Judicial Bias at the Court of Appeal 2007
Justice Goudge
Apr 2006, Revised Sept 2007
For Justice Goudge 62 family cases were available, and 55 of them had data on cost penalties. The cases and their outcomes can be found in Appendix A9. A summary of the decisions is as follows
|
Appellant |
Custody |
Access |
Mobility |
Spousal Support |
Child Support |
Equalization |
Other |
Costs |
|
Number of Males |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
18 |
55 |
|
Number of Male Wins |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|
Appellant |
Custody |
Access |
Mobility |
Spousal Support |
Child Support |
Equalization |
Other |
Costs |
|
Number of Females |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
55 |
|
Number of Female Wins |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
33 |
Summarized in percentage terms
|
Appellant |
Custody |
Access |
Mobility |
Spousal Support |
Child Support |
Equalization |
Other |
Costs |
|
% Chance of Male Win |
0.0 |
0.0 |
33.3 |
40.0 |
38.4 |
36.4 |
16.7 |
12.7 |
|
% Chance of Female Win |
75.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
85.7 |
NA |
80.0 |
75.0 |
60.0 |
It can be concluded that on a family issue a woman has a (56/83 x 100) 67.5 % chance of winning, and a man has a (24/112 x 100) 21.4 % chance of winning when appearing before a panel with Justice Goudge on it. Success as decided by cost penalties assigned was 12.7 % in favor of men, 60.0 % in favor of females and divided 27.3 % of the time.
Appendix A
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 A9 — Cases Examined for Justice Goudge
|
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 |
|
F v m |
(w) |
1999 |
Appiah v Appiah (February 22) |
M |
(L) C, M |
|
Brn |
Osbn |
|
|
(w) |
1999 |
Babij v Babij (March 19) |
W |
(W) SS, EQ, O |
|
McM |
Wlr |
|
M v f (m) |
nc |
2003 |
Bell v Cormier (November 21) |
M |
(W) O |
|
Shrp |
Rsbg |
|
F v sr |
nc |
2003 |
Cada v Cada (October 9) |
M |
(L) O |
|
McM |
Sim |
|
F (m) v m |
|
2003 |
CAM v DM (September 23) |
W |
(W) A |
|
Shrp |
Rsbg |
|
F v m |
(w) 5000 |
2005 |
Chertow v Chertow (April 29) |
M |
(W) CS |
|
Mcph |
Mcfd |
|
F v m |
(w) |
1998 |
Choquette v. Choquette (July 28) |
M |
(L) SS |
|
Char |
Rsbg |
|
M v sr |
(w) 3000 |
2004 |
Cormier v Boudreau ( January 8 |
M |
(L) CS, SS, EQ |
|
Crnk |
Rsbg |
|
|
|
2004 |
Dabrian v Dabrian (March 8) |
W |
(W) O |
|
|
|
|
M v m |
(w) 3500 |
2000 |
Davignon v Davignon (February 25) |
M |
(W) SS |
|
Lbse |
Find |
|
M v f |
nc |
2002 |
Eager v Graves (October 15) |
M |
(W) CS |
|
Lask |
Drty |
|
F v f |
|
1999 |
Finizio v Scoppio – Finizio (September 29) |
M |
(W) M |
|
Lbse |
Mcph |
|
M v m |
nc |
2002 |
Hooper v Hooper (May 31) |
M |
(W) O (L) CS |
|
Lask |
Sim |
|
M v m |
(w) 9000 |
2002 |
Klerides v Klerides (May 30) |
M |
(W) CS, SS (L) EQ |
|
Wlr |
Sim |
|
|
(m) |
1999 |
Leopold v Leopold (June 14) |
M |
(W) SS |
|
Brn |
Drty |
|
Sr v sr |
nc |
1999 |
Likeda v Jarrel (March 15) |
M |
(L) A |
|
Brn |
Osbn |
|
F v f |
(w) |
2001 |
Marson v. Marson (May 15) |
M |
(L) CS, O |
|
Char |
Rsbg |
|
|
|
2004 |
Miranada v Bossio (June 18) |
M |
(L) SS |
|
|
|
|
F v m |
nc |
2002 |
Parks v. Barnes (March 7) |
W |
(W) C |
|
McM |
Char |
|
M v m |
|
2005 |
Park v Thompson (May 2) |
M |
(W) CS |
|
Catz |
Rsbg |
|
F v f |
nc |
1999 |
Rechsteiner v Kendall (October 25) |
W |
(W) M |
|
Lbse |
|
|
M v m |
nc |
1997 |
Sagoo v Sagoo (March 18) |
W |
(W) O |
|
Rsbg |
Mcky |
|
F v f |
nc |
2005 |
