Brief Biographical Note of Justice Steve A. Coroza

Justice Steve A. Coroza was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in April 2020. Before being appointed to the Court he served as a judge with the Ontario Court of Justice (St. Catharines) from 2009 to 2013 and with the Superior Court of Justice (Brampton) from 2013 to 2020.

Prior to his appointments, Justice Coroza received an LL.B. from the University of Windsor and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1997. He also received an LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2003.

Justice Coroza was a staff duty counsel for Ontario Legal Aid in Toronto from 1997 to 1998. From 1998 to 2009, he was senior counsel with the Department of Justice and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, where his main area of practice was criminal law.

Justice Coroza was a member of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers.

He frequently participates as a panelist in continuing education programs for lawyers and judges. He is a past adjunct instructor of the Trial Advocacy Course at Osgoode Hall Law School and a guest instructor with the University of Notre Dame Law School.