Agency Details

Ministry:  ATTORNEY GENERAL
Agency:  ONTARIO JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Agency URL:  www.ontariocourts.on.ca
Address:  31 Adelaide Street East Adelaide Street Postal Station P.O. Box 914 Toronto M5C 2K3 Ont.
Tel.:  (416) 327-5672; 1-800-806-5186
Fax:  (416) 327-2339

Background:  Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 49 (1)
Period:  N/A - N/A
Type:  N/A

Prerogative:  Mandatory Legislation; Minister's OIC
Function:  The Ontario Judicial Council receives and investigates all complaints made against provincial judges.

Membership:  The council is composed of, (a) the Chief Justice of Ontario, or another Judge of the Court of Appeal designated by the Chief Justice; (b) the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, or another judge of that division designated by the Chief Justice, and the Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice; (c) a regional senior judge of the Ontario Court of Justice, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the Attorney General's recommendation; (d) two judges of the Ontario Court of Justice, appointed by the Chief Justice; (e) the Treasurer of The Law Society of Upper Canada, or another bencher of the Law Society who is a lawyer, designated by the Treasurer; (f) a lawyer who is not a bencher of The Law Society of Upper Canada, appointed by the Law Society; (g) four persons who are neither judges nor lawyers, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the Attorney General's recommendation.

The Chief Justice of Ontario, or another judge of the Court of Appeal designated by the Chief Justice, shall chair the meetings and hearings of the Judicial Council that deal with complaints against particular judges and its meetings held for the purposes of section 45 and subsection 47(5). The Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, or another judge of that court designated by the Chief Justice, shall chair all other meetings and hearings of the Judicial Council.

Term:  The regional senior judge who is appointed under clause (c) remains a member of the Judicial Council until he or she ceases to hold office as a regional senior judge. The members who are appointed under clauses (d), (f) and (g) hold office for four-year terms and shall not be reappointed; however, one of the members first appointed under clause (d) and two of the members first appointed under clause (g) shall be appointed to hold office for six-year terms. Where a vacancy occurs among the members appointed under clause (d), (f) or (g), a new member similarly qualified may be appointed for the remainder of the term.

Meetings:  The council meets on an ad hoc basis, usually eight times a year.

BOARD MEMBERS

No.	POSITION	MEMBER NAME	TENURE	REMUNERATION	LOCATION
1.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	VELSHI, MILA	08-AUG-2005 - 07-AUG-2009	$355 PER DIEM	TORONTO
2.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	CONNOLLY, GLORIA	19-APR-2006 - 18-APR-2010	$355 PER DIEM	BARRIE
3.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	BLAKE, WILLIAM MICHAEL	13-JUN-2007 - 12-JUN-2011	$355 PER DIEM	OTTAWA
4.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	SHARMA, RAVINDER (RAY)	25-FEB-2009 - 24-FEB-2013	$355 PER DIEM	RICHMOND HILL
5.	MEMBER (PART-TIME)	BIGELOW, ROBERT G.	01-SEP-2007 - N/A	NIL	TORONTO