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Ontario Court of Appeal
The Ontario Court of Appeal is headquarted in downtown Toronto, in historic Osgoode Hall. The Court is composed of 22 judges who hear over 1500 civil and criminal appeals each year. These appeals are of various issues such as criminal, administrative, family, and crminal law matters, along with principals of Charter, litigation, sentencing and the rules of evidence. The Court also hears various young offender proceedings in addition to appeals argued by unrepresented inmates. In ninety-eight percent of cases, the Court of Appeal is the last avenue of appeal for litigants in the province. In 2003, the court legalized same-sex marriage in the province.
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Judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal
Chief Justice of Ontario
The Honourable R. ROY McMURTRY
Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
The Honourable DENNIS R. O'CONNOR
Associate Justices
The Honourable ROBERT P. ARMSTRONG
The Honourable ROBERT A. BLAIR
The Honourable STEPHEN BORINS
The Honourable JAMES J. CARTHY
The Honourable MARVIN A. CATZMAN
The Honourable ELEANORE A. CRONK
The Honourable DAVID H. DOHERTY
The Honourable KATHRYN N. FELDMAN
The Honourable EILEEN E. GILLESE
The Honourable STEPHEN T. GOUDGE
The Honourable RUSSELL G. JURIANSZ
The Honourable JEAN-MARC LABROSSE
The Honourable HARRY S. LAFORME
The Honourable SUSAN E. LANG
The Honourable JOHN I. LASKIN
The Honourable JEAN L. MACFARLAND
The Honourable JAMES C. MACPHERSON
The Honourable MICHAEL J. MOLDAVER
The Honourable MARC ROSENBERG
The Honourable ROBERT J. SHARPE
The Honourable JANET M. SIMMONS
The Honourable KAREN M. WEILER
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