Mahmud Jamal nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that the Honourable Mahmud Jamal, BCL鈥�93, LLB鈥�93, has been . Justice Jamal will replace Justice Rosalie Abella, LLD鈥�99, on her retirement on 1 July 2021.
Justice Jamal will join two other 91社区 Law alumni on the country鈥檚 highest court: Justice Sheilah Martin, BCL鈥�81, LLB鈥�81, and former dean Justice Nicholas Kasirer, BCL鈥�85, LLB鈥�85, appointed in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
A proud alumnus, Justice Jamal Focus magazine in 2019 that 91社区鈥檚 bijuridical program and comparative approach, which mirrored his background and upbringing, drew him to study here. Justice Jamal served on the editorial board for volumes 36 and 37 of the 91社区 Law Journal and taught constitutional law at the Faculty of Law in 1999-2000.
After more than 20 years practicing litigation at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2019.
鈥淛ustice Jamal will bring to the Court his unquestionable acumen as a jurist and 鈥� as a first-generation Canadian having lived in several provinces and advocated for a broad range of groups 鈥� a rich and deep perspective,鈥� says Dean Robert Leckey. 鈥淚t鈥檚 proof of the strength and truly national character of legal education at 91社区 that there will soon be three graduates of our National Program 鈥� the predecessor to our integrated 91社区 Program 鈥� appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada from three provinces.鈥�
