Marc Rosenberg (January 4, 1950 – August 27, 2015) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the

Court of Appeal for Ontario The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently mistakenly referred to as the Ontario Court of Appeal) (ONCA is the abbreviation for its neutral citation) is the appellate court for the province of Ontario, Canada. The seat of the court is Osgoode Ha ...

from December 12, 1995 to March 5, 2014. Born in

North York North York is a former township and city and is now one of the six administrative districts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the northern area of Toronto, centred around Yonge Street, north of Ontario Highway 401. It is bounded by ...

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, Rosenberg graduated from the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

in 1971, and earned an L.L.B. from

Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the ''Journal of Law and Social Policy'', and the ''Osgoode Hall Law Journal ...

in 1974. He participated in a criminal law practice with Edward Greenspan until 1995, when he joined the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario as Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Public Law and Policy Division and Civil Law Division. Rosenberg was appointed to the

in 1995 and authored over 2,500 judgements. During that time he was noted for significant contributes in international judicial education. He was diagnosed with

brain cancer A brain tumor (sometimes referred to as brain cancer) occurs when a group of cells within the brain turn cancerous and grow out of control, creating a mass. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign (non-cance ...

in 2014 and died in 2015.

Legal positions

Some of Justice Rosenberg's positions and academic contributions include: *The positive impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Canadian criminal law *Similar fact evidence in criminal law *The possibility of eliminating plea bargains *Arguing the justice system had fallen into a state of disrepair due in part to mandatory minimum sentences

Notable cases

Justice Rosenberg authored decisions on: *Medical marijuana *Overturning the conviction of Stephen Truscott

Awards

G. Arthur Martin Goldwin Arthur Martin (17 May 191326 February 2001) was a Canadian lawyer and judge who was known as an expert on Criminal law of Canada, criminal law. He was a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from 1973 to 1988. Early life and educa ...

medal for outstanding contribution to criminal justice, 2009
Criminal Lawyers Association website

References

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