Gloria Epstein

[6] In 2013, Epstein won a Toronto YWCA Women of Distinction Award for her contributions to the legal field.

[10] Epstein is to retire as a part-time judge on September 1, 2018, to dedicate herself to the review, which is expected to conclude in early 2020.

[11] In April 2021, Epstein's report found that both regular investigative failings as well as the Toronto police's systemic discrimination against the LGBTQ community hampered their efforts in the Bruce Mcarthur murders, the murder of Tess Richey, the death of Alloura Wells, and other cases she reviewed.

While Epstein did not find a deliberate intention to discriminate, she highlighted issues that arose from police "misconceptions and stereotypical ideas" about LGBTQ people such as failing to understand why witnesses might be reluctant to come forward from the community because of a long history of mistrust.

Epstein was overall Adult Amateurs champion with a horse called High Voltage on the Canadian Circuit in back-to-back years.