Annual Report 2013

Annual Report 2013

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO ANNUAL REPORT 2013 ISSN # 1925-7503 (Bilingual print) $PVSUPG"QQFBMGPS0OUBSJPt0THPPEF)BMMt2VFFO4USFFU8FTU5PSPOUP 0OUBSJP.)/ Table of Contents Message from Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler 3 Message from Associate Chief Justice Alexandra Hoy 5 Court Photo 6 Judges of the Court of Appeal 7 t /FX+VEJDJBM"QQPJOUNFOUT t $IJFG+VTUJDF8BSSFO,8JOLMFS3FUJSFT t *O.FNPSJBN_+VTUJDF&EXBSE8%VDIBSNF t %BUFTPG"QQPJOUNFOUPG+VEHFTPGUIF$PVSUPG"QQFBM 2013 The Year in Review Work of the Court 14 History of the Court of Appeal for Ontario 15 Information Technology 15 Working with the Media 15 Judicial Outreach Visit – Ottawa, Ontario 16 Law Clerk Programme 18 Support to Litigants, the Legal Profession and the Public 20 t %VUZ$PVOTFMBOEAmicus Curiae t 'BNJMZ-BX*OJUJBUJWFT t $SJNJOBM"QQFBM3FGPSN t *ONBUF"QQFBMT t "ENJOJTUSBUJWF*NQSPWFNFOUT t *NQSPWFE$PVSUSPPN5FDIOPMPHZ t $PVSU"DDFTTJCJMJUZ Opening of the Courts Celebration 22 t +PJOU4JUUJOHPGUIF$PVSUTPG0OUBSJP t ćF$BU[NBO"XBSE t 4QFDJBM%JWJOF*OUFSGBJUI4FSWJDFBOE.VTJDBM$FMFCSBUJPO t -BX4PDJFUZ3FDFQUJPOBU$POWPDBUJPO)BMM The Year Ahead 24 Statistical Information t /BUVSFPG$BTFT3FDFJWFEJOUIF$PVSUPG"QQFBMGPS0OUBSJP t .PUJPOTJOUIF$PVSUPG"QQFBMGPS0OUBSJP t $BTF'MPX t 5JNFUP1FSGFDUJPOBOE)FBSJOH t %JTQPTJUJPOPG"QQFBMT t 4FMG3FQSFTFOUFE-JUJHBOUT t 0OUBSJP3FWJFX#PBSE"QQFBMT t 4UBUJTUJDBM%BUB Message from Chief Justice Warren K. 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