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The '''Court of Appeal for Ontario''' (frequently referred to as the '''Ontario Court of Appeal''' |
The '''Court of Appeal for Ontario''' (frequently mistakenly referred to as the '''Ontario Court of Appeal''') ('''ONCA''' is the abbreviation for its neutral citation) 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]]). |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The [[Court]] is composed of 22 judicial seats,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fja.gc.ca/appointments-nominations/judges-juges-eng.aspx|title=Federal Judicial Appointments - Number of Federally Appointed Judges in Canada|first=Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs|last=Canada|website=www.fja.gc.ca}}</ref> |
The [[Court]] is composed of 22 judicial seats, in addition to 10 justices who currently sit supernumerary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fja.gc.ca/appointments-nominations/judges-juges-eng.aspx|title=Federal Judicial Appointments - Number of Federally Appointed Judges in Canada|first=Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs|last=Canada|website=www.fja.gc.ca|date=11 March 2024}}</ref> They hear over 1,500 appeals each year, on issues of [[private law]], [[Canadian constitutional law|constitutional law]], [[Canadian criminal law|criminal law]], [[Canadian administrative 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/coa/en/ |title=Court of Appeal for Ontario |publisher=Ontariocourts.on.ca |access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref> |
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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]] |
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). |
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The Court of Appeal derives its jurisdiction from Ontario's ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071010233830/http://www.canlii.org/on/laws/sta/c-43/ Courts of Justice Act]''. |
The Court of Appeal derives its jurisdiction from Ontario's ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071010233830/http://www.canlii.org/on/laws/sta/c-43/ Courts of Justice Act]''. |
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==Current judges== |
==Current judges== |
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[[Image:Osgoode Hall, courtroom -2.jpg|right|thumb|240px|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 |
[[Image:Osgoode Hall, courtroom -2.jpg|right|thumb|240px|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 King'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]].]] |
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|[[Michael Tulloch]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2012/doc_32756.html|access-date=5 August 2018|title=Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced|date=2012-06-22}}</ref> |
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|David M Brown<ref>{{cite web|title= Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced|url=http://justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2014/doc_33091.html|date=2014-12-16}}</ref> |
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|Bradley Miller<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/06/ontario-judicial-appointments-announced.html|title=Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced - Canada.ca|first=Employment and Social Development|last=Canada|date=2015-06-26|website=www.canada.ca}}</ref> |
|[[Bradley W. Miller]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2015/06/ontario-judicial-appointments-announced.html|title=Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced - Canada.ca|first=Employment and Social Development|last=Canada|date=2015-06-26|website=www.canada.ca}}</ref> |
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|David M Brown<ref>{{cite web|title= Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced|url=http://justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2014/doc_33091.html|date=2014-12-16}}</ref> |
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| Peter Lauwers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2012/doc_32821.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513215846/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2012/doc_32821.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2013|title=OTTAWA, December 14, 2012 - Ontario Judicial Appointment Announced|date=13 May 2013}}</ref> |
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| Ian Nordheimer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-ontario-644726723.html|title=Government of Canada announces judicial appointment in the province of Ontario|website=www.newswire.ca}}</ref> |
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| 20||[[Warren Winkler]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Appointment of Chief Justice of Ontario announced|url=http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=1676|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318123827/http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=1676|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-03-18}}</ref> ||2007–2013 |
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|Edward W. Ducharme [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2012/doc_32721.html] [https://windsorstar.com/news/honourable-justice-edward-ducharme-passes-away] || 2012 - 2013 || Stephen Harper || |
|Edward W. Ducharme [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2012/doc_32721.html] [https://windsorstar.com/news/honourable-justice-edward-ducharme-passes-away] || 2012 - 2013 || Stephen Harper || |
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|[[Marc Rosenberg (judge)|Marc Rosenberg]]<ref name="Dec1995">{{cite news|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/ONT15.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111224659/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/ONT15.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-11-11}}</ref> ||1995–2015 ||Jean Chretien || |
|[[Marc Rosenberg (judge)|Marc Rosenberg]]<ref name="Dec1995">{{cite news|url=http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/ONT15.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031111224659/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/1995/ONT15.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-11-11|title=Press Releases }}</ref> ||1995–2015 ||Jean Chretien || |
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|[[Roy McMurtry]]|| 1996–2007 as Chief Justice|| || |
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| [[Louise Charron]]<ref name="Dec1995" /> ||1995–2004|| Jean Chretien|| |
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 1 May 2024
Court of Appeal for Ontario | |
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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 |
The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently mistakenly referred to as the Ontario Court of Appeal) (ONCA is the abbreviation for its neutral citation) 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).
