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Coat of arms of the Court.
The 'Ontario Court of Appeal' is headquartered in
downtown Toronto, in historic
Osgoode Hall.
The
Court is composed of 22
judges who hear over 1 500 civil and criminal appeals in
Ontario each year. These appeals are of various issues such as criminal, administrative, family, and civil law matters, along with principals of
Charter,
litigation, sentencing and the rules of evidence. The Court also hears various young offender proceedings in addition to appeals argued by unrepresented inmates. In ninety-eight percent of cases, the Court of Appeal is the last avenue of appeal for litigants in the
province. In 2003, the court legalized
same-sex marriage in the province.
Current Justices
| Position | Name | appointed | prior position |
|---|
| Chief Justice of Ontario | Warren Winkler | June 1, 2007 | |
| Associate Chief Justice of Ontario | Dennis O'Connor | 1998/2001 | |
| Justice | Robert P. Armstrong | January 25, 2002 | |
| Justice | Robert A. Blair | November 5, 2003 | |
| Justice | Stephen Borins | 1997 | |
| Justice | James J. Carthy | | |
| Justice | Eleanore A. Cronk | July 31, 2001 | |
| Justice | David H. Doherty | June 11, 1998 | |
| Justice | Kathryn N. Feldman | | |
| Justice | Eileen E. Gillese | 2002 | |
| Justice | Stephen T. Goudge | | |
| Justice | Russell G. Juriansz | March 12, 2004 | |
| Justice | Jean-Marc Labrosse | July 30, 1990 | |
| Justice | Harry S. Laforme | November 2004 | |
| Justice | Susan E. Lang | 2004 | |
| Justice | John I. Laskin | January 1994 | |
| Justice | Jean L. MacFarland | | |
| Justice | James C. MacPherson | 1999 | |
| Justice | Michael J. Moldaver | December 1995 | |
| Justice | Marc Rosenberg | December 1995 | |
| Justice | Paul Rouleau | | |
| Justice | Robert J. Sharpe | 1999 | |
| Justice | Janet M. Simmons | August 2000 | |
| Justice | Karen M. Weiler | March 12, 1992 | |
Past Justices
★ Marvin A. Catzman (1988 - 2007)
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Roy McMurtry as Chief Justice (1996 - 2007)
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Rosalie Abella (1992 - 2004)
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Louise Arbour (1990 - 1999)
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Walter Tarnopolsky (1985 - ?)
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Peter Cory (1981 - 1989)
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Bertha Wilson (1975 - 1982)
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Goldwyn Arthur Martin (1973 - 1988)
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Bora Laskin (1965 - 1970)
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Roy Kellock (1942-1944)
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Henry Hague Davis (1933-1935)
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Newton Wesley Rowell as Chief Justice (16936-1937)
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Sir William Mulock 1923-1936 - as Chief Justice
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John Douglas Armour (1887-1890) as Chief Justice (1901-1902)
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John Hawkins Hagarty as Chief Justice (1884–1897)
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Robert Alexander Harrison as Chief Justice (1875-1878)
★ J. S. Spragge
Chief Justice of Upper Canada
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William Osgoode 1794–1801
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Henry Allcock 1802-1806
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Thomas Scott 1806-1816
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William Dummer Powell 1816-1825
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William Campbell 1825-1829
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Sir John Beverley Robinson 1829-1862
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William Henry Draper 1863-1867
See also
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Supreme Court of Canada
External links
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Ontario Court of Appeal official site
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Plan to webcast Ontario appeal cases delayed