Minister of Justice and Legal professional Standard of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario

March 26, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Section of Justice Canada

The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney Common of Canada, these days introduced the following appointments below the judicial software approach recognized in 2016. This method emphasizes transparency, advantage, and the diversity of the Canadian populace, and will go on to make sure the appointment of jurists who fulfill the optimum specifications of excellence and integrity.

Colin P. Stevenson, Founding Husband or wife at Stevenson Whelton LLP in Toronto, is appointed a Decide of the Remarkable Courtroom of Justice of Ontario in Toronto. Justice Stevenson replaces Justice A.M. Pollak (Toronto), who elected to come to be a supernumerary choose effective February 20, 2023.

Gilead Kay, a sole practitioner in North York, is appointed a Judge of the Top-quality Court docket of Justice of Ontario, Loved ones Court docket, in Oshawa. Justice Kay fills the remaining placement licensed further more to the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 (Newmarket – Household Court docket). The Main Justice has transferred Justice J.A. Finlayson (Oshawa – Family Courtroom) into this vacancy. The emptiness is consequently positioned in Oshawa – Spouse and children Courtroom.

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“I desire Justices Stevenson and Kay just about every accomplishment as they just take on their new roles. I am assured they will serve the persons of Ontario well as associates of the Remarkable Courtroom of Justice of Ontario.”

–The Hon. Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Lawyer Basic of Canada

Biographies

Justice Colin P. Stevenson was born in Northern Eire. He attained his first regulation degree from Trinity College or university, Dublin and his LL.M from Osgoode Corridor Legislation Faculty in 1983. He was identified as to the Bar in Northern Ireland in 1984 and taught legislation at College Faculty, Cork from 1983-86. This tenure included a sabbatical as a Checking out Professor at Osgoode Corridor Law College in 1985. He was named to the Ontario Bar in 1988.

Justice Stevenson practiced primarily business and administrative litigation first at Teplitsky Colson LLP and due to the fact 2000 at what is now known as Stevenson Whelton LLP.

Justice Stevenson has been really actively engaged in the occupation, culminating in his Presidency of the Ontario Bar Association 2019-2020.

Justice Stevenson is the proud father of a son and a daughter who go on to shock him on a regular basis. In his spare time, he likes to acquire participation medals from “age team” triathlons.

Justice Gilead Kay obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law Faculty in 1994 following getting his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from the College of Toronto in 1990. He was known as to the Ontario Bar in 1996.

Justice Kay begun his lawful occupation as Counsel for the Spouse and children Accountability Workplace (FRO). For the previous 25 decades, he practiced generally in the spot of Family members Regulation and has encounter in all locations of Family Legislation which includes Child Defense. He has appeared ahead of all concentrations of court docket in Ontario like the Ontario Court docket of Appeal.

Justice Kay has been a member of the Panel of the Business of the Children’s Attorney Personal Rights Division for the past 15 yrs. In addition to his in depth encounter as a law firm, he was also an seasoned Spouse and children Mediator, Arbitrator and Parenting Coordinator. He was a typical presenter at Continuing Experienced Improvement Packages and a guest lecturer at many Osgoode Hall Regulation Faculty occasions and is lively in the Household Legislation community.

Justice Kay loves shelling out time with his spouse, three small children and his ungovernable however loveable dog.