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Ontario Court of Justice

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Ontario Court of Justice
Cour de justice de l'Ontario
Coat of Arms of the Ontario Court of Justice
JurisdictionOntario
Composition methodAppointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on advice of the Attorney General of Ontario
Authorized byCourts of Justice Act
Appeals toSuperior Court of Justice
Court of Appeal for Ontario
Judge term length8 years (Chief Justice),
6 years (Associate Chief Justices)[1]
Websiteontariocourts.ca/ocj
Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice[1]
CurrentlyLise Maisonneuve[2]
SinceMay 3, 2015[3]
Lead position ends2023
Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice
CurrentlyAston J. Hall[2]
SinceJune 3, 2021[4]
Lead position ends2027
Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice and Coordinator of Justices of the Peace
CurrentlySharon M. Nicklas[2]
SinceSeptember 2, 2019[5]

The Ontario Court of Justice is the provincial court of record[6] for the Canadian province of Ontario. The court sits at more than 200 locations across the province and oversees matters relating to family law, criminal law, and provincial offences.

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Transcription

Jurisdiction

This court is subordinate in relationship to the "superior" courts. The phrase "provincial court" or "territorial court" is often used to mean a lower court whose decisions can be reviewed by a superior court. Decades ago[when?], they were managed at the local municipal level.

The Ontario Court of Justice is a division of the Court of Ontario.[7] The other division of the Court of Ontario is the Superior Court of Justice. Until 1999, the Ontario Court of Justice was known as the Ontario Court (Provincial Division).

Family law

Family law cases deal with matters of custody, access and support, child protection so long as these are not incidental of or were not previously a part of a divorce application. Cases are heard by a judge only. Appeals from these cases are heard by the Superior Court of Justice.

Criminal law

The Court deals with approximately 95% of criminal charges laid within the province and has responsibility for other matters pertaining to criminal law, including authorizing search warrants, bail hearings, and peace bonds, under sections 515 and 810 of the Criminal Code,[8] respectively.[9]

Criminal law cases heard before the Court are summary conviction offences, less serious indictable offences under section 553 of the Criminal Code,[8] and indictable offences where the defendant has elected to have his or her trial heard in the Ontario Court of Justice (excluding offences found under section 469 of the Criminal Code - murder, treason, etc.). Criminal cases are heard by a judge only. Appeals from cases involving summary conviction offences are heard by the Superior Court of Justice. Appeals involving indictable matters are heard by the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Criminal law matters before the Court also include remand or bail hearings and peace bonds. These matters are not required to be heard by a judge and may be dealt with by a justice of the peace. An appeal of a bail decision (bail review) must be heard by the Superior Court of Justice.[8]

Structure of the Court

Section 35 of the Courts of Justice Act sets out the structure of the Ontario Court of Justice.[10]

Provincial judges

Provincial judges are appointed, as considered necessary, by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the recommendation of the attorney general. A provincial judge must:

(a) been a member of the bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada for at least 10 years; or
(b) has for an aggregate of 10 years,
(i) been a member of a bar mentioned in clause (a), and
(ii) after becoming a member of such a bar, exercised powers and performed duties of a judicial nature on a full-time basis in respect to a position held under a law of Canada or of one of its provinces or territories.[10]

The normal age of retirement for a provincial judge is age 65, however there are exceptions that allow a provincial judge to continue in office until age 75, at which point they are required to retire without exception.[10]

Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee
The Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee is responsible for finding suitable candidates for appointment as a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice. Only persons recommended by the Committee may be appointed. Appointments are made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Attorney General of Ontario. The Committee is currently composed of 13 members.[11] Current members consist of:

  • Rachel Curran, Chair
  • Justice Jeanine LeRoy, Regional Senior Justice, London
  • Justice Lise S. Parent, Brampton
  • Justice Riun Shandler, Toronto
  • Edward Langley
  • Geewadin Elliott
  • Holly Haire
  • Scott Munnoch
  • Trevor Townsend
  • Karen Vogt
  • Gerald Chan (Law Society of Ontario)
  • Kavita Bhagat (Ontario Bar Association)
  • Cheryl Siran (Federation of Ontario Law Associations)

