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The Honourable Paul J. Henderson, a sole practitioner in Oakville, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Family Division (London), to replace Mr. Justice H. Vogelsang, who elected to become a supernumerary judge as of August 1, 2010.
Mr. Justice Henderson received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1978 and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1981 from Queen's University. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1983.
Mr. Justice Henderson has been a sole practitioner since 2000. He was a legal agent for the Office of the Children's Lawyer and a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court. He was a Federal Assistant Crown from 1989 to 1992. He was a partner with Brian J. Hanna and Daniel Barichello from 1986 to 2000 and an Associate with Brian Hanna from 1983 to 1986. His main areas of practice were family law, civil litigation and wills.
Mr. Justice Henderson has been a Bencher and a member of several committees for the Law Society of Upper Canada since 2006. He has been a member of the Peel-Halton Collaborative Family Law Association since 2001, a member and past president of the Halton County Law Association since 1983, the Peel Law Association and a member of Family Mediation Canada since 2000. He is actively involved in several charitable and community organizations.
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The Honourable Andrew J. Goodman, an Assistant Crown Attorney with the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario in Milton, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Milton), to replace Mr. Justice M. Quigley, who was transferred to Toronto to replace Mr. Justice C.L. Campbell, who elected to become a supernumerary judge as of August 27, 2010.
Mr. Justice Goodman received a Bachelor of Social Sciences (B.S.Sc.) in 1984 and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1991, both Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Ottawa. He also received a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Public Administration in 1988 from Carleton University. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1993 and the Alberta Bar in 1998.
Mr. Justice Goodman has been an Assistant Crown Attorney in Milton since 2000. He was Counsel and Senior Risk Management consultant with Lindquist Avey McDonald Baskerville, forensic accountants in Toronto from 1998 to 1999. He was with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Service from 1977 to 1997. During that time, he was a legal representative of the R.C.M.P. in Ottawa from 1992 to 1997; Detachment and Unit Commander in Cornwall in 1997-1998; Staff Relations Representative in Ottawa from 1984 to 1988 and a Police Constable in Manitoba from 1977 to 1984. His main area of practice was criminal law.
Mr. Justice Goodman was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto from 2004 to 2009. He has been a member of the Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association since 2000, including the Board of Directors and Education Committee. He was member of the Ontario Bar Association from 1992 to 2004; the Canadian Bar Association, Administrative Law Section from 1992 to 2002 and of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association from 1997 to 2000. He has been a lecturer to local lawyers of the Halton County Law Association and guest speaker at numerous seminars. He has been a member of the Board of Directors for the John Howard Society and for the Elizabeth-Fry Society, as well as a volunteer with several associations.
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The Honourable John P.L. McDermot, a partner with Craig, Boswell, McDermot in Barrie, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Bracebridge), to replace Mr. Justice T.M. Wood, who elected to become a supernumerary judge as of November 1, 2010, the date for which this appointment is effective.
Mr. Justice McDermot received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A. History) from Brock University in 1977. He received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Ottawa in 1981 and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario and of Alberta in 1982.
Mr. Justice McDermot has been a partner with Craig, Boswell, McDermot since 1998. He was an associate and partner with Zwicker, Evens & Lewis from 1990 to 1998; associate solicitor with Weir & Fould from 1988 to 1990; assistant city solicitor for the City of Brantford in 1987-1988; associate solicitor with Pearson, Flynn, Sturdy & Lennox in 1986-1987 and litigation associate with Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer in Calgary from 1986 to 1992. His main areas of practice were family law, alternative dispute resolution, real estate, civil litigation and wills and estates.
Mr. Justice McDermot has been a member of the Executive of the Simcoe County Law Association, the Arbitration Institute of Canada, and the Legal Aid Area Committee. He was a member of the Community Resources Committee and Family Court Liaison Committee. He has been President of the Simcoe County Family Law Lawyers' Association since 1999 and a member of the Mediation Centre of Simcoe County since 1994.
Unless otherwise indicated, these appointments are effective immediately.
