On our new website, we will continue to celebrate the achievements of black lawyers and judges. This year has already been a strong year for judicial appointments. CABL congratulates the Honourable Marlyse Dumel for being appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa, and the Honourable Ronda van der Hoek, Rickola Britton, and Samuel Moreau for being appointed to the Nova Scotia Provincial and Family Court.
On our new website, we will continue to celebrate the achievements of black lawyers and judges. This year has already been a strong year for judicial appointments. CABL congratulates the Honourable Marlyse Dumel for being appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa, and the Honourable Ronda van der Hoek, Rickola Britton, and Samuel Moreau for being appointed to the Nova Scotia Provincial and Family Court.
CABL is also proud of the accomplishments of those already on the bench. This spring, past president of CABL, the Honourable Michael H. Tulloch released his Report of the Independent Police Oversight Review. I strongly encourage you to read His Honour’s report. CABL would also like to congratulate Toronto’s new Senior Regional Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice, the Honourable Aston Hall. Justice Hall’s appointment will be effective September 9, 2017. Finally, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Honourable Corrine Sparks’s appointment to the Nova Scotia Family Court. Justice Sparks was the first black woman to be appointed to the bench in Canada.
I look forward to the second half of 2017, including our Annual Picnic, Annual Conference, Gala and other CABL initiatives. On behalf of the national board, I would like to thank you, our members, for your continued encouragement, support and feedback.
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