October 31, 2001
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today the appointment of the
Honourable Dennis O'Connor, of the Ontario Court of Appeal, as Associate
Chief Justice of Ontario. He replaces the Honourable C.A. Osbourne who resigned
from that position.
Associate Chief Justice O'Connor received a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode
Hall Law School in 1964 and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1966. A former
litigator, law professor and magistrate of Yukon Territory, he was appointed to
the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1998.
This appointment is effective immediately.
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