{"id":155635,"date":"2024-05-30T12:55:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=155635"},"modified":"2024-05-30T12:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:55:55","slug":"province-investing-in-court-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/province-investing-in-court-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Province investing in court capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ontario government announced today that it is allocating more than $29 million to appoint at least 25 new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) and hire 190 more Crown prosecutors, victim support, and court staff.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It said the investment will help the court keep pace with a growing number of complex cases and address the existing backlog of criminal cases. It will also improve access to justice for those involved in the criminal justice system, including victims and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough this investment, we are taking action to ensure the court has the capacity to hear cases in a timely manner,\u201d said Attorney General Doug Downey. \u201cKeeping families and communities safe is a top priority for our government and this investment builds on the progress being made in reducing and resolving cases before the courts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Ontario Court of Justice applauds this commitment to providing additional judges,&#8221; said Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas. &#8220;This infusion will be critical in helping the court achieve its vision for a fair, accessible and innovative system that delivers impartial and timely justice, ensuring that all participants are treated with dignity and can take part meaningfully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding is in addition to the $72 million provided in 2021-2023 through the province\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/release\/1001076\/ontario-introduces-new-measures-to-address-court-backlog\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">criminal case backlog reduction strategy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to address an unprecedented backlog of criminal cases that accumulated in Ontario\u2019s justice system due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government added in its release that this investment of new judges, Crown prosecutors, and support staff will help reduce the ongoing backlog of criminal cases in Ontario\u2019s courts while keeping communities safe and holding offenders accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario government announced today that it is allocating more than $29 million to appoint at least 25 new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) and hire 190 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":86366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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