Michael J. Moldaver
| The Honourable Michael J. Moldaver |
|
|---|---|
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2011 |
|
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Ian Binnie/Louise Charron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1947 Peterborough, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto University of Toronto Faculty of Law |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Judaism |
Michael Moldaver (born December 23, 1947) is a Canadian judge on the Supreme Court of Canada.
Contents
Education and early career
A native of Peterborough, Ontario, Justice Moldaver earned a B.A. from the University of Toronto, before completing his legal training at the school's Faculty of Law, where he graduated in 1971 as a Gold Medalist. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1973. While in practice, he specialized in criminal law[1][2] and at one time partnered with Edward Greenspan.
Judicial career
Justice Moldaver was appointed to the High Court of Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario (now known as the Superior Court of Justice) in 1990, and was subsequently elevated to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1995. While at the Court of Appeal, Moldaver was known as one of its most outspoken members and was considered an expert on criminal law.[3]
On October 17, 2011, he was nominated by Stephen Harper, along with fellow Ontario Court of Appeal judge Andromache Karakatsanis to the Supreme Court of Canada.[4][5][6][7]
Personal life
Married four times, Justice Moldaver has two daughters.[8][9][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Supreme Court of Canada biography
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
   |
This Canadian biographical article relating to law is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
