Courtroom 102 at the Quinte Consolidated Courthouse was filled to capacity late this (Wednesday) afternoon.
The occasion was the formal swearing in of two new judges to the Superior Court of Justice Ontario (family court).
Sworn in were The Honourable Wendy Malcolm and The Honourable Nicole Tellier.
Presiding over the ceremony were The Honourable George Czutrin, Senior Family Judge, Superior Court of Ontario and The Honourable Wolf Tausenfreund, Superior Court of Justice Ontario.
Mister Justice Tausenfreund said he’d known Madam Justice Malcolm for years. Many years ago she moved to Belleville from Oshawa where she’d been a distinguished lawyer specializing in family law. She practiced locally for some years and in 2006 was appointed as a judge to the Ontario Court of Justice.
Madam Justice Tellier spent many years as a highly respected litigator in the Greater Toronto Area. She too excelled in family law.
Both women have over 30 years experience and were described as being diligent and even-handed with an exceptional knowledge of the law.
Several judges now serving with the Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice Ontario are seen taking in the ceremony at the Quinte Consolidated Courthouse Wednesday September 18/19. (Photo: Quinte News)
