Acknowledgements

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The individuals listed below played a significant role in the creation of the online history of the Ontario Court of Justice. Heartfelt thanks to the many others – too numerous to list – who participated in interviews, suggested content, and provided thoughtful comments on draft sections.

Advisory Group

Annemarie Bonkalo, Judge and Former Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice (Chair)
George Brophy, Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Frank Devine, Justice of the Peace, Ontario Court of Justice
Deborah Paulseth, Senior Advisory Family Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Paul Reinhardt, Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Frank Squires, Justice of the Peace, Ontario Court of Justice

Authors

Karen Cohl, Writer and Public Policy Consultant
Susan Lightstone, Writer and Counsel, Ontario Court of Justice
George Thomson, Senior Director, International, National Judicial Institute; Former Judge, Provincial Court (Family Division)

Special Advisors and Reviewers

Nicholas Bala, Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University
Paul Bélanger, Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Susan Charendoff, Former Director, Civil Policy and Programs, Court Services, Ministry of the Attorney General
Frank Devine, Justice of the Peace, Ontario Court of Justice
Peter Griffiths, Judge and Former Associate Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice
Brian Lennox, Judge and Former Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice
Patrick LeSage, Former Chief Justice, Superior Court of Ontario
Sidney Linden, Former Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice
John Payne, Judge, Former Associate Chief Justice – Coordinator Justices of the Peace
David Wake, Judge and Former Associate Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice

Contributing Writers

Elliott Allen, Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Jack Batten, Author
George Brophy, Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
David Cole, Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Frank Devine, Justice of the Peace, Ontario Court of Justice
Charlotte Gray, Author
Brian Lennox, Judge and Former Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice
Gérald Michel, Retired Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Katrina Mulligan, Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Shaun Nakatsuru, Judge, Ontario Court of Justice
Peter Walmsley, Professor, McMaster University
Adriel Weaver, Lawyer and Legal Researcher
Frank Squires, Justice of the Peace, Ontario Court of Justice

Educational Liaison

C. Adèle Kent, Executive Director, National Judicial Institute; Judge, Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
Keath Jeacle, Chief Financial Officer, National Judicial Institute

Members of the Ontario Court of Justice History Project team: Adriel Weaver, Susan Lightstone, Karen Cohl, Angela Stamatakis, George Thomson, March 2015. (Courtesy: Office of the Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice)

Members of the Ontario Court of Justice History Project team: Adriel Weaver, Susan Lightstone, Karen Cohl, Angela Stamatakis, George Thomson, March 2015. (Courtesy: Office of the Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice)

Research Team

Jason Carroll, Statistical Information Officer, Ontario Court of Justice
Cecylia Kawka, Librarian, Ontario Court of Justice
Mirella Morello, Research and Administrative Officer, Ontario Court of Justice
Karen Teeple, Archivist
Adriel Weaver, Lawyer and Legal Researcher

Technology Team

Judicial Information Technology Office:
Julian Appel, Manager, Operations and Security
Julia Liu, Business Analyst, Web Designer
Ana Vrana, Information Technology Intern
David Williams, Team Lead

Administration

Dureaden Awan, Project Officer, Ontario Court of Justice
Cassandra Bascombe, Secretary, Ontario Court of Justice
Christina Manefski, Secretary, Ontario Court of Justice
Lori Newton, Executive Legal Officer, Ontario Court of Justice
Angela Stamatakis, Secretary, Ontario Court of Justice
Jane Warwick, Manager, Executive Support and Communication, Ontario Court of Justice

Editorial Assistants: Nivedita Chandrasekhar (standing) and Stephanie Pollard. (Courtesy: Office of the Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice).

Editorial Assistants: Nivedita Chandrasekhar (standing) and Stephanie Pollard. (Courtesy: Office of the Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice).

Editorial

Nivedita Chandrasekhar, Editorial Assistant
Bill Kretzel, Copy Editor
Stephanie Pollard, Editorial Assistant

Legal Historians

Paul Leatherdale, Archivist, Law Society of Upper Canada
Marilyn MacFarlane, Administrator, Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

Legal Specialists

Centre for Judicial Research and Education, Ontario Court of Justice:
Allen Edgar, Research Counsel
Shelley Howell, Research Counsel
Roman Komar, Research Counsel
William Rolls, Research Counsel
Damon Usborne, Research Counsel