2019 PC
Ford/Mulroney 		O'Neill Delorenzi Mendes Nanne
Called to bar (2005) 		Published criminal decisions
Jessica Wolfe [167] Gore Bay February 3, 2020 PC
Ford 		Called to bar (2007) Published criminal decisions
Colin Daniel McMorrow [168] North Bay April 14, 2022 PC
Ford 		Crown Attorney
Called to bar (2011) 		Published criminal decisions

Northwest

Northwest Region
Name of Justice District Date Appointed Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
Joyce Elder [169] (Regional Senior Justice) December 2, 2009 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Sarah S. Cleghorn Published criminal decisions (~9)
David M. Gibson Published criminal decisions (~3)
Joyce L. Pelletier [170] Thunder Bay December 28, 2005 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Marc L. G. H. Bode [171] January 18, 2008 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Jennifer R. Hoshizaki [172] January 18, 2008 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Francesco Valente [173] Thunder Bay May 13, 2008 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~2)
Chantal M. Brochu [174] 2017 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Elaine A. A. Burton [175] Thunder Bay April 12, 2017 Liberal Crown attorney (1998 to 2017)
Called to bar (1996) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Danalyn Jean MacKinnon [176] Kenora July 28, 2017 Liberal Justice of the Peace (2013 to 2017)
Duty counsel
Small Claims Court
Called to bar (1989) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Pieter Joubert [177] Kenora August 2017 Liberal Crown attorney
private practice
Legal Aid
Called to bar (2005) 		Published criminal decisions (~3)
Evelyn J Baxter [178] [179] Kenora May 13, 2019 PC Independent Assessment Process
Called to bar (1993) 		Published criminal decisions
Jana-Rae Dewson [180] Sioux Lookout October 1, 2020 PC Called to bar (2000)

Toronto

Toronto Region
Name of Justice District Date Appointed Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
Aston J. Hall (Regional Senior Justice) [181] November 30, 2011 McGuinty/Gerretsen (Lib) Aston J. Hall and Associate (2009 to 2011)
Hall & Vaughan (2002 to 2009)
sole practitioner (1995 to 2002)
Called to bar (1995) 		Published criminal decisions (~6)


