David H. Doherty

David H. Doherty is a retired justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal and considered by many to be the author of leading judgments responsible for shaping criminal law in Canada.

[1][2] He was initially appointed September 1, 1990, and was previously a judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario from September 2, 1988.

[3] He retired from the Court of Appeal in 2024.

[2] Justice Doherty was presented with the 2019 G. Arthur Martin award by the Toronto Criminal Lawyers Association.

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