George R. Strathy is a Canadian jurist who has been the
chief justice of Ontario since 2014.
George R. Strathy was born in
Toronto, Ontario.
He graduated from the
University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1974.
Before joining the bench, he worked as a litigator with a specialty in
maritime law
Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes. Admiralty law consists of both domestic law on maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between priva ...
and
transport law.
[
He was appointed to the ]Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently referred to as the Ontario Court of Appeal or ONCA) is the appellate court for the province of Ontario, Canada. The seat of the court is Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto, also the seat of the Law Societ ...
on April 25, 2013, and he became the chief justice of Ontario on June 13, 2014.[
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References
Justices of the Court of Appeal for Ontario
Living people
Lawyers from Toronto
University of Toronto Faculty of Law alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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