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Coat of arms of the Court.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently referred to as Ontario Court of Appeal) is headquartered in downtown Toronto, in historic Osgoode Hall.

The Court is composed of 24 judges who hear over 1,500 appeals each year, on issues of private law, constitutional law, criminal law, administrative law, and other matters. The Supreme Court of Canada has jurisdiction to hear appeals from decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal, but in 98 percent of cases, the Court of Appeal is the last avenue of appeal for litigants in the province.[citation needed] Among the Court of Appeal's most notable decisions was a 2003 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Ontario.

The court derives its jurisdiction from Ontario's Courts of Justice Act.

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 Gloria J. Epstein October 12, 2007
Justice Kathryn N. Feldman
Justice Eileen E. Gillese 2002
Justice Stephen T. Goudge
Justice Russell G. Juriansz March 12, 2004
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 David Watt October 12, 2007[1]
Justice Karen M. Weiler March 12, 1992

Past Justices

Chief Justice of Upper Canada

See also

  1. ^ http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/coa/en/judges/watt.htm Accessed January 16, 2008
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