OTTAWA, October 30, 2003 - The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment:

Charles T. Hackland of Ottawa is appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. He will be assigned to Ottawa by the Chief Justice, and will replace Mr. Justice J. B. Chadwick who elected to become a supernumerary judge.

Mr. Justice Hackland received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa in 1975, and a B.C.L. from Oxford University in 1977. He was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1978.

Prior to his appointment, he was a partner with the Ottawa firm of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP and practised primarily in civil litigation and administrative law. He has appeared before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Throughout his career, Mr. Justice Hackland was an active member of the Advocates Society, and the County of Carleton Law Association. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists and a member of the Council of the Ontario Bar Association. As well, he has been an Instructor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa, at Carleton University, and at the Bar Admission Course.

This appointment is effective immediately.

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Ref.: Catherine Gagnaire
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