Heather Forster Smith

The Honourable[1]
Heather J. Forster Smith[2]
LLD (hon)[3]
Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Assumed office
2002
Nominated by Jean Chrétien
Appointed by Adrienne Clarkson
Preceded by Patrick LeSage
Personal details
Spouse(s) David Smith
Children 3
Alma mater Queen's University Faculty of Law (1971)[4]

Heather J. Forster Smith is the current Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Appointed in 2002, she is the first woman to be appointed to that bench.

Smith graduated from Queen's University and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1973. She began her legal career as a Crown prosecutor with the federal Department of Justice.[5]

Beginning in 1983 she began her judicial career:

  • County and District Court judge 1983
  • Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) 1990
  • Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court (General Division) 1996

Personal

Smith is married to former Senator David Smith.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Current Judges and Judicial Officials of the Superior Court of Justice". Superior Court of Justice. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  2. ↑ "SCJ - Prioritizing Children Dec 2012.pdf" (PDF). County of Carleton Law Association. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  3. ↑ "For Immediate Release - Driving force for judicial change receives honorary doctorate from Law Society". Law Society of Upper Canada. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Faculty of Law - Chief Justices". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  5. ↑ http://www.lsuc.on.ca/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147486578
  6. ↑ http://www.lsuc.on.ca/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147486578



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