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• Ontario Courts Gradually Resuming In-Person Proceedings

  June 30, 2020 2:00 P.M.

  TORONTO - Ontario courts will begin resuming in-person proceedings across the province on Monday, July 6, 2020. The gradual reopening of courtrooms will include strict health and safety protocol...

  News release | Attorney General

• New Justice Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

  June 26, 2020 4:00 P.M.

  Attorney General Doug Downey announced the appointment of a new justice to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective July 8, 2020.

  Bulletin | Attorney General

• Ontario Takes Steps to Resolve Land Disputes Faster

  June 17, 2020 3:00 P.M.

  TORONTO - The Ontario government is creating the new Ontario Land Tribunals to make it faster to resolve land use planning disputes and increase housing supply across the province. Leading the o...

  Bulletin | Attorney General

• New Regional Senior Justice of the Peace Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

  April 6, 2020 4:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — Attorney General Doug Downey has announced the appointment of a new regional senior justice of the peace to the Ontario Court of Justice.

  Bulletin | Attorney General

• Ontario Protecting Critical Front-Line Justice Services in Response to COVID-19

  March 19, 2020 11:00 A.M.

  TORONTO — Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Doug Downey, Attorney General, issued the following statement in response to COVID-19 and the government's commi...

  Statement | Attorney General

• New Justices Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

  March 13, 2020 4:00 P.M.

  Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, announced the appointment of two new justices to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective March 26, 2020.

  Bulletin | Attorney General

• Ontario's Current and Proposed Judicial Appointments Process

  February 27, 2020 12:00 P.M.

  Following extensive consultation with justice partners, Ontario is proposing changes to the appointments process for judges and justices of the peace to increase transparency and address delays fo...

  Backgrounder | Attorney General

• New Justices of the Peace Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

  February 24, 2020 4:00 P.M.

  Ontario has appointed two new justices of the peace to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective February 27, 2020.

  Bulletin | Attorney General

• New Justices of the Peace Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

  February 21, 2020 4:00 P.M.

  Ontario has appointed 10 new justices of the peace to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective February 27, 2020.

  Bulletin | Attorney General

• New Justices Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

  February 21, 2020 4:00 P.M.

  Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, announced the appointment of two new justices to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective March 5, 2020.

  Bulletin | Attorney General