Description[edit]
The Court is composed of 22 judicial seats, in addition to 10 justices who currently sit supernumerary.[1] 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 Courts of Justice Act.
Current judges[edit]
Position | Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position(s) Prior to Appointment* |
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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 | 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[5] | 6 April 2020 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2013 to 2020) Ontario Court of Justice (2009 to 2013) |
Justice | Jonathan Dawe | 6 November 2023 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2018 to 2023) |
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 | Sally Gomery | 6 November 2023 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2017 to 2023) |
Justice | C. William Hourigan[6] | 2 October 2013 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2009 to 2013) Fasken Martineau LLP (1992 to 2009) |
Justice | Grant Huscroft[7] | 16 December 2014 | Harper | Professor, Western Law School (2002 to 2014) University of Auckland (1992 to 2001) |
Justice | Lene Madsen | 1 May 2024 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2016 to 2024) |
Justice | Bradley W. Miller[8] | 26 June 2015 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice |
Justice | Patrick Monahan | 15 May 2023 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2017 to 2023) |
Justice | David M. Paciocco[9] | 7 April 2017 | J. Trudeau | Ontario Court of Justice Professor at University of Ottawa and Counsel at Edelson Clifford D'Angelo |
Justice | Lois Roberts[10] | 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[11][12] | 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[6] | 2 October 2013 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2006 to 2013) Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP |
Justice | Darla Wilson | 1 May 2024 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2007 to 2024) |
Justice | Benjamin Zarnett | 9 November 2018 | J. Trudeau | Goodmans LLP |
Supernumerary Justices
Position | Name | Appointed | Nominated by | Position(s) Prior to Appointment* |
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Supernumerary Justice | David M Brown[13] | 16 December 2014 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2006 to 2014) |
Supernumerary Justice | Mary Lou Benotto[14] | 8 November 2013 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (1996 to 2013) Family Court (2001 to 2005) Chapell Bushell Stewart (1978 to 2001) |
Supernumerary Justice | Eileen E. Gillese | 5 January 2002 | Chrétien | Superior Court of Justice (1999 to 2002) |
Supernumerary Justice | Alison Harvison Young | 31 August 2018 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (2004 to 2018) |
Supernumerary Justice | James C. MacPherson | 25 May 1999 | Chrétien | Superior Court of Justice |
Supernumerary Justice | Peter Lauwers[15] | 14 December 2012 | Harper | Superior Court of Justice (2008 to 2012) Miller Thompson LLP |
Supernumerary Justice | Ian Nordheimer[16] | 15 September 2017 | J. Trudeau | Superior Court of Justice (1999 to 2017) Counsel with Fraser & Beatty / Dentons LLP |
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[edit]
Number | Name | Years |
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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[edit]
Name | Time in Office | Nominated by | Position(s) Prior to Appointment* |
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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)[edit]
Number | Name | Years |
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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[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Canada, Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs (11 March 2024). "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". 2020-04-06.
- ^ a b "ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced". 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario". 2016-10-20. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced". 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced". 2014-12-16.
- ^ "ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". 2012-10-22.
- ^ "OTTAWA, December 14, 2012 - Ontario Judicial Appointment Announced". 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Government of Canada announces judicial appointment in the province of Ontario". www.newswire.ca.
- ^ "Ontario Judicial Appointment Announced". 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010.
- ^ "Appointment of Chief Justice of Ontario announced". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18.
- ^ a b c "Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2003-11-11.