Joseph W. Bovard Old City Hall December 31, 1989 Peterson/Scott (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~94)
S. Rebecca Shamai Old City Hall
Brampton (prev) 		April 2, 1990 Rae/Hampton (NDP) Published criminal decisions (~32)
Charles H. Vaillancourt [182] Metro North
Downsview (prev) 		December 21, 1990 Rae/Hampton (NDP) Small claims court adjudicator (1984 to 1990) Published criminal decisions (~28)
Ramez Khawly Old City Hall December 1, 1991 Rae/Hampton (NDP) Published criminal decisions (-0)
Lloyd M. Budzinski Metro West April 1, 1992 Rae/Hampton (NDP) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Sheila Ray [183] Toronto 15 April 1992 Rae/Hampton (NDP) DOJ counsel
Called to bar (~1980) 		Published criminal decisions (~19)
Mary L. Hogan Old City Hall April 1, 1992 Rae/Hampton (NDP) Published criminal decisions (~5)
Thomas P. Cleary Barrie June 6, 1994 Rae/Boyd (NDP) Published criminal decisions (~2)
Harvey P. Brownstone Sheppard Ave March 13, 1995 Rae/Boyd (NDP) Published criminal decisions (~2)
Brian Weagant Jarvis FD May 8, 1995 Rae/Boyd (NDP) Published criminal decisions (~8)
Salvatore Merenda Toronto 21 February 1996 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Eric (Rick) N. Libman Old City Hall
Barrie (prev) 		November 15, 1996 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~5)
Cathy Mocha College Park April 14, 1997 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Lawrence T. Feldman Metro East January 5, 1998 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~149)
William B. Horkins [184] College Park January 5, 1998 Harris/Harnick (PC) Crown attorney
Cooper, Sandler, Shime and Bergman
private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1980) 		Published criminal decisions (~43)
John C. Moore College Park January 12, 1998 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~1)
John C. Moore Toronto 12 January 1998 Published criminal decisions
Fern M. Weinper Metro West July 6, 1998 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~4)
Antonio Di Zio [185] Toronto May 3, 1999 Harris/Harnick (PC) Published criminal decisions (~1)
Mavin Wong Newmarket 19 June 2000 Harris/Flaherty (PC) Published criminal decisions(~54)
Richard D. Schneider [186] Old City Hall December 20, 2000 Harris/Flaherty (PC) Counsel for Ontario Review Board (1994 to 2000)
Clinical Psychologist 		Published criminal decisions (~4)
(as of the end of 2020)
Steven R. Clark Brampton February 13, 2002 Harris/Young (PC) Published criminal decisions
Leslie Catherine Pringle Metro North March 20, 2002 Harris/Young (PC) Published criminal decisions
Robert Julien Spence Sheppard Ave March 20, 2002 Harris/Young (PC) Published criminal decisions (~2)
Timothy R. Lipson Metro East March 20, 2002 Harris/Young (PC) Published criminal decisions (~86)
Paul Robertson [187] Toronto December 3, 2003 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) private practice (criminal, youth) (1994 to 2003)
Crown attorney
Called to bar (~1984) 		Published criminal decisions
Beverly A. Brown [188] Metro North December 3, 2003 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Crown Law Office Published criminal decisions
Brian Muir Scully [189] Jarvis FD December 3, 2003 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Pirvate practice (criminal)
Called to bar (~1984) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kathleen J. Caldwell [190] Old City Hall May 5, 2004 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) College of Physicians and Surgeons (2004)
Crown attorney (1989 to 2004)
Called to bar (1988) 		Published criminal decisions (~55)
Lucia Piera Favret [191] Newmarket May 5, 2004 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) private practice (criminal) (1998 to 2004)
PPSC Crown (1991 to 1998)
Private practice (1986 to 1991)
Called to bar (1986) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Richard Blouin [192] Newmarket August 4, 2004 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Crown attorney
private practice
Called to bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions (~148)
Ellen Bushnell Murray [193] Toronto 9 November 2005 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) private practice (family) (1987 to 2005)
Sole practitioner (1979 to 1987)
Called to bar (1977) 		Published criminal decisions (~27)
Debra Ann White Paulseth [194] Jarvis FD November 9, 2005 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Director of Toronto Court Services
Private practice (family) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Stanley Bennet Sherr [195] Old City Hall November 9, 2005 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Private practice (family) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Melvyn Green [196] Toronto December 14, 2005 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1981) 		Published criminal decisions (~148)
Miriam Bloomenfeld [197] Metro East December 14, 2005 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Crown attorney Published criminal decisions (~26)
Feroza Bhabha [198] [199] August 24, 2006 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Crown attorney
Department of Justice
private practice
Called to bar (1987) 		Published criminal decisions (~23)
Andrea Tuck-Jackson [200] Metro West August 24, 2006 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~14)
Howard Borenstein [201] Metro East August 24, 2006 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Private practice (criminal) Published criminal decisions (~97)
Carol Brewer [202] August 11, 2006 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Crown Attorney Published criminal decisions (~46)
Howard I. Chisvin [203] Newmarket August 11, 2006 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1985) 		Published criminal decisions (~14)
Malcolm Gordon McLeod [204] Sudbury December 2006 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Private practice (1982 to 2006)
Called to Bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Katrina Mulligan [205] Oshawa January 31, 2007 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~6)
Roselyn Zisman [206] Milton March 30, 2007 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~34)
Robert Kelly [207] Brampton September 6, 2007 McGuinty/Bryant (Lib) Published criminal decisions
Carole Curtis [208] January 18, 2008 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~0)
C. Ann Nelson [209] Brampton July 23, 2008 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~10)
Rebecca Rutherford [210] College Park December 24, 2008 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~8)
Manjusha Pawagi [211] Brampton January 28, 2009 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Children's Aid Society (1997 to 2004) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Mara B. Greene [212] Toronto June 5, 2009 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~56)
Maria Speyer [213] Hamilton June 5, 2009 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Crown attorney (2003 to 2009)
Giffen Lee & Wagner (1988 to 1991)
Called to bar (1988) 		Published criminal decisions (~24)
Neil L. Kozloff [214] Metro North December 2, 2009 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Sole practitioner (criminal)
Crown Attorney (1979 to 1988)
called to the bar (1979) 		Published criminal decisions (~5)
Diane I. Oleskiw [215] Metro North December 2, 2009 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~10)
Leslie A. P. Chapin [216] Old City Hall December 2, 2009 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~16)
Sheilagh O’Connell [217] Milton November 10, 2010 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Director of Legal Aid Ontario's Family Law Services
Legal Aid Ontario (1999 to 2009)
Sole practitioner (family) (1991 to 1999) 		Published criminal decisions (~11)
Sandra Bacchus [218] March 2011 McGuinty/Bentley (Lib) Crown Attorney (1993 to 2010) Called to bar (1993) Published criminal decisions (~19)
Philip A. Downes [219] November 30, 2011 McGuinty/Gerretsen (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~6)
Carolyn Jane Jones [220] Toronto June 20, 2012 McGuinty/Gerretsen (Lib)
Called to bar (1982) 		Published criminal decisions
Edward J. Kelly [221] Toronto December 25, 2013 McGuinty/Gerretsen (Lib) Private Practice (Criminal) Published criminal decisions
Frank D. Crewe [222] Toronto November 7, 2014 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Sole practitioner (criminal) Published criminal decisions (~15)
Kate Doorly [223] Toronto November 19, 2014 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Crown attorney Published criminal decisions (~2)
Riun Shandler [224] Toronto November 19, 2014 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Crown counsel (1997 to 2014) Published criminal decisions (~3)
Melanie Sager [225] Sept 8, 2015 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) private practice (family)
Called to bar (1995) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kimberley Ann Crosbie [226] Toronto March 11, 2016 Wynne/Meilleur (Lib) Crown Counsel
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Russell S. Silverstein [227] Toronto April 13, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) sole practitioner (criminal) (2003 to 2017)
private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1995) 		Published criminal decisions (~22)
Heather F. Pringle [228] October, 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) sole practitioner (criminal)

