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Ontario is divided into eight regions for judicial administration. Each region is headed by a Regional Senior judge who exercises the powers and performs the duties of the Chief justice in that region. [10] There are also provincially appointed judicial officers who exercise certain functions in the superior court.
Pages in category "Judges in Ontario" The following 138 pages are in this category, out of 138 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. William Allan (banker)
In Ontario, the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee (JAAC) is made up of 13 members: 7 lay members, 2 judges, 1 member appointed by the Ontario Judicial Council, and 3 from the legal community. [2] JAAC recommends a list of 3 or 4 candidates, far less than its federal counterpart. [3]
Ontario Court of Justice; Cour de justice de l'Ontario: Jurisdiction: Ontario: Composition method: Appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on advice of the Attorney General of Ontario: Authorised by: Courts of Justice Act: Appeals to: Superior Court of Justice Court of Appeal for Ontario: Judge term length: 8 years (Chief Justice),
[4] [5] Traditionally, three of the remaining judges are appointed from Ontario, two from the four western provinces, and one from the Atlantic provinces. The judges from these provinces, other than Quebec, must have been a judge of a superior court, or a member of the bar of one of those provinces for ten or more years prior to the appointment ...
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 ...
Tribunals in Canada are subject to judicial review, where a superior court can quash a tribunal's decision if the tribunal exceeds the limits of its statutory authority. [4] In Ontario, decisions by provincial tribunals are subject to review by the Divisional Court branch of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to determine they are fair ...
Judicial Inquiry Board Manitoba Justice: The Board was established to investigate complaints alleging misconduct by Provincial Court judges, judicial justices of the peace, and masters of the Court of King's Bench; and to conduct proceedings before the Judicial Council when charges of misconduct are laid. Manitoba Labour Board: labour relations