Ottawa Men's Centre

 

Peter Roscoe's Research

 

 

 

                            

                        

              

Judicial Bias at the Court of Appeal 2007

Justice Abella

 

For Justice Abella, a summary of family decisions produces:

 

 

Appellant

Custody

 Access

 Mobility

 Spousal

 Support

  Child

 Support

Equalization

Other

Costs

Number of Males

     2

     6

     1

     10

     12

          5

    18

    34

Number of Male Wins

     0

     0

     0

      0

      1

          1

     3

     3

 

 

Appellant

Custody

 Access

Mobility

 Spousal

 Support

  Child

 Support

Equalization

Other

Costs

Number of Females

     5

     1

     0

     10

      6

          7

     6

     34

Number of Female Wins

     2

     1

     0

      9

      6

          5

     3

     22

 

 

Summarized in percentage terms

 

 

Appellant

Custody

 Access

Mobility

 Spousal

 Support

  Child

 Support

Equalization

Other

Costs

% Chance of Male Win

     0.0

    0.0

     0.0

      0.0

     8.3

       20.0

  16.7

    8.8

% Chance of Female Win

   40.0

 100.0

     NA

    90.0

   100.0

       40.0

  50.0

   64.7

 

 

It can be concluded that on a family issue a woman has a (48/69 x 100) 69.6 % chance of winning, and a man has a (8/89 x 100) 9.0 % % chance of winning when appearing before a panel with Justice Abella on it. Success as decided by cost penalties assigned was 8.8 % in favor of men, 64.7 % in favor of females and divided 26.4 % of the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A

 

 

 

Legend

 

 

Sex of Lawyer                     M = Male                       F = Female                 Sr = Self Represented

                                                     (m) = Hired by the Man             (f) = Hired by the woman

 

 

 

Cost Penalty              (w) Woman Wins         (m) = Man Wins         nc = No Costs  

                            

                                                           res = Reserved for Trial

 

 

 

Sex of Appellant                                M = Man                           W = Woman

 

 

 

                                  

 

Grounds                        (W) = Win            C = Custody             M = Mobility            CS = Child Support

of Appeal

 or Cross                        (L) = Lose            A = Access                O = Other                  SS = Spousal Support

  Appeal

                                                       EQ = Equalization

 

 

 

Panel Judge 1 or 2           Alb = Abella JA                   Fld = Feldman JA               Char = Charron JA

 

                                          Sim = Simmons JA              Wlr = Weiler JA                   Lng = Lang JA

 

                                                McM = McMurtry  former CJO            OCnr = O’Connor DCJO

 

                                         Gdge = Goudge JA               Arm = Arstrong JA                Brn = Borin JA

 

                                  Mcfd = Macfarland JA         Macp = Macphearson JA        Gil = Gillese JA

 

                                   Crnk = Cronk JA                  Catz = Catzman JA              Mold = Moldaver JA

 

                                   Lbse = Labrosse JA               Shrp = Sharp JA                 Rsbg = Rosenberg JA

 

                                          Lask = Laskin JA                    Blr = Blair JA                       Jur = Juriansz JA

 

                                          Roul = Rouleau JA                Kvr = Kriever JA                  Osb = Osbourne JA

 

                                  Mord = Morden JA                 Ast = Austin JA                    Crty = Carthy JA

 

Appendix A1 — Cases Examined for Justice Abella

 

 

 

Sex of Lawyer ( wining / losing)

Cost Penalty (sex of wining appellant)

 

 

Sex.  of appellant

 Grounds of Appeal             .    ( Win/Lose )

Cross. Appeal.  (Win / Lose )

Panel Judge   .  1

Panel Judge .  2

 

 

 

 

 

2003

Allaire v. Allaire (March 28)

   M

 (W) CS      (L) SS

 

Arm

Mcph

F v m

(w)

1999

Andrews v. Andrews (September 29)

   M

 (L) CS, SS

 

Lasl

Mcph

M v f (w)

(m)

1998

Appleyard v Appleyard (September 14)

    W

(W) EQ

 

Gdge

Osbn

 

 

1994

Barakat v. Barakat (February 11)

   W

 (W) SS

 

 

 

M v m

(w) 150000

2003

Bosanc v. Bosanc (March 27)

   M

 (L) SS, EQ, O

 

Lask

Mcph

M v m

nc

2003

Cox v. Down Stephen (November 20)

   M

 (L) C, A

 

Shrp

Arm

 

 

1996

Duma v. Mathews (December 4)

   M

 (L) A, CS

 

 

 

 

 

1993

Elik v. Elik (February 2)

   M

 (L) CS, O

(W) SS

 

 

 

 

1996

Filipich v. Filipich (September 10)

…M

 (L) CS

 

 

 

M v F

(w) 15000

2003

Farrar v. Farrar (January 27)

   W

 (W) SS, EQ, O

 