Segal v Segal (July 4) |
W |
(W) C, A, O |
|
Sim |
Gil |
|
F v m |
(w) 12000 |
2003 |
Singer v Davilia – Singer (August 19) |
M |
(L) M |
|
Shrpe |
Rsbg |
|
M v m |
(w) |
2001 |
Stanghi v. Stanghi (May 24) |
M |
(L) CS, SS |
|
Char |
Rsbg |
|
F v m |
(w) |
2005 |
Tierney – Hynes v Hynes (June 28) |
W |
(W) SS |
|
Feld, Brn |
Lng, Juri |
|
F v m (m) |
nc |
2001 |
Ursano v Rochon (May 31) |
W |
(L) C |
|
Aust |
Rsbg |
|
F v m (m) |
nc |
2004 |
Walsh v Walsh (February 2) |
M |
(W) SS |
|
Lask |
|
|
M v m |
nc |
|
Wasney v Wasney (April 27, 2000) |
M |
(W) CS |
|
Lbse |
Find |
|
F v f |
nc |
2001 |
Wolf v Wales (December 13) |
W |
(L) M |
|
Lask |
|
|
M v f (w) |
(m) |
1998 |
Appleyard v Appleyard (September 14) |
W |
(W) EQ |
|
Abl |
Osbn |
|
M v m |
(w) |
1999 |
Chinneck v Chinneck (February 12) |
M |
(L)EQ, O |
|
Abl |
Crty |
|
M v m |
(w) 10000 |
2005 |
McGouran v Connelly (September 9) |
M |
(L) CS |
(W)CS |
Feld |
McFd |
|
M v m |
(m) |
1999 |
Cole v Martin (September 30) |
W |
(L) O |
|
Abl |
Mcph |
|
M v sr |
(w) 1000 |
2006 |
Sasseville v Sasseville ( Apr4) |
W |
(W) SS |
|
Feld |
Rsbg |
|
M v m |
(w) 5000 |
2006 |
Ng v Yam (April 6) |
M |
(L) O |
|
Feld |
Rsbg |
|
F v m |
(w) 6000 |
2000 |
Leavoy v Leavoy (September 13) |
M |
(L) O |
|
Feld |
Ggde |
|
F v M |
(w) |
2001 |
Bolt v Bolt (April 4) |
M |
(L) O |
(W) O |
Char |
Rsbg |
|
M v f (f) |
nc |
2004 |
Sladden v Sladden (April 26) |
W |
(L) O |
|
Sim |
Jur |
|
F v sr |
(w) 5000 |
2006 |
Abosh v White ( December7) |
M |
(L) O |
|
Wlr |
Sim |
|
M v f |
(m) 500 |
2006 |
Bradley v Bradley (January 30) |
M |
(W) O |
|
Lang |
Mcfd |
|
|
|
2005 |
McDougal v McDougal (October 7) |
W |
(W) SS |
|
Lang |
Arm |
|
M v f |
(w) 17500 |
2007 |
Czieslik v Ayuso (Mar 2) |
W |
(W) EQ |
|
Sim |
Gil |
|
F v f |
(w) 3000 |
2002 |
Boucher v Boucher (June 9) |
M |
(L) O |
|
Lask |
Wlr |
|
M v sr |
(w) |
1999 |
Teeple v Teeple (September 24) |
W |
(W) SS |
|
Wlr |
Lbse |
|
M v m |
(w) 3500 |
2006 |
Shea v Fraser (December 5) |
M |
(W) EQ (L) CS |
|
Gdge |
Crnk |
|
M v m |
(m) |
1997 |
Van Bork v Van Bork (June 27) |
M |
(W) EQ (L) SS, O |
|
|
Crty |
|
M v m |
(m) |
1999 |
Nahatchewitz v Natatchewitz (May 27) |
M |
(W) EQ (L) O |
|
Brns |
Lbse |
|
M v m |
(w) 13479 |
2004 |
Luftspring v Luftspring (April 7) |
M |
(L) CS, EQ, O |
|
Shrp |
Catz |
|
|
(w) |
1998 |
Cole v Cole (November 10) |
M |
(L) EQ |
|
Crty |
Brke |
|
|
|
2005 |
Hartman v Hartman (January 19) |
M |
(L) O |
|
Blr |
Lbse |
|
|
(w) 7500 |
2006 |
Caldwell v Caldwell (April 13) |
M |
(L) O |
|
Drty |
Roul |
|
|
|
2003 |
Letkie v Letkie (April 6) |
M |
(W) EQ (L) O |
|
Shrp |
Catz |
|
M v m |
(w) |
1999 |
Novosel Novosel (September 21) |
W |
(W) EQ |
|
Lbse |
Mcph |
|
M v m |
(w) |
1999 |
Dunlop v Dunlop (May 27) |
M |
(L) O |
|
Brns |
Lbse |
|
|
(w) 6500 |
2003 |
Theodore V Parsons (May 21) |
M |
(L) O |
|
Crnk |
Mold |
|
F v m |
(w) 5000 |
2007 |
Neil v Boudreau (January 17) |
M |
(L) CS, SS |
|
Blr |
Lafm |
|
M v f |
(w) |
1997 |
Forler v Forler (April 7) |
W |
(W) SS |
|
Gdge |
Hldn |
|
M v m |
(w) |
1999 |
Mozzarello v Mazzarello (January 21) |
M |
(L) EQ |
|
Lask |
Mord |
|
F v m (f) |
nc |
1998 |
Pivacet v Paul (Mach 13) |
W |
(W) O (L) SS |
|
Rsbg |
Mcky |
|
M v m |
(m) |
1998 |
Debora v Debora (October 22) |
W |
(L) EQ |
|
Lask |
Crty |
|
|
|
2006 |
Mouldry v Mouldry (September 8) |
W |
(W) C, O |
|
Shrp |
Roul |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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