David H. Doherty is a current justice of the

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and considered by many to be the author of leading judgments responsible for shaping criminal law in Canada. He was initially appointed September 1, 1990, and was previously a judge of the

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from September 2, 1988. Justice Doherty was presented with the 2019 G. Arthur Martin award by the Toronto Criminal Lawyers Association.

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