Rob Nicholson, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has announced an appointment to the Court of Appeal for Ontario and four appointments to the Superior Court of Justice. Madame Justice Alexandra Hoy has been appointed to the Court of Appeal. Called to the bar in 1980, Madame Justice Hoy was appointed to [...]
Archive for the ‘Judicial Appointments’ Category
Additional Appointments to the Ontario Court of Justice
December 1st, 2011
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Along with the appointment of Philip Downes, Aston Hall, and Heather McArthur to the Ontario Court of Justice, which I blogged about on Monday, today I learned that there were two additional appointments to the OCJ bench. Justice Jacqueline Loignon will be presiding in Ottawa and Justice Joseph Gilbert Raoul Maille will be presiding in [...]
Three New Judges Appointed to Ontario Court of Justice
November 28th, 2011
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Criminal lawyers were buzzing this weekend after news broke of the appointment of three of our own to the Ontario Court of Justice. The province has appointed Philip Downes, Aston Hall, and Heather McArthur to the OCJ bench. Justices Downes, Hall, and McArthur will be presiding in Toronto. Although I do not know any of [...]

