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Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently referred to as the Ontario Court of Appeal or ONCA) is the appellate court for the province of Ontario, Canada. The seat of the court is Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto, also the seat of the Law Society of Ontario and the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
| Court of Appeal for Ontario | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1867 |
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Location | Osgoode Hall, Toronto |
| Authorized by | Courts of Justice Act |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of Canada |
| Number of positions | 23 (plus supernumeraries) |
| Website | ontariocourts.ca/coa |
| Chief Justice of Ontario | |
| Currently | Michael Tulloch |
| Since | December 19, 2022 |
Description
The Court is composed of 22 judicial seats,[1] in addition to one or more justices who sit supernumerary. They hear over 1,500 appeals each year, on issues of private law, constitutional law, criminal law, administrative law and other matters. The Supreme Court of Canada hears appeals from less than 3% of the decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, therefore in a practical sense, the Court of Appeal is the last avenue of appeal for most litigants in Ontario.[2]
Among the Court of Appeal's most notable decisions was the 2003 ruling in Halpern v Canada (AG) that found defining marriage as between one man and one woman to violate Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, legalizing same-sex marriage in Ontario and making Canada the first jurisdiction in the world where same-sex marriage was legalized by a court ruling. Among many judges from the Court who have been elevated to the Supreme Court of Canada are Justices Rosalie Abella, Louise Arbour, Peter Cory, Louise Charron, Andromache Karakatsanis, Bora Laskin, Michael Moldaver, and Mahmud Jamal, as well as Bertha Wilson, who was the first female justice on both the Court of Appeal for Ontario (1975) and the Supreme Court of Canada (1982).
The Court of Appeal derives its jurisdiction from Ontario's .
Current judges
A courtroom at Osgoode Hall. Over the dais are the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom, which until 1931 were the Royal Arms for general purposes throughout the British Empire. The Statute of Westminster 1931 effectively elevated the Royal Arms of Canada to the position of the Queen's Royal Arms for general purposes across Canada, which is why the Royal Arms of Canada are now used by the court to represent the Canadian Crown.
| Position | Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position(s) Prior to Appointment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice | Michael Tulloch[3] | 30 June 2012 19 December 2022 (as chief) | Harper J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2003 to 2012) Private practice |
| Associate Chief Justice | J. Michal Fairburn[4] | 18 July 2017 3 September 2020 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (December 16, 2014 to July 18, 2017) Stockwoods Ontario Crown Law Office |
| Justice | Mary Lou Benotto[5] | 8 November 2013 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (1996 to 2013) Family Court (2001 to 2005) Chapell Bushell Stewart (1978 to 2001) |
| Justice | Jill Copeland | 28 March 2022 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2017 to 2022) Ontario Court of Justice (2014 to 2017) |
| Justice | Steve A. Coroza[6] | 6 April 2020 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2013 to 2020) Ontario Court of Justice (2009 to 2013) |
| Justice | David H. Doherty | 1 September 1990 | Mulroney | Superior Court of Justice (1988 to 1990) |
| Justice | Jonathon George | 20 December 2021 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2016 to 2021) Ontario Court of Justice (2012 to 2016) |
| Justice | Lise Favreau | 20 December 2021 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2017 to 2021) |
| Justice | Alison Harvison Young | 31 August 2018 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2004 to 2018) |
| Justice | C. William Hourigan[7] | 2 October 2013 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2009 to 2013) Fasken Martineau LLP (1992 to 2009) |
| Justice | Grant Huscroft[8] | 16 December 2014 | Harper | Professor, Western Law School (2002 to 2014) University of Auckland (1992 to 2001) |
| Justice | Peter Lauwers[9] | 14 December 2012 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2008 to 2012) Miller Thompson LLP |
| Justice | Ian Nordheimer[10] | 15 September 2017 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (1999 to 2017) Counsel with Fraser & Beatty / Dentons LLP |
| Justice | Bradley W. Miller[11] | 26 June 2015 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice |
| Justice | David M. Paciocco[12] | 7 April 2017 | J. Trudeau | Ontario Court of Justice Professor at University of Ottawa and Counsel at Edelson Clifford D'Angelo |
| Justice | Lois Roberts[13] | 5 May 2015 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2008 to 2015) Genest Murray LLP (1988 to 2008) Cassels Brock (1987 to 1988) |
| Justice | Lorne Sossin | 26 November 2020 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2018 to 2020) Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School (2010 to 2018) |
| Justice | Julie Thorburn | 1 September 2019 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2006 to 2019) |
| Justice | Gary T. Trotter[14][15] | 20 October 2016 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2008 to 2016) Ontario Court of Justice (2005 to 2008) Professor at Queen's University (2003 to 2016) Ontario Crown Counsel (1988 to 2000) |
| Justice | Katherine van Rensburg[7] | 2 October 2013 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2006 to 2013) Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP |
| Justice | Benjamin Zarnett | 9 November 2018 | J. Trudeau | Goodmans LLP |
Supernumerary Justices
| Position | Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position(s) Prior to Appointment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supernumerary Justice | David M Brown[16] | 16 December 2014 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2006 to 2014) |
| Supernumerary Justice | Kathryn N. Feldman | 11 June 1998 | Chrétien | Superior Court of Justice (1990 to 1998) |
| Supernumerary Justice | Eileen E. Gillese | 5 January 2002 | Chrétien | Superior Court of Justice (1999 to 2002) |
| Supernumerary Justice | Alexandra Hoy | 2 December 2011 | Harper | Ontario Court of Appeal (Associate Chief Justice) Superior Court of Justice |
| Supernumerary Justice | James C. MacPherson | 25 May 1999 | Chrétien | Superior Court of Justice |
| Supernumerary Justice | Gladys Pardu | 8 November 2013 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (1991 to 2013) Pardu Macdonald (1976 to 1991) |
| Supernumerary Justice | Sarah Pepall | 10 April 2012 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice |
| Supernumerary Justice | Paul Rouleau[17] | 15 April 2005 | Martin | Superior Court of Justice (2002 to 2005) Heenan Blaikie |
| Supernumerary Justice | Janet M. Simmons | 23 August 2000 | Chrétien | Superior Court of Justice |
Chief Justices of Ontario
| Number | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir William Buell Richards[note 1] | 1868–1875 |
| 2 | Robert Alexander Harrison[note 1] | 1875–1878 |
| 3 | Thomas Moss | 1878–1881 |
| 4 | John Godfrey Spragge | 1881–1884 |
| 5 | Sir John Hawkins Hagarty | 1884–1897 |
| 6 | Sir George William Burton | 1897–1900 |
| 7 | John Douglas Armour | 1900–1902 |
| 8 | Sir Charles Moss | 1902–1912 |
| 9 | Sir William Ralph Meredith | 1912–1923 |
| 10 | Sir William Mulock | 1923–1936 |
| 11 | Newton Rowell | 1936–1938 |
| 12 | Robert Spelman Robertson | 1938–1952 |
| 13 | John Wellington Pickup | 1952–1957 |
| 14 | Dana Porter | 1958–1967 |
| 15 | George Alexander Gale | 1967–1976 |
| 16 | Willard Estey | 1976–1977 |
| 17 | William Goldwin Carrington Howland | 1977–1990 |
| 18 | Charles Dubin | 1990–1996 |
| 19 | Roy McMurtry | 1996–2007 |
| 20 | Warren Winkler[18] | 2007–2013 |
| 21 | George Strathy | 2014–2022 |
| 22 | Michael Tulloch | 2022–present |
Past judges
| Name | Time in Office | Nominated by | Position(s) Prior to Appointment* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward W. Ducharme [1] [2] | 2012 - 2013 | Stephen Harper | |
| Marc Rosenberg[19] | 1995–2015 | Jean Chretien | |
| Stephen Goudge | 1996–2014 | Jean Chretien | |
| Warren Winkler, Chief Justice | 2007–2013 | ||
| Dennis O'Connor | 1998–2012 | Jean Chretien | |
| Michael Moldaver[19] | 1995–2011 | Jean Chretien | |
| Andromache Karakatsanis | 2010–2011 | ||
| Marvin A. Catzman | 1988–2007 | ||
| Roy McMurtry | 1996-2007 as Chief Justice | ||
| Louise Charron[19] | 1995–2004 | Jean Chretien | |
| Rosalie Abella | 1992–2004 | ||
| Louise Arbour | 1990–1999 | ||
| Charles Dubin | 1973–1996 (1992–1996 as Chief Justice) | ||
| William Goldwin Carrington Howland as Chief Justice | 1977–1992 | ||
| Walter Tarnopolsky | 1985–1993 | ||
| Peter Cory | 1981–1989 | ||
| Bert MacKinnon | 1974–1987 as Associate Chief Justice | ||
| Bertha Wilson | 1975–1982 | ||
| Goldwyn Arthur Martin | 1973–1988 | ||
| Bora Laskin | 1965–1970 | ||
| Jean-Marc Labrosse | 1990–2007 | ||
| Roy Kellock | 1942–1944 | ||
| Henry Hague Davis | 1933–1935 | ||
| Newton Rowell as Chief Justice | 1936–1937 | ||
| Sir William Mulock as Chief Justice | 1923–1936 | ||
| John Douglas Armour | 1887–1890 (as Chief Justice) (1901–1902) | ||
| John Hawkins Hagarty as Chief Justice | 1884–1897 | ||
| Thomas Moss as Chief Justice | 1878–1880 | ||
| Robert Alexander Harrison as Chief Justice | 1875–1878 |
Chief Justices of Upper Canada (1792–1841)/Province of Canada (1841–1867)
| Number | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Osgoode | 1792–1794 |
| 2 | John Elmsley | 1796–1802 |
| 3 | Henry Allcock | 1802–1806 |
| 4 | Thomas Scott | 1806–1816 |
| 5 | William Dummer Powell | 1816–1825 |
| 6 | Sir William Campbell | 1825–1829 |
| 7 | Sir John Beverley Robinson | 1829–1862 |
| 8 | William Henry Draper | 1863–1867 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Canada, Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs (31 March 2007). "Federal Judicial Appointments - Number of Federally Appointed Judges in Canada". www.fja.gc.ca.
- ^ "Court of Appeal for Ontario". Ontariocourts.on.ca. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced". 2012-06-22. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario". 2017-07-18.
- ^ "ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". 2012-10-22.
- ^ "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced". 2020-04-06.
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- ^ "Government of Canada announces judicial appointment in the province of Ontario". www.newswire.ca.
- ^ Canada, Employment and Social Development (2015-06-26). "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced - Canada.ca". www.canada.ca.
- ^ Canada, Department of Justice (2017-04-07). "Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario - Canada.ca". www.canada.ca.
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- ^ "Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario". 2016-10-20. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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- ^ "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced". 2014-12-16.
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External links
- Court of Appeal for Ontario official site
- Ontario Courts website
- Plan to webcast Ontario appeal cases delayed