Ontario. Chief Judge of the County and District Courts

• Chief Judge of the County and District Courts of Ontario

• Chief Judge of the Distict Courts of Ontario

• Chief Judge of the Ontario Court (Provincial Division)

• Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice

The office of Chief Judge was established in 1962. When the County and Districts Courts were reorganized as a single District Court of Ontario, the position was retained. The position continued when the District Court of Ontario was merged into the Ontario Court, as Chief Judge Ontario Court (Provincial Division). In 1999, the Ontario Court of Justice was created and the position was renamed to Chief Justice, Ontario Court of Justice.

In 1977, provision was made for the appointment of an Associate Chief Judge. This position was renamed Associate Chief Justice in 1999.

The Chief Judge of Ontario had general supervisory powers over arranging the sittings of the county and district courts, and assigning judicial duties as required within the province. The judge was also responsible for presiding over an annual meeting of the judges and junior judges of each county and district court. The Chief Judge, in concert with the other judges, was responsible for discussing the requirements of the courts, having regard to the efficient administration of justice in Ontario.

Ontario Statutes 1961-62, c.25 s.9 (later RSO 1970, c.95. s.15)

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Banks, "The Evolution of the Ontario Courts"

Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1970

Published obituaries for Judge Arthur Roy Willmott.

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