Called to bar (2001)

Published criminal decisions
Rachel Grinberg [229] October 2017 [230] Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) sole practitioner Published criminal decisions (~0)
Susan M. Chapman [231] October 2017 [232] Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
Called to bar (1989) 		Published criminal decisions
Karen M. Erlick [233] October 2017 [234] Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Crown attorney Published criminal decisions (~0)
Rita J. Maxwell [235] October 2017 [236] Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Duty counsel (2015 to 2017)
Crown attorney
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Called to bar (2002)
Toronto grad 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Timothy E. Breen [237] Toronto October 2017 [238] Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Fleming Breen (criminal)
 Published criminal decisions (~0)
Vincenzo Rondinelli [239] October 2017 [240] Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Published criminal decisions (~5)
Lori B. Montague [241] October 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Crown attorney Published criminal decisions (~0)
Daniel F. Moore [242] Toronto October 2017 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Heller, Rubel Barristers
Called to Bar (1997) 		Published criminal decisions
Joe Patrick Paul Fiorucci [243] Hamilton March 7, 2018 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) sole practitioner (criminal)
Called to bar (1997) 		Published criminal decisions (~5)
Kevin Kells McCallum [244] Brampton April 2018 Wynne/Naqvi (Lib) Sole Practice (Criminal) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Maria N. Sirivar [245] Toronto September 26, 2018 Ford/Mulroney (PC) Called to bar (2007) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Susan Mary Magotiaux [246] Oshawa 26 December 2018 Ford/Mulroney (PC) Crown Law Office
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Apple Newton-Smith [247] Toronto March 5, 2019 Ford/Mulroney (PC) Berkes, Newton-Smith (2011 to 2019)
Pinkofsky, Lockyer & Kwinter
Called to bar (1999) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
André Chamberlain [248] Toronto May 13, 2019 Ford/Mulroney (PC) PPSC Crown (2001 to 2019) Published criminal decisions (~0)
David Maylor [249] Toronto May 13, 2019 Ford/Mulroney (PC) Crown Attorney (1994 - 2019) Published criminal decisions (~0)
David McCrae Porter [250] Toronto December 10, 2019 Ford/Downey (PC) McCarthy Tetrault LLP (criminal) (1990 to 2019)
Called to bar (1983) 		Published criminal decisions
Michael Callaghan [251] Toronto February 3, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown attorney
Called to bar (1998) 		Published criminal decisions
M. Samantha G. Peeris [252] Toronto February 3, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Called to bar (1994) Published criminal decisions
Heather Bellmore [253] Toronto March 13, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Called to bar (2001) Published criminal decisions
Cidalia Conceição Gouveia Faria [254] Toronto October 9, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (1996) 		Published criminal decisions
Peter N. Fraser [255] Toronto October 9, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (2007) 		Published criminal decisions
Derek Ishak [256] Toronto October 9, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (2008) 		Published criminal decisions
Jennifer Deanna Strasberg [257] Toronto October 9, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown Attorney
Called to bar (2000) 		Published criminal decisions
Lori Anne Thomas [258] Toronto October 9, 2020 Ford/Downey (PC) Sole practitioner (criminal)
Called to bar (2009) 		Published criminal decisions


