Burlington’s Wilkinson receives provincial judicial appointment in Brampton

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Published February 21, 2023 at 10:46 am

M. Claire Wilkinson, a sole practitioner in Burlington, has been appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Brampton. Justice Wilkinson fills one of the six remaining positions authorized further to the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1. PEXELS PHOTO

Burlington native M. Clair Wilkinson has been appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Brampton.

Justice Wilkinson, a sole practitioner in Burlington, was one of five appointees named to the provincial court Monday (Feb. 20) by David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

“I wish Justices Edmundson, Macfarlane, Wilkinson, Cook, and Perfetto every success as they take on their new roles,” said Lametti.

“I am confident they will serve Ontarians well as members of the Superior Court of Justice.”

Justice Wilkinson fills one of the six remaining positions authorized further to the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1.

Born in Burlington, Justice Wilkinson received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy from Western University in 1990, and a law degree from Queen’s University in 1993. She was called to the bar in 1995.

She has spent her entire legal career practising plaintiff personal injury at Martin & Hillyer Associates in Burlington with a particular focus on assisting survivors of sexual assault.

Justice Wilkinson (pictured below) has a deep knowledge of sexual violence and the profound impact it has on those affected and damaged by sexual assault.

She is also past president of the Halton County Law Association and a past president of the Ontario Trial Lawyer’s Association. As well, she has also been an Ontario director for the American Association for Justice since 2013.

Justice Wilkinson was also an elected bencher with the Law Society of Ontario and an adjudicator with the Law Society Tribunal.

She has been a regular speaker at continuing legal education programs put on by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Hamilton Law Association, and other legal associations.

Justice Wilkinson has also sat on the Board of Directors of Mind Forward Brain Injury Services since 2013, and has been a member of the Halton/Hamilton United Way Legal Committee for many years.

She was a recipient of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Distinguished Service Award, and the Halton/Hamilton John F. Evans Award of Community Distinction.

Justice Wilkinson lives in the Hamilton area with her husband, three children, and numerous four-legged creatures.

When she’s not working, she enjoys travelling, playing hockey, and spending time at the lake.

The appointments were made under the judicial application process established in 2016.

This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.

A total of 595 judges have been appointed to the Superior Court level since November 2015.

Of the judges appointed, more than half are women, and appointments reflect an increased representation of visible minorities, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQI+, and those who self-identify as having a disability.

 

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