The Court of Appeal for Ontario : Defining the Right of Appeal in Canada, 1792-2013

In Christopher Moore’s lively and engaging history of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, he traces the evolution of one of Canada’s most influential courts from its origins as a branch of the lieutenant governor’s executive council to the post-Charter years of cutting-edge jurisprudence and national influence. Discussing the issues, personalities, and politics which have shaped Ontario’s highest court, The Court of Appeal for Ontario offers appreciations of key figures in Canada’s legal and political history – including John Beverly Robinson, Oliver Mowat, Bora Laskin, and Bertha Wilson – and a serious examination of what the right of appeal means and how it has been interpreted by Canadians over the last two hundred years. The first comprehensive history of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Moore’s book is the definitive and eminently readable account of the court that has been called everything from a bulwark against tyranny to murderer’s row. In Christopher Moore's lively and engaging history of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, he traces the evolution of one of Canada's most influential courts from its origins as a branch of the lieutenant governor's executive council to the post-Charter years of cutting-edge jurisprudence and national influence. Discussing the issues, personalities, and politics which have shaped Ontario's highest court, The Court of Appeal for Ontario offers appreciations of key figures in Canada's legal and political history - including John Beverly Robinson, Oliver Mowat, Bora Laskin, and Bertha Wilson - and a serious examination of what the right of appeal means and how it has been interpreted by Canadians over the last two hundred years. The first comprehensive history of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Moore's book is the definitive and eminently readable account of the court that has been called everything from a bulwark against tyranny to murderer's row Discussing the issues, personalities, and politics which have shaped Ontario's highest court, The Court of Appeal for Ontario offers appreciations of key figures in Canada's legal and political history - including John Beverly Robinson, Oliver Mowat, Bora Laskin, and Bertha Wilson - and a serious examination of what the right of appeal means and how it has been interpreted by Canadians over the last two hundred years. The first comprehensive history of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Moore's book is the definitive and eminently readable account of the court that has been called everything from a bulwark against tyranny to murderer's row."--Pub. desc Contents 7 List of Tables 9 Foreword, The Osgoode Society 11 Foreword, The Honourable Warren K. Winkler 13 Introduction and Acknowledgments 17 1 Give Us the Court of Appeal, 1792–1874 23 2 Oliver Mowat’s Court, 1874–1912 61 3 The Meredith-Mulock-Rowell Courts, 1913–38: Experiments in Court Reform 93 4 The Robertson-Pickup-Porter Courts, 1938–67 122 5 Renewal: the Gale-Estey-Howland Courts, 1967–90 145 6 The Dubin-McMurtry Courts, 1990–2007 182 7 Into the Twenty-First Century: The Winkler Court, 2007–13 206 Note on Methods 223 Appendices 227 Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of Appeal 233 Notes 309 Illustration Credits 333 Index 335