The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert J. Sharpe
B.A. in Political Science from University of Western Ontario, 1966. Honours LL.B. from University of Toronto, 1970. D.Phil from Oxford University, 1974. Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1974. Practised with MacKinnon McTaggart (later McTaggart Potts), 1974-76. Taught at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto 1976-88. Executive Legal Officer, Supreme Court Canada, 1988-90. Dean, Faculty of Law, 1990-95. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1991. Justice, Ontario Court of Justice (General Division), now the Superior Court of Justice, 1995-1999, Court of Appeal for Ontario, 1999- . Author of numerous scholarly articles and several books, including The Law of Habeas Corpus (2nd ed, 1989); The Last Day, the Last Hour: The Currie Libel Trial, (1988); Injunctions and Specific Performance, (3rd ed., 2000); The Charter of Rights and Freedoms (2nd ed, 2002), Brian Dickson: A Judge’s Journey, (forthcoming). Frequent lecturer at academic conferences and professional development seminars