- Court of Appeal for Ontario
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Court of Appeal for Ontario Established 1867 Jurisdiction Ontario, Canada Location Toronto Authorized by Ontario Courts of Justice Act Number of positions 24 (2 Presently Vacant) Website [1] Chief Justice Currently Warren Winkler Since June 1, 2007 The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently referred to as Ontario Court of Appeal or OCA) is headquartered in downtown Toronto, in historic Osgoode Hall.
The Court is composed of 24 judges who 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; in a very practical sense, the Court of Appeal is the last avenue of appeal for most litigants in Canada's most populous province.[1] Among the Court of Appeal's most notable decisions was a 2003 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Ontario, 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 Bertha Wilson. Justice Bertha Wilson was the first female justice on both the Ontario Court of Appeal (1975) and the Supreme Court of Canada (1982).
The court derives its jurisdiction from Ontario's Courts of Justice Act.
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Current Justices
An OCA courtroom at Osgoode Hall. Over the dais is the Royal Arms of England, which until 1931 was 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 Canadian Coat of Arms are now used by the court to represent the Canadian Crown.
Position Name Appointed Nominated by Position Prior to Appointment* Chief Justice of Ontario Warren Winkler June 1, 2007 Harper Superior Court of Justice Associate Chief Justice of Ontario Dennis O'Connor 1998/2001 Chretien Lawyer at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Justice Robert P. Armstrong January 25, 2002 Chretien Lawyer at Torys LLP Justice Robert A. Blair November 5, 2003 Chretien Superior Court of Justice Justice Eleanore A. Cronk July 31, 2001 Chretien Lawyer at Lax O'Sullivan Cronk LLP Justice David H. Doherty September 1, 1990 Mulroney Superior Court of Justice Justice Gloria J. Epstein October 12, 2007 Harper Superior Court of Justice Justice Kathryn N. Feldman June 11, 1998 Chretien Superior Court of Justice Justice Eileen E. Gillese 2002 Chretien Superior Court of Justice Justice Stephen T. Goudge 1996 Chretien Lawyer at Gowling, Strathy & Henderson LLP Justice Russell G. Juriansz March 12, 2004 Martin Superior Court of Justice Justice Harry S. Laforme November 2004 Martin Superior Court of Justice Justice Susan E. Lang March 12, 2004 Martin Superior Court of Justice Justice John I. Laskin January 1994 Chretien Lawyer at Davies Ward & Beck LLP Justice Jean L. MacFarland November 19, 2004 Martin Superior Court of Justice Justice James C. MacPherson 1999 Chretien Superior Court of Justice Justice Marc Rosenberg December 1995 Chretien Assistant Deputy Attorney General
(Public Law and Policy Division and Civil Law Division)Justice Paul Rouleau April 2005 Martin Superior Court of Justice Justice Robert J. Sharpe 1999 Chretien Superior Court of Justice Justice Janet M. Simmons August 2000 Chretien Superior Court of Justice Justice David Watt October 12, 2007[2] Harper Superior Court of Justice Justice Karen M. Weiler March 12, 1992 Mulroney Superior Court of Justice Past Justices
- Michael Moldaver (1995-2011)
- Andromache Karakatsanis (2010-2011)
- Marvin A. Catzman (1988 - 2007)
- Roy McMurtry as Chief Justice (1996 - 2007)
- Louise Charron (1995 - 2004)
- Rosalie Abella (1992 - 2004)
- Louise Arbour (1990 - 1999)
- Charles Dubin (1973-1996)
- Walter Tarnopolsky (1985 - 1993)
- Peter Cory (1981 - 1989)
- 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 Wesley 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)
- J. S. Spragge
Chief Justice of Upper Canada
- William Osgoode 1794–1801
- Henry Allcock 1802-1806
- Thomas Scott 1806-1816
- William Dummer Powell 1816-1825
- Sir William Campbell 1825-1829
- Sir John Beverley Robinson 1829-1862
- William Henry Draper 1863-1867
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/coa/en/
- ^ http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/coa/en/judges/watt.htm Accessed January 16, 2008
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