Wiriranai Kapurura [259] Toronto April 14, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Sole practitioner (criminal)
Called to bar (2009) 		Published criminal decisions


Richard Nathanson [260] Toronto October 20, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Crown attorney (2000 to 2022)
Defence counsel (1995 to 2000)
Called to bar (1995) 		Published criminal decisions


West

West Region
Name of Justice District Date Appointed Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
Jeanine E. LeRoy [261] [262] London December 28, 2011 (Judge)
14 December 2018 (Snr. Reg. J.) 		Liberal Private practice (criminal) Published criminal decisions (~2)
Douglas W. Phillips Windsor March 1, 1991 NDP Published criminal decisions (~0)
Micheline A. Rawlins [263] [264] Windsor October 15, 1992 NDP Called to bar (1982) Published criminal decisions (~1)
Deborah J. Austin Sarnia 1 December 1992 [265] NDP Published criminal decisions (~1)
Lucy C. Glenn Chatham December 16, 1996 PC Published criminal decisions (~1)
Julia Ann Morneau Owen Sound May 30, 1997 PC Published criminal decisions (~7)
Sharman S. Bondy Windsor October 19, 1998 PC Published criminal decisions (~10)
Anne-Elisabeth E. McFadyen Sarnia October 26, 1998 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kathryn L. McKerlie Stratford May 3, 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~11)
G. Mark Hornblower Sarnia October 6, 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~15)
Jane E. de Meysey Caspers Guelph February 7, 2001 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
John T. Lynch Kitchener April 18, 2001 PC Called to bar (1980)
Osgoode grad 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Robert Wallace Rogerson [266] Stratford
Kitchener/Guelph (prev) 		December 24, 2003 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~3)
Michael J. Epstein [267] Kitchener January 26, 2005 Liberal private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1977) 		Published criminal decisions (~4)
Lloyd Clayton Dean [268] Windsor/Chatham October 5, 2005 Liberal Crown attorney (1999 to 2005)
Sutts, Strosberg LLP 		Published criminal decisions (~26)
Lynda J. Rogers [269] Kitchener October 19, 2005 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Alan Thomas McKay [270] Fort Frances 9 November 2005 Liberal Private practice
small claims court deputy
Called to bar (1986) 		Published criminal decisions (~54)
Stephen J. Fuerth (Regional Senior Justice) [271] October 18, 2006 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~2)
Gregory A. Campbell [272] Windsor October 18, 2006 Liberal Sole practitioner
Paroian Courey Cohen & Houston 		Published criminal decisions (~63)
Paul J. S. Kowalyshyn [273] Chatham December 3, 2008 Liberal Sole practitioner
Called to bar (1987) 		Published criminal decisions (~5)
John S. Skowronski [274] London March 4, 2009 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Wayne G. Rabley [275] June 5, 2009 Liberal Sole practitioner (1984 to 2009)
Called ot bar (1984) 		Published criminal decisions (~10)

