ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

OTTAWA, May 9, 2008 - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments:

The Honourable Monique Métivier, a Regional Senior Judge of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario for the East Region is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario.  Madam Justice Métivier is replacing Mr. Justice Charles T. Hackland.

Madam Justice Métivier received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa in 1977.  She was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1979.   Madam Justice Métivier practised law with the Firm of Solloway Wright and Associates from 1979 to 1988, was a sole practitioner from 1988 to 1992, and founded the firm of Steinberg Metivier Allard in 1992. She was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Ontario in 1995.  Madam Justice Métivier became the first woman to be appointed to the position of Regional Senior Judge, East Region.

The Honourable Charles T. Hackland, a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario is appointed a Regional Senior Judge of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario for the East Region.  Mr. Justice Hackland is replacing Madam Justice Monique Métivier.

Mr. Justice Hackland received a Bachelor of Arts in 1972 from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1975 from the University of Ottawa.  He was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1978.  Mr. Justice Hackland was an associate with Binks, Chilcott & Simpson from 1980 to 1986, a partner with Lang, Michener from 1986 to 1990 and a partner with the Ottawa firm of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP until being appointed a judge in 2003.  

These appointments are effective immediately.

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Darren Eke
Press Secretary
Minister’s Office
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