Justice Nathalie Des Rosiers

Overview

Nathalie Des Rosiers is a judge of the Superior Court of Ontario. Previously, she was Principal of Massey College and a law professor (University of Toronto, Trinity College, University of Ottawa, and Western University). Justice Des Rosiers served as Dean of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law – Common Law Section (2013–2016) and Civil Law Section (2004–2008). She also served as General Counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Chair of the Law Commission of Canada. She was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Ottawa-Vanier and Ontario’s Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Justice Des Rosiers is a recipient of the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, honorary doctorates from UCLouvain (Belgium) and the Law Society of Ontario, and the Prix Christine-Tourigny (Quebec Bar). She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

Justice Des Rosiers is the co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution (2017) and the author of numerous articles on constitutional law and women’s rights.