Chief Justice

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the attorney general, appoint a provincial justice to the position of Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice. The Chief Justice is the President of the Ontario Court of Justice. They are responsible for directing and supervising the sittings of the Court throughout Ontario and for assigning its judicial duties. If the Chief Justice is absent from Ontario or is for any reason unable to act, his or her powers and duties shall be exercised and performed by an associate chief justice of the Ontario Court of Justice designated by the Chief Justice. A Chief Justice has a single term of office of eight years, but will nonetheless continue in office until a successor is appointed, up to a total term of nine years.[10]

Associate Chief Justice

The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the attorney general, appoint provincial justices to the positions of Associate Chief Justice and Associate Chief Justice-Coordinator of Justices of the Peace of the Ontario Court of Justice for single terms of six years.[10] The Associate Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice-Coordinator of Justices of the Peace provide support to the Chief Justice and have specific delegated responsibilities as well as those set out in statute. The Associate Chief Justice-Coordinator of Justices of the Peace administers the Ontario Native Justice of the Peace Program. Within the Court, the principal responsibility for this program falls to the Senior Justice of the Peace/Administrator of the Ontario Native Justice of the Peace Program. The stated goal of the program is to encourage and enable Aboriginal Canadians to play a greater role in decision-making in the administration of justice, by serving as justices of the peace, particularly in areas of the province with significant Aboriginal population.[12]

Regional Senior Justice

Ontario is divided into seven geographic regions for judicial administration: northwest, northeast, west, central west, central east, east, and Toronto. Each region has a regional senior judge and a regional senior justice of the peace.[12] The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the attorney general, appoint a provincial justice to the position of regional senior justice for a term of three years. The responsibilities of a regional senior judge are to exercise the same powers and functions as the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice in his or her region, subject to their authority.[10] A regional senior justice also assists in the supervision of the justices of the peace within that region. This is done in consultation with the Associate Chief Justice-Coordinator of Justices of the Peace and the regional senior justice of the peace.[12]

Regions

Regions[13]
Central East Region
(10 base courts,
7 satellite courts)
Central West Region
(9 base courts,
2 satellite courts)
East Region
(10 base courts,
10 satellite courts)
Northeast Region
(10 base courts,
20 satellite courts)
Peterborough
Lindsay
Orillia
Bracebridge
Midland
Newmarket
Oshawa
Barrie
Orangeville
Brampton
Milton
Burlington
Hamilton
St. Catharines
Welland
Brantford
Simcoe
Pembroke
Perth
L'Original
Cornwall
Ottawa-Carleton
Brockville
Kingston
Napanee
Belleville
Cochrane
Timmins
Haileybury
Sault Ste Marie
Elliot Lake
Gore Bay
Sudbury
North Bay
Parry Sound
Northwest Region
(4 base courts,
36 satellite courts)
Toronto Region
(7 base courts,
2 satellite courtrooms)
West Region
(15 base courts,
4 satellite courts)
Kenora
Fort Frances
Dryden
Thunder Bay
Base courts:
10 Armoury St.

Satellite courtrooms:
1530 Markham Rd.
2700 Eglinton Ave. W.
Windsor
Chatham
Sarnia
Goderich
Walkerton
Owen Sound
Stratford
London
St. Thomas
Woodstock
Kitchener
Cambridge
Guelph

Current justices

The current Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice is Lise Maisonneuve, whose term began on May 2, 2015.[14]

One of the two Associate Chief Justices of the Ontario Court of Justice is Aston J. Hall, whose term began on June 3, 2021.[15]

The second of the two Associate Chief Justices of the Ontario Court of Justice, who is also the Coordinator of Justices of the Peace, is Sharon M. Nicklas, whose term began on September 2, 2019.[16]

Each judicial region has its own Regional Senior Justice:

