Heather Forster Smith Explained
Heather J. Forster Smith served as Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice from 2002 - 2019. She was the first woman to be appointed to that position.
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.[4]
Her judicial career began in 1983:
- 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
- Retired from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on June 30, 2019[5]
Personal life
Smith was married to former Senator David Smith[4] until his death on February 26, 2020.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Current Judges and Judicial Officials of the Superior Court of Justice. Superior Court of Justice. 2013-10-20.
- Web site: SCJ - Prioritizing Children Dec 2012.pdf. 2012-12-21. 2013-10-20. County of Carleton Law Association.
- Web site: Faculty of Law - Chief Justices. Queen's University. 2013-10-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101206115619/http://law.queensu.ca/alumni/alumniNews/alumniNewsArchive/chiefJustices.html. 2010-12-06.
- Web site: 404 | Law Society of Ontario.
- Web site: The Honourable Heather J. Smith, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) announced her retirement today, effective June 30, 2019. "It has been the honour of a lifetime and my extraordinary privilege to serve as Chief Justice of this incredible Court." 1/2pic.twitter.com/SQjhiUlViu. Superior Court of. Justice (ON). May 8, 2019.
- Web site: The Honourable David P. Smith, P.C., Q.C., has passed away. LLP. Dentons Canada. www.newswire.ca. en. 2020-02-27.
