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photos: windsor swears in four new ontario court judges

four former lawyers now get to be addressed by the hono...

by doug schmidt
published feb 11, 2025
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photos: windsor swears in four new ontario court judges
freshly sworn-in ontario court justice ilana mizel, right, is congratulated on her appointment by fellow ontario court judge sharon murphy during a ceremony at the ontario court of justice building in downtown windsor on monday, feb. 10, 2025, that saw the introduction of four new windsor judges. dan janisse / windsor star
four former lawyers now get to be addressed by the honorific ‘your honour’ after being sworn in monday as judges with the ontario court of justice.
the appointments by ontario’s attorney general results in a beefing up of the judgeship ranks at one of windsor’s downtown courthouses, although their duty to mete out justice will be shared with courtrooms in chatham and sarnia.
newly sworn-in judges adam campbell, left, and daniel topp are shown at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday, february 10, 2025.
newly sworn-in judges adam campbell, left, and daniel topp are shown at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday, february 10, 2025. dan janisse / windsor star
two of the new judges, ilana mizel from the local crown office and criminal defence lawyer daniel topp, were culled from the windsor legal ranks. gregory mcgivern was a chatham private practice lawyer, and adam campbell was a long-time assistant crown attorney in london.
a large crowd of well-wishers — including family, friends, lawyers and judges — filled downtown windsor’s largest courtroom to witness the swearing-in of four new judges to the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday, feb. 10, 2025.
a large crowd of well-wishers — including family, friends, lawyers and judges — filled downtown windsor’s largest courtroom to witness the swearing-in of four new judges to the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday, feb. 10, 2025. dan janisse / windsor star
 
newly sworn-in judges gregory mcgivern, left, and ilana mizel are shown at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday, feb. 10, 2025.
newly sworn-in judges gregory mcgivern, left, and ilana mizel are shown at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday, feb. 10, 2025. dan janisse / windsor star
the local legal community is hopeful the additions to the judicial bench will help in reducing delays in windsor’s busiest court, which handles a wide variety of legal cases.
the fresh windsor appointees include one judge who can preside over cases in french, while another will preside over courts in chatham and sarnia.
 
judgesnewly sworn-in judge daniel topp is shown at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday.
 
justice gregory mcgivern is shown after being sworn in at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday.
justice gregory mcgivern is shown after being sworn in at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday. dan janisse / windsor star
 
newly sworn-in judge adam campbell smiles during monday’s ceremony in downtown windsor.
newly sworn-in judge adam campbell smiles during monday’s ceremony in downtown windsor. dan janisse / windsor star
 
new colleagues on the bench: ontario court justice sharon murphy, left, welcomes newly sworn-in judge ilana mizel at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday, feb. 10, 2025.
new colleagues on the bench: ontario court justice sharon murphy, left, welcomes newly sworn-in judge ilana mizel at the ontario court of justice in windsor on monday, feb. 10, 2025. dan janisse / windsor star
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doug schmidt

doug schmidt — email: dschmidt@postmedia.com — is a reporter and senior copy editor at the windsor star. current focuses include the courts beat and assisting with editing stories for print and online editions. before joining the windsor star in 1995, schmidt spent a decade at community newspapers across canada, from b.c. and ontario to canada’s north. his news coverage has garnered many journalism awards and taken him from grise fiord in the high arctic to afghanistan and taiwan — though he concentrates on the news-rich environment of windsor and essex county and goes by the motto #localnewsmatters.

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