  • Central East Region: Esther Rosenberg (starting June 1, 2018)[17]
  • Central West Region: Paul R. Currie (starting August 31, 2019)[18]
  • East Region: W. Vincent Clifford (starting September 25, 2020)[19]
  • Northeast Region: Karen L. Lische (starting June 4, 2021)[20]
  • Northwest Region: David M. Gibson (starting June 12, 2021)[21]
  • Toronto Region: Sandra Bacchus (starting June 3, 2021)[22]
  • West Region: Jeanine E. LeRoy (starting February 1, 2019)[23]

The Ontario Court of Justice maintains a full list of all current judges and justices of the peace of the court on its website.[24][25]

Fired Justices of the Peace

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43
  2. ^ a b c "Judges". Ontario Court of Justice. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ Seymour, Andrew (4 April 2015). "Ottawa judge named chief justice of Ontario Court of Justice". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ^ "New Associate Chief Justice Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice". Newsroom. Government of Ontario. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ "New Associate Chief Justice - Coordinator of Justices of the Peace Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice". Newsroom. Government of Ontario. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. ^ Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, s. 34, as amended by SO 1996, c 25, s 9(5)
  7. ^ Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, s. 10(2), as amended by SO 1996, c 25.
  8. ^ a b c "Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca.
  9. ^ "Judges and Justices of the Peace". Ontario Courts. Judges Library. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Law Document English View". Ontario.ca. 24 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Ontario Courts maintained by the Judges' Library-Members ,Ontario Court of Justice". ontariocourts.ca.
  12. ^ a b c "Structure of the Court". Ontario Courts. Judges Library. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  13. ^ Biennial Report on Ontario Court of Justice 2008-2009
  14. ^ "A New Chief Justice for Ontario" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  15. ^ "New Associate Chief Justice Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  16. ^ "New Associate Chief Justice - Coordinator of Justices of the Peace Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  17. ^ "New Regional Senior Judge Appointed to the Ontario Court Of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  18. ^ "New Regional Senior Justice Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  19. ^ "New Regional Senior Justice Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  20. ^ "New Regional Senior Justices Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  21. ^ "New Regional Senior Justices Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  22. ^ "New Regional Senior Justices Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  23. ^ "New Regional Senior Justices Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice" (Press release). Government of Ontario. Attorney General of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-19..
  24. ^ "Judges". Ontario Court of Justice. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  25. ^ "Justices of the Peace". Ontario Court of Justice. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  26. ^ Public Hearings Decisions, Retired June 14,2019, "His Worship engaged in a course of conduct, including inappropriate and/or offensive comments to, and touching of, female persons working in the justice system resulting in a poisoned work environment that was not free of sexual harassment. His Worship continued to engage in inappropriate conduct after similar concerns were brought to his attention by the Manager of Court Operations and by a Regional Senior Justice of the Peace."
  27. ^ Toronto Star, February 1,2018, "Justice of the peace facing discipline hearing retires"
  28. ^ Public Hearings Decisions, 2018, Fired for Misconduct.
  29. ^ Order in Council, May 2,2018, "......conduct that is incompatible with the due execution of his office."
  30. ^ Toronto Star, February 2,2018, "Toronto justice of the peace guilty of judicial misconduct"
  31. ^ Public Hearings Decisions, ".....he engaged in a course of conduct, including comments and/or conduct, towards female court staff, prosecutors and defendants that was known, or ought reasonably to have been known, to him to be unwelcome or unwanted."
  32. ^ Toronto Star, March 29,2018, "Fired justice of the peace won’t have legal bill covered"
  33. ^ Toronto Star, March 29,2018, "Justice of the peace fired for sexual harassment"
  34. ^ Public Hearings Decisions, "We find that Justice of the Peace Phillips actively assisted her daughter Maryanne Kechego in misleading Staff Sergeant Berg as to her true identity."
  35. ^ Toronto Star, August 13,2013, " JP found guilty of judicial misconduct after misleading police about daughter’s identity "

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