O'Donnell

Steven Paul Harrison [276] Owen Sound June 2012 Liberal Murphy, Harrison (1996 to 2002)
Lendon & Lovell
Called to bar (1979) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
M. Edward Graham [277] Woodstock December 19, 2012 Liberal Sole practitioner (criminal) Published criminal decisions (~1)
Ronald A. Marion [278] August 2013 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~4)
Katherine Stacy Neill [279] Kitchener December 13, 2013 Liberal Verity Daboll Gregory & Jones
Called to bar (1996) 		Published criminal decisions
Pamela Borghesan [280] Kitchener April 8, 2014 Liberal Crown attorney (1993 to 2014)
Called to bar (1992) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Lynda S. Ross [281] January 2014 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kevin G. McHugh [282] Walkerton August 27, 2014 Liberal MacDonald and McHugh (criminal) (2000 to 2014)
Ontario Crown attorney
Department of Justice Canada 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Gerri Lynn Wong [283] Chatham November 19, 2014 Liberal sole practitioner (child protection) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Allan Maclure [284] London May 27, 2015 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Melanie A. Sopinka [285] Kitchener August 26, 2015 Liberal Crown Attorney
Ontario Securities Commission 		Published criminal decisions (~1)
Craig Anothony Parry [286] Kitchener August 26, 2015 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~13)
Stephen E.J. Paull [287] Woodstock April 13, 2016 Liberal Private practice (civil and family) (2003 to 2016)
Dueck, Sauer, Jutzi and Noll 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Lorelei M. Amlin [288] Guelph February 16, 2017 Liberal Crown Attorney Published criminal decisions (~0)
Wendy Lee Harris Bentley [289] March 2017 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~4)
George L. Orsini [290] London April 5, 2017 Liberal Crown Attorney Published criminal decisions (~0)
Bonnie Oldham [291] Kitchener April 13, 2017 Liberal Private practice
Called to bar (1995) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Timothy Gordon Macdonald [292] Goderich July 28, 2017 Liberal Sole practitioner (1993 to 2017)
Called to bar (1985) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Scott N. Latimer [293] [294] Kitchener August 21, 2017 Liberal Crown attorney
Called to bar (2003) 		Published criminal decisions (~20)
Karey Katzsch [295] [296] Kitchener August 27, 2017 Liberal Crown attorney
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Craig Fraser [297] Simcoe March 7, 2018 Liberal Crown attorney (2000 to 2018) Published criminal decisions (~8)
Glen Scott Donald [298] St. Thomas April 25, 2018 Liberal Seabrook, Epstein, Miller & Trudell (2009 to 2018) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Michael K. Wendl [299] Guelph Sept 28, 2018 PC Sole practitioner (2015 to 2018)
Raftery Law (criminal)
Called to bar (2007) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Mark Poland [300] London 21 December 2018 PC Crown Attorney (2003 to 2018)
private practice
Called to bar (2000) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Krista Lynn Leszczynski [301] Sarnia February 13, 2019 PC Crown attorney
Benoit, Van Raay, Spisani, Fuerth and Quaglia
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Valerie Leigh Brown [302] Owen Sound September 27, 2019 PC private practice (2002 to 2019) Published criminal decisions
Marnie Vickerd [303] Windsor 14 November 2019 PC Small claims court
sole practitioner (family) 		Published criminal decisions (~0)
Michael Barry Joseph Carnegie [304] London March 13, 2020 PC Crown attorney
Called to bar (2000)
Shannon Pollock [305] Owen Sound July 17, 2020 PC Crown attorney (2007 to 2011)
Called to bar (2002) 		Published criminal decisions
Robert Horton [306] Chatham July 17, 2020 PC private practice (1997 to 2020) Published criminal decisions


Matthew Stanley [307] Guelph April 28, 2022 Ford/Downey (PC) Called to bar (2002)
UNB grad 		Published criminal decisions

