Warren Winkler

Infobox Person
name = Warren Keith Winkler

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birth_date = 1938
birth_place = Virden, Manitoba Flagicon|Canada
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occupation = Jurist
spouse = Ruth Winkler
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children = Two daughters

Warren Keith Winkler (born 1938cite web|url=http://utpress.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=winberg&t=18078&d=2355|title=Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry|work=University of Toronto Press|accessdate=2007-06-25] ) is a Canadian jurist and the current Chief Justice of Ontario. Appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on June 1, 2007, Winkler was previously Regional Senior Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for the Toronto Region.cite web|url=http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=1676|title=Appointment of Chief Justice of Ontario announced|work=Office of the Prime Minister|accessdate=2007-06-25]

Biography

Born in Virden, Manitoba, Winkler grew up in Pincher Creek, Alberta.cite web|url=http://www.lawtimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2198&Itemid=82|title=Winkler shocked to get job as Ontario’s top judge|author=Jennifer McPhee|work=Law Times|accessdate=2007-06-25] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959 from the University of Manitoba, a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1962 and a Master of Laws degree in 1964 from the Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1965 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1977. He was a partner in the law firm of Winkler, Filion & Wakely and practiced Labour Relations Law on behalf of management. He was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) in 1993 and appointed Regional Senior Judge for Toronto Region in March 2004. He succeeded Roy McMurtry as Chief Justice in 2007.

Honours

In 2007, he was awarded an honorary degree from Brandon University. [cite web|url=http://www.brandonu.ca/News/article.asp?A_ID=1340|title=Approximately seven hundred graduands to receive degrees at Brandon University's May 2007 Convocation Ceremonies|work=Brandon University]

References

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