The Hon. Renee M. Pomerance (LLB 1987) appointed Regional Senior Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

The Hon. Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the appointment of Faculty of Law graduate, Justice Renee M. Pomerance (LLB 1987) (formerly of the of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario) to Regional Senior Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario for Southwest Region. 

Justice Renee M. Pomerance received a Bachelor of Science (Honours – with distinction) in 1984 and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 1987 from the University of Toronto. She was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1989.

At the time of her appointment to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in 2006, Justice Pomerance practised with Crown Law Office - Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario (1989-2006) with leaves of absence to act as counsel to the Honourable Peter Cory (2002-2003), and to act as Senior Advisor at the National Judicial Institute, Ottawa (2003-2004). Her practice expertise is in the areas of criminal law, constitutional law, and judicial education.

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