Part-time/Supernumerary/Per Diem Justices

Supernnumerary and Per Diem Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice
Name of Justice Jurisdiction Duration Appointed by Previous Position(s) Other Details
R. G. E. Hunter Published criminal decisions (~0)
Jane Kerrigan Brownridge Published criminal decisions (~2)
Gary R. Kunnas Published criminal decisions (~0)
Jean-Gilles Lebel Published criminal decisions (~0)
Brian W. Lennox (Formerly Chief Justice) Was Chief Judge
Published criminal decisions (~0)
J. F. Réginald Lévesque Published criminal decisions (~0)
Lauren E. Marshall Published criminal decisions (~0)
Donald S. Cooper Published criminal decisions (~46)
Guy F. DeMarco Windsor Published criminal decisions (~3)
Robert N. Fournier Ottawa June 12, 1985 to 2017(?) PC Published criminal decisions (~6)
Donald J. Halikowski July 15, 1987 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
Kenneth G. Lenz Simcoe/Norfolk 4 July 1989 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Rommel G. Masse Ottawa 4 July 1989 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Robert P. Main Barrie 2 April 1990 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~1)
Kathleen E. McGowan St. Catharines 1 June 1990 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~3)
Brent Knazan Toronto 15 August 1990 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~30)
Annemarie E. Bonkalo (Formerly Chief Justice) [308] Brampton 2 April 1990 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Paul H. Reinhardt [309] Toronto 2 April 1990
2004 (snr regional) 		Liberal Crown attorney
Called to bar (1978) 		Published criminal decisions (~84)
David M. Stone London June 1, 1990 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~10)
Theo Wolder Milton
Brampton (prev) 		June 1, 1990 (Judge)
June 2018 (retired) 		Liberal Bradley & Wolder (1970 to 1990)
Called to bar (~1969) 		Published criminal decisions (~37)
James C. Crawford [310] Barrie
Oshawa (prev) 		June 1, 1990 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Charles D. Anderson Brockville August 5, 1990 [311] Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)
Donna G. Hackett Scarborough 21 December 1990 NDP Published criminal decisions (~14)
David A. Fairgrieve Brampton December 21, 1990 NDP Published criminal decisions (~59)
Eleanor M. Schnall London March 1, 1991 NDP Published criminal decisions (~6)
Marietta L. D. Roberts Brampton 1 March 1991 NDP Published criminal decisions (~0)
David P. Cole Metro West March 1, 1991 NDP Published criminal decisions (~38)
Peter Hryn Toronto 1 June 1991 NDP Called to bar (1976)
U of T grad (1976)		 Published criminal decisions (~1)
Penny J. Jones Toronto 15 July 1991 NDP Published criminal decisions (~20)
J. Elliott Allen Brampton November 15, 1991 [312] NDP Published criminal decisions (~2)
Ralph E. W. Carr Timmins
Sudbury (prev)		 July 1, 1991 NDP Published criminal decisions (~8)
Paddy A. Hardman Kitchener 1 March 1991 NDP Published criminal decisions (~2)
Gregory A. Pockele Stratford 2 November 1992 NDP Published criminal decisions (~4)
Ronald J. Richards Toronto 21 December 1992 NDP Published criminal decisions (~0)
Geraldine N. Sparrow Old City Hall January 15, 1993 NDP Published criminal decisions (~17)
Hugh K. Atwood Brampton January 4, 1993 [313] NDP Published criminal decisions (~1)
Maryka J. Omatsu [314] Toronto 1 February 1993 - ? NDP Published criminal decisions (~3)
Ronald A. Minard Newmarket 5 April 1993 NDP Published criminal decisions (~1)
Hugh L. Fraser
(Ottawa) 		Toronto 3 May 1993 NDP Published criminal decisions (~4)
Heather L. Katarynych Central South Region 1 July 1993 NDP Published criminal decisions (~7)
Peter Jeffrey Wright East Region 5 July 1993 NDP Published criminal decisions (~32)
Marion L. Cohen Toronto 9 August 1993 NDP Published criminal decisions (~19)
Robert G. Bigelow [315] Toronto August 9, 1993 NDP Published criminal decisions (~6)
Norman S. Douglas Brampton May 16, 1994 [316] NDP Published criminal decisions (~15)
John David Wake
(Ottawa) 		Brampton August 8, 1994 NDP Published criminal decisions (~24)
C. Roland Harris Barrie August 8, 1994 NDP Published criminal decisions (~0)
Peter T. Bishop Dryden September 6, 1994 NDP Published criminal decisions (~86)
John Kukurin Sault Ste. Marie 29 May 1995 NDP Published criminal decisions (~32)
Bruce J. Frazer Kitchener 13 January 1997 PC Published criminal decisions (~1)
George J. Brophy Walkerton
Sarnia (prev) 		May 12, 1997 PC Published criminal decisions (~59)
Joseph B. Wilson Barrie
Parry Sound (prev) 		May 26, 1997 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
Paul L. Bellefontaine Oshawa January 5, 1998 PC Published criminal decisions (~21)
Peter D. Griffiths Brockville 11 May 1998 PC Published criminal decisions (~3)
Gary F. Hearn Kitchener 26 October 1998 PC Published criminal decisions (~75)
William George Beatty Bracebridge November 23, 1998 PC Published criminal decisions (~12)
Gregory Regis [317] Oshawa January 4, 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
David George Carr Kitchener April 28, 1999 [318] PC Published criminal decisions (~1)
Frederick L. Forsyth Milton 3 May 1999 PC Published criminal decisions (~65)
Richard A. Humphrey Sudbury 12 July 1999 PC Western grad (1972) Published criminal decisions (~4)
Lorne Edward Chester Lindsay 12 July 1999 Published criminal decisions (~0)
Michael P. O’Dea St. Thomas 15 March 2000 PC Published criminal decisions (~10)
Stephen A.J. March Pembroke 19 April 2000 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
Stephen A. J. March Perth April 19, 2000 PC Published criminal decisions (~0)
Lawrence P. Thibideau Brantford 3 May 2000 PC Published criminal decisions (~19)
Douglas B. Maund Orangeville 4 October 2000 PC Published criminal decisions (~26)
Paul M. Taylor Toronto 20 March 2002 PC Published criminal decisions (~4)
James J. Keaney Oshawa 2 July 2003 PC Published criminal decisions (~5)
S. Ford Clements [319] Brampton February 6, 2004 Liberal Private practice (criminal)
Called to bar (1984) 		Published criminal decisions (~2)
Joseph Nadel [320] June 8, 2006 Liberal Crown Attorney (1991 to 2006)
private practice (1977 to 1991)
Called to bar (1977) 		Published criminal decisions (~18)
Robert Graydon Cobourg July 12, 2006 Liberal Published criminal decisions (~0)

