Congratulations Justice Maisonneuve!

We are pleased to extend our congratulations to Ottawa Justice Lise T. Maisonneuve as the new chief justice of the Ontario Court of Justice.

The Honourable Justice Maisonneuve will replace outgoing Chief Justice Annemarie E. Bonkalo, whose eight-year term ends May 3, 2015.

Associate Chief Justice Maisonneuve has presided over criminal matters in the Ottawa area for 12 years, rising to the role of Regional Senior Judge, East Region in 2011 and then Associate Chief Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice in 2013, where she distinguished herself as a leader and innovator, responsible for court initiatives related to court modernization, judicial education, public legal education and addressing criminal court delay, among many others.

Before joining the judiciary, Associate Chief Justice Maisonneuve was a partner with the Ottawa firm of Carroll, Wallace and Maisonneuve, where she practiced criminal law. She was also an advisor to the Canadian Forces, and Special Legal Advisor to the late Chief Justice of Canada Brian Dickson on various military investigations. A graduate of the University of Ottawa Law School, Associate Chief Justice Maisonneuve was called to the bar in 1991.

To read the full press release from the Ministry of the Attorney General, please click here.