York Region Law Association - Newmarket OCJ Update June 8, 2020

Newmarket OCJ Update June 8, 2020

8 Jun 2020 8:50 AM | Anonymous

Update On Court Reopening

As no trials or preliminary hearings will be conducted until July 6, 2020 at the earliest, there is still no clear position on when and how courts will "re-open". Discussions, plans, preparations and tests are underway with numerous options and possibilities being considered to get back to regular court operations. These ideas include remotely conducting aspects of trials where parties consent, installation of plexiglass where appropriate, addressing washroom and elevator usage and interior air quality, use of trailers or larger offsite facilities. There are numerous and significant issues under consideration. A test run/walk through of an open courthouse format is scheduled to be conducted in Brampton this week.

The Criminal Lawyers Association was fortunate to have the benefit of presentations last week from the Attorney General Doug Downey, and SCJ Chief Justice Morawetz and OCJ Chief Justice Maisonneuve in a virtual town hall setting. We all anxiously await updates and the resumption of full court operations, including the conduct of trials and will update the membership accordingly.

Crown Assignments Week of June 8, 2020

Monday June 8

202P – Brad Bradley.Juriansz@ontario.ca

200 Court (judge) – Thompson Thompson.Hamilton@ontario.ca

201 Court (judge) – Samantha Samantha.Peterson2@ontario.ca

103 Bails - Tony Tony.VandenEnde@ontario.ca

104 Bails – Rob Scott Robert.Scott@ontario.ca

Bail Vettors – Sham Shambavi.Kumaresan@ontario.ca

Elissa Elissa.Kulpers@ontario.ca

Remote Duty Crown – Amy Amy.Barkin@ontario.ca

Tuesday June 9

202P – Rob de Chellis Robert.DeChellis@ontario.ca