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ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
OTTAWA, September 26, 2003 --The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister
of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments
:
Guy P. DiTomaso of Midland is appointed a judge of the Superior Court
of Justice, and will be assigned to Newmarket by the Chief Justice. He replaces
Madam Justice G.R. Klowak who was transferred in replacement of Mr. Justice
W.P. Somers who elected to become a supernumerary judge.
Mr. Justice DiTomaso received a Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University in
1975 and was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1977.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Justice DiTomaso was a partner with the firm
Heacock & DiTomaso. Previously, he had also been a partner with the firm
Shibley Righton & McCutcheon in Toronto. He practised primarily in civil
litigation, with related work in municipal law matters.
Mr. Justice DiTomaso is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Toronto
Lawyers' Association, the Sir Thomas More Lawyers Guild and The Advocates Society.
Elizabeth M. Stewart of Toronto is appointed a judge of the Superior
Court of Justice, and will be assigned to Toronto by the Chief Justice. She
replaces the late Mr. Justice F.K. Roberts.
Madam Justice Stewart received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto
in 1976 and a Masters of Laws from the University of Sydney in Australia in
1986. She was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1978.
Prior to her appointment, Madam Justice Stewart was a partner with McCarthy
Tétrault LLP since 1984, practising primarily in civil litigation and
administrative law.
Madam Justice Stewart is a member of both the Canadian Bar Association and the
American Bar Association, as well as a member of the Canadian Civil Liberties
Association and the Women Lawyers Association. In the past, she has been Director
of The Advocates Society, President of the Canadian Association of University
Solicitors and President of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. As well,
she has taught trial advocacy at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall
Law School.
Thea P. Herman of Toronto is appointed a judge of the Superior Court
of Justice, and will be assigned to Toronto by the Chief Justice. She replaces
Mr. Justice L.A. Beaulieu who elected to become a supernumerary judge.
Madam Justice Herman received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto
in 1976 and was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1978.
Since 1999, Madam Justice Herman was Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister
and Head of International Cooperation at the Department of Justice Canada. In
the past, she has also been Senior Assistant Deputy Minister at the Department
of Justice Canada, and has worked as well with the Ontario ministries of the
Attorney General, Citizenship and Labour, as well as the Ontario Human Rights
Commission.
Madam Justice Herman is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, as well as
the Equity Advisory Group of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
John R. Sproat of Toronto is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice,
and will be assigned to Brampton by the Chief Justice. He replaces the late
Madam Justice M.L. Caswell.
Mr. Justice Sproat received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western
Ontario in 1976 and a Masters of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1978. He was
admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1979.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Justice Sproat was with the firm Miller Thomson
LLP where he had been since his call to the Bar. He sat as a Member of the National
Executive Committee of the firm and practised primarily in commercial litigation
with emphasis on employment law.
Mr. Justice Sproat is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, The Advocates
Society and the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. He is a frequent
lecturer and the author of several publications.
Michael H. Tulloch of Toronto is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of
Justice, and will be assigned to Brampton by the Chief Justice. He replaces
Mr. Justice R.G. Thomas who elected to become a supernumerary judge.
Mr. Justice Tulloch received a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School
in 1989 and was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1991.
At the time of his appointment, Mr. Justice Tulloch was the senior counsel
at Michael H. Tulloch and Associates, a six lawyer firm, working primarily in
criminal law. In the past, he was also Assistant Crown Attorney in the Peel
and Toronto Crown Attorney's offices.
Mr. Justice Tulloch is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, President
of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers and was also a member of the Commission
on Civilian Oversight of Policing.
These appointments are effective immediately.
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Ref.:
Catherine Gagnaire
Press Secretary
Minister's Office
(613) 992-4621
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