Ontario Court of Appeal

The Ontario Court of Appeal is headquarted in downtown Toronto, in historic Osgoode Hall. The Court is composed of 22 judges who hear over 1500 civil and criminal appeals each year. These appeals are of various issues such as criminal, administrative, family, and crminal 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.

Judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal

Chief Justice of Ontario

The Honourable R. ROY McMURTRY

Associate Chief Justice of Ontario

The Honourable DENNIS R. O'CONNOR

Associate Justices

The Honourable ROBERT P. ARMSTRONG

The Honourable ROBERT A. BLAIR

The Honourable STEPHEN BORINS

The Honourable JAMES J. CARTHY

The Honourable MARVIN A. CATZMAN

The Honourable ELEANORE A. CRONK

The Honourable DAVID H. DOHERTY

The Honourable KATHRYN N. FELDMAN

The Honourable EILEEN E. GILLESE

The Honourable STEPHEN T. GOUDGE

The Honourable RUSSELL G. JURIANSZ

The Honourable JEAN-MARC LABROSSE

The Honourable HARRY S. LAFORME

The Honourable SUSAN E. LANG

The Honourable JOHN I. LASKIN

The Honourable JEAN L. MACFARLAND

The Honourable JAMES C. MACPHERSON

The Honourable MICHAEL J. MOLDAVER

The Honourable MARC ROSENBERG

The Honourable ROBERT J. SHARPE

The Honourable JANET M. SIMMONS

The Honourable KAREN M. WEILER

See also

• Supreme Court of Canada

External links

• Ontario Court of Appeal official site