Contact Info

List of Courthouses

Alexandria Courthouse

110 Main St. North PO Box 699 Alexandria, Ontario K0C 1A0

Armstrong Courthouse

ARDC Building 111 Queen St, PO Box 2000 Armstrong, Ontario P0T 1A0

Atikokan Courthouse

108-124 Mark Street Atikokan, Ontario P0T 1C0

Attawapiskat Courthouse

Reg Louttit Sportsplex Attawapiskat, Ontario P0L 1A0

Bancroft Courthouse

5 Fairway Blvd Bancroft, Ontario K0L 1C0

Barrie Courthouse

75 Mulcaster Street Barrie, Ontario L4M 3P2

Bearskin Lake Courthouse

Community Centre, General Delivery Bearskin Lake, Ontario P0V 1G0

Belleville Courthouse

15 Bridge Street West Belleville, Ontario K8P 0C7

Bradford (West Willimbury)

57 Holland St. E. Bradford, Ontario L3Z 1H8

Walkerton (County of Bruce)

207 Cayley St. PO Box 39 Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2VO

Toronto

Youth Court of Justice (Toronto)

311 Jarvis [321]
311 Jarvis St.
Toronto ON M5B 2C4

College Park

444 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M5B2H4

Old City Hall

444 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M5B2H4

Previous Justices

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/locations/
  2. ↑ Biennial Report on Ontario Court of Justice 2008-2009

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