The Honourable Thomas J. Carey, a sole practitioner in Mississauga, is appointed a Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Windsor, to replace Mr. Justice J.G. Quinn, who elected to become a supernumerary judge as of February 26, 2011.
Mr. Justice Carey received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Windsor in 1977 and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1979.
Mr. Justice Carey has been a sole practitioner since 1984. In 1989, he was certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Criminal Litigation. He has been a Deputy Judge in Small Claims Court since 1992 and a Standing Agent, Criminal Prosecutions for Justice Canada since 2000. From 1981 to 1984, he was a partner with Batchelar & Carey and a junior lawyer with West & Robb from 1979 to 1980. His main areas of practice were criminal defence and prosecutions.
Mr. Justice Carey has been a director of the Sir Thomas More Lawyers Guild since 2003. He is the founding president of the Peel Criminal Lawyers' Association and has been treasurer since 1983 and a member of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers' Association since 1982. He was a Bencher for the Law Society of Upper Canada from 1988 to 1991 and from 1994 to 2003. Since 1979, he has been a member and past secretary of the Peel Law Association. He is a member and volunteer with numerous community organizations.
The Honourable Deborah L. Chappel, a sole practitioner in Hamilton, is appointed a Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Family Division in Hamilton, to replace Mr. Justice R.J. Mazza, who elected to become a supernumerary judge as of January 6, 2011.
Madam Justice Chappel received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Toronto in 1986. She received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1989 from Queen's University and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Toronto in 1991. She was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1992. She was a member of the Bar of British Columbia from 1996 to 2000.
Madam Justice Chappel has been a sole practitioner since 2006. She was in-house legal counsel for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Office of the Children's Lawyer, from 2008 to 2009; for the Department of Justice Canada, Aboriginal Law and Business Law sections from 2000 to 2006; for the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto from 1997 to 2000; for the Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia, Family Law Group, from 1996 to 1997; and for the Children's Aid Society of Hamilton-Wentworth from 1992 to 1996. Her main areas of practice were general matrimonial law, child protection law, administrative law, education law (pro bono work), all major areas of tort law, Aboriginal law and law relating to institutional and governmental liability.
Madam Justice Chappel has been a member of the Hamilton Law Association since 2007 and was a member of the Organization of Counsel for Children's Aid Societies from 1992 to 2000. She has provided pro bono legal assistance to children and their parents respecting education law matters since 2006. Since 2004, she has been a volunteer for the Ontario Lawyers' Assistance Program. She has co-authored several papers and has been a presenter at conferences. She is a volunteer with numerous community groups.
