The Tender For Law

Volume 8

Oct 10, 2014 4:02 PM

David-Paul Sip

�The conduct and competence of judges is of enormous public interest,� Star lawyer Paul Schabas said. �The public has a right to know how the judicial council deals with complaints, especially when the complaint results in remedial action. The process must be transparent if the public is to have confidence in our judges, and in the judicial council.�

�Sweeping� secrecy surrounding complaints against judges challenged by Star | Toronto Star

thestar.com

The Star is asking the Ontario Judicial Council to lift a �general order� sealing the vast majority of complaints against provincial judges, and to make public all records relating to complaints against a Toronto judge.

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