George R. Strathy is a Canadian jurist who was the

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from 2014 to 2022. George R. Strathy was born in

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, Ontario. He graduated from the

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in 1974. Before joining the bench, he worked as a litigator with a specialty in

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and

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. He was appointed to the

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on April 25, 2013, and he became the chief justice of Ontario on June 13, 2014. Previously, he served as a judge of the Superior Court of Justice.

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