ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

OTTAWA, June 19, 2003 -- The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments:

Robert A. Clark of Toronto is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice, and will be assigned to Whitby by the Chief Justice.

Mr. Justice Clark received a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1982, and was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1984. He was also admitted to the Law Society of British Columbia in 1994.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Justice Clark was Crown Attorney for Toronto-East. He has been an Instructor of the Bar Admission Course for the Law Society of Upper Canada, a member of the Executive Committee of the Criminal Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association, as well as a frequent lecturer and panellist for various associations, including the Ontario Bar Association.

David L. Corbett of Toronto is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice, and will be assigned to Milton by the Chief Justice.

Mr. Justice Corbett received a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1985, and was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1987.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Justice Corbett was a partner with the firm Eberts Symes Street Corbett & Pinto where he practised primarily in the area of civil litigation, with related work in administrative and constitutional law matters.

Mr. Justice Corbett has been Adjunct Professor and Instructor at Osgoode Hall Law School, the University of Toronto, and the University of Western Ontario, as well as Instructor of the Bar Admission Course. He is the author of several articles related to equality rights and sexual orientation and the law, in addition to construction law and civil litigation matters.

These appointments are effective immediately. 

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Mike Murphy
Special Assistant, Communications
Office of the Minister of Justice
(613) 992-4621