Eileen E. Gillese is a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
[1] Before her judicial appointments, Gillese was Dean and Professor of Law of the Faculty of Law, the University of Western Ontario (1983-1999).
[2] Gillese was appointed commissioner of the Public Inquiry into the Safety and Security of Residents in the Long-Term Care Homes System by the Government of Ontario on August 1, 2017.
[3] The inquiry was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding serial killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer's crimes and gaps in legislative or policy frameworks that allowed Wettlaufer to continue working as a nurse even after other serious workplace problems became apparent.
[4] Gillese served as the second chancellor of Brescia University College from 2015 until 2019.