CENTRAL WEST REGION
The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael H. Tulloch
Official Bio
| Michael H. Tulloch of Toronto is
appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice, and will be assigned
to Brampton by the Chief Justice. He replaces Mr. Justice R.G. Thomas
who elected to become a supernumerary judge. Mr. Justice Tulloch received a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1989 and was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1991. At the time of his appointment, Mr. Justice Tulloch was the senior counsel at Michael H. Tulloch and Associates, a six lawyer firm, working primarily in criminal law. In the past, he was also Assistant Crown Attorney in the Peel and Toronto Crown Attorney's offices. Mr. Justice Tulloch is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, President of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers and was also a member of the Commission on Civilian Oversight of Policing. |
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The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael H. Tulloch was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice, Ontario, in September 2003. Mr. Justice Tulloch is chambered in Brampton, Ontario and presides within the Central West Region of Ontario. Prior to Mr. Justice Tulloch’s appointment to the Court, he was appointed an Assistant Crown Attorney in 1991 where he worked both in Peel and Toronto; he worked as a Special Prosecuting Agent for the Federal Department of Justice; and he entered private practice in Toronto, where he was senior counsel with twelve associate lawyers in a law firm that he founded. As a Crown Attorney, Mr. Justice Tulloch was instrumental in the implementation of the Recommendations of the Martin Commission Review of the Criminal Justice System. He was also a consultant to the Ontario Government Review of the Ontario Legal Aid System. In 1996, Mr. Justice Tulloch, along with former Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Roderick McLeod, constituted the Review on Civilian Oversight on Policing commission, a commission which was instrumental in rewriting the Ontario Police Act. He has also participated in the Criminal Code Review conducted by the Federal Attorney General and Minister of Justice in 1999. Recently he was also a participant on the Review of Post Secondary Education by Former Premier Bob Rae. Over the years, Justice Tulloch has been very actively involved in post secondary education as well as numerous community organizations. Justice Tulloch is a former Lecturer and Don for York University, where he is an alumni. He still sits on the Board of Directors for the Alumni Association. As well, he is an Academic Fellow of McLaughlin College, York University and a member of the Advisory Board to the Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a past Advisor to the President of Sheridan College and a current member of the Board of Governors for Centennial College. Mr. Justice Tulloch, who himself was a recipient of numerous academic scholarships both in high school, university and law school, is a founding member and patron of the Second Chance Scholarship Foundation, an organization which provides scholarships for young people who have been in conflict with the law or who are from at-risk backgrounds and are pursuing a post secondary education. Within the community, Mr. Justice Tulloch is a past member of the Board of Directors for the North York chamber of Commerce, the Ontario Legal Aid Area Committee, the Canadian Bar Association, the Criminal Lawyers Association, the Osgoode Society on Canadian Legal History and the National Bar Association. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Tropicana Community Services, the Jane-Finch Community Legal Aid Clinic, past-president of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, as well as a past-president of the Caribbean and African Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Justice Tulloch is a frequent speaker in various post secondary institutions as well as professional and community forums on a wide range of topics from law, and legal ethics to youth and education.