Michael Tulloch, the primary Black justice to sit down on any appellate courtroom in Canada, has been appointed as the brand new Chief Justice of Ontario.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Tulloch’s appointment, calling him a extremely revered member of the authorized group.
The former Crown lawyer in Peel and Toronto was first admitted to the bar in 1991 earlier than he was appointed a choose of the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario in 2003.
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He grew to become the primary Black justice to sit down on a Canadian appellate courtroom when he was elevated to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2012.
The Jamaican-born, Osgoode Hall Law School-educated justice has led impartial opinions of Ontario’s police oversight system and avenue examine rules.
Tulloch, who additionally assumes the position of President of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, replaces George R. Strathy, who retired on the finish of August.