Char

Catz

M v m

(w)

1998

Francis v. Baker (March 10)

   M

 (L) CS, SS, O

 

Char

Ast

M v m

(w) 11750

2003

Gabel v Gabel ( March 20)

   W

 (W) SS, O

 

Arm

Mcph

 

 

2002

Goldenberg v. Wolf (May 22)

   W

 (L) C

 

 

 

F v m

(w)

1999

Hall v. Hall (October 28)

   W

 (W) SS   (L) CS

(L) O

Shrp

Mold

 

(w) 5000

1998

Irwin v. Irwin (September 10)

   M

 (L) C, A

 

Wlr

OCnr

M v m

(w) 3000

1996

Jacobs v. Jacobs (February 23)

   M

 (L) O

 

Rsbg

Find

M v m

(w)

2000

Lay v Lay ( Mar 17)

    W

(W) EQ

 

Mord

Odsl

M v m

nc

2001

Leeson v Leeson (September 24)

   W

(L) SS

 

Shrp

Mold

M v f

(m)

1994

Lougheed v. Sillett (June 30)

   W

 (L) C

(L) O

Lbse

Rob

 

 

1993

Macedo v. Macedo (April 29)

   M

  (L) CS,O

 

 

 

 

 

1995

MacGyver v. Richards (March 23)

   M

(L) M

 

 

 

 

 

1996

Maule-Ffinch v. Maule-Ffinch (May 7)

   M

 (L) O

 

 

 

Sr v M

(w)

1996

Maurici v. Maurici (August 9)

   W

(W) CS, EQ

 

Find

Aut

F v m

(w)

2001

Manis v Manis (September 18)

   M

 (L) O

 

McM

Mcph

M v M

nc

1999

McCord v Holek (March 26)

   W

 (W) C, A

 

Catz

Krvr

M v sr

nc

2003

McGeachy v. McGeachy (September 5)

   M

 (W) CS

(L) SS

Mold

Shrp

 

 

1996

Meiorin v. Meiorin (January 17)

   M

 (L) CS, O

 

 

 

 

 

1999

Merikallio v. Merikallio (March 22)

   M

 (L) CS

 

 

 

M v m

(w)

2001

Miglin v. Miglin (April 26)

   M

 (L) A, SS

(w) SS

McM

Mold

M v m

(w)

2001

Milla v Milla (Mar 19)

    M

(L) O

 

Char

Shrp

 

 

2001

Miranda v. Bossio (June 18)

   M

 (L) SS

 

 

 

 

 

1992

Montgomery v. Montgomery (October 30)

   M

 (L)  A

 

 

 

 

 

1997

Munro v. Munro (October 17)

   M

 (W) O    (L) SS

 

 

 

F v m

(w)

1999

Pollastro v Pollastro (February 25)

W

(W) C

 

Fld

Catz

F v m

(w)

1997

Politi v Politi (April 18)

   M

 (L) CS, EQ, O

 

Lask

Wlr

 

nc

1996

Punzo v. Punzo (March 4)

   M

 (L) A

 

Rsbg

Gdmn

 

 

1993

Rumanek v. Rumanek (November 15)

   W

 (W) CS

 

 

 

 

 

1996

Shefsky v. Shefsky (September 11)

   W

 (W) CS, SS

 

 

 

M v m

(w)

1999

Sherman v. Sherman (April 16)

   W

 (W) CS, SS

 

Drty

OCnr

F v m

(w)

2003

Tauber v. Tauber (March 31)

   M

 (L) SS

 

Char

Catz

 

 

1994

Veneziale v. Veneziale (April 21)

   M

 (W) O    (L) CS

 

 

 

 

nc

1998

Walsh v. Walsh (July 20)

   W

 (L) C

 

Mold

Find

M v m

(w)

1996

Woodcock v. Woodcock (September 10)

   M

 (L) CS, SS

 

Drty

Find

 

 

1996

Woodman v. Deremo (July 23)

  M

 (L) O

 

 

 

F v m

nc

1994

Wunsche v. Wunsche (April 25)

   M

 (W) EQ

 

Osbn

Arb

F v m

(w) 7000

2003

Hillmond v Letchford (March 25)

   W

(W) O

 

Lask

Drty

M v m

(w) 10000

2000

Johnson v Johnson (March 15)

   M

(L) O

(L) O

Mord

ODrs

M v m

(w)

1999

Chinneck v Chinneck (February 12)

   M

 (L)EQ, O

 

Gdge

Crty

M v m

nc

2004

Boudreau v Boudreau (April 14)

   W

(L) O

 

Wlr

Arm

M v m

(m)

1999

Cole v Martin (September 30)

   W

(L) O

 

Gdge

Mcph

F v m

nc

1998

Wood v Robertson (November 9)

   W

(W) O     (L) EQ

(L) O

McM

OCnr