Michelle O'Bonsawin

The Honourable
Michelle O'Bonsawin
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 1, 2022
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byMary Simon
Preceded byMichael Moldaver
Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
In office
May 18, 2017 – September 1, 2022
Nominated byJustin Trudeau
Appointed byJulie Payette
Personal details
Born
Hanmer, Ontario
Children2
Alma materLaurentian University (BA)
University of Ottawa (LLB, PhD)
Osgoode Hall (LLM)
OccupationLawyer
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Michelle O'Bonsawin is a Canadian jurist who is serving as a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada since 2022. Before her appointment to the Supreme Court, she served as a judge on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice from 2017 to 2022. O'Bonsawin is the first Indigenous Canadian to serve as a Supreme Court justice.

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