Marc Rosenberg (judge) explained

Marc Rosenberg
Term Start:	December 12, 1995
Term End:	March 5, 2014
Birth Date:	4 January 1950
Death Place:	Toronto, Ontario
Resting Place:	Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Maple, Ontario^[1]
Partner:	Priscilla Platt
Children:	2
Education:	University of Western Ontario Osgoode Hall Law School

Marc Rosenberg (January 4, 1950 – August 27, 2015) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from December 12, 1995 to March 5, 2014.

Born in North York, Ontario, Rosenberg graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1971, and earned an L.L.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1974. He participated in a criminal law practice with Edward Greenspan until 1995, when he joined the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario as Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Public Law and Policy Division and Civil Law Division. Rosenberg was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 1995 and authored over 2,500 judgements.^[2] During that time he was noted for significant contributes in international judicial education.^[3] He was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014 and died in 2015.^[4]

Legal positions

Some of Justice Rosenberg's positions and academic contributions include:

• The positive impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Canadian criminal law^[5]
• Similar fact evidence in criminal law^[6]
• The possibility of eliminating plea bargains^[7]
• Arguing the justice system had fallen into a state of disrepair due in part to mandatory minimum sentences

Notable cases

Justice Rosenberg authored decisions on:

• Medical marijuana
• Overturning the conviction of Stephen Truscott

Awards

• G. Arthur Martin medal for outstanding contribution to criminal justice, 2009^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marc Rosenberg . Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel . 18 October 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Court of Appeal for Ontario Annual Report 2009 . Legislative Assembly of Ontario . Queen's Printer for Ontario . 18 October 2019 . 2009.
3. Web site: Marc Rosenberg remembered for his big smile, brilliant mind, and love of teaching Canadian Lawyer Mag. www.canadianlawyermag.com. 2019-06-19.
4. News: Supreme Ontario appeals Justice Marc Rosenberg never sat on top court. Kirk. Makin. The Globe and Mail. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024080800/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/supreme-ontario-appeals-judge-marc-rosenberg-never-sat-on-top-court/article26235048/. October 24, 2015. September 4, 2015.
5. Web site: Twenty-Five Years Later: The Impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the Criminal Law. www.ontariocourts.ca. 2019-06-19.
6. June 1914. Evidence. Similar Facts and Occurrences. Other Criminal Acts Tending to Prove the Act Charged. Harvard Law Review. 27. 8. 762–763. 10.2307/1326666. 0017-811X. 1326666.
7. News: Top jurist urges review of 'coercive' plea bargaining system. 2019-06-19.
8. http://www.criminallawyers.ca/aboutus/awards.cfm