The Honourable Maria T. Linhares de Sousa
January Term Professor
Appointed as a Justice to the Superior Court of Justice (Family Branch), November 1999. Served as a Justice to the Ontario Court of Justice, July 1989 to November 1999.
Appointed by provincial Order-in-Council as Family Law Commissioner and Official Referee of the Supreme Court of Ontario, 1979-1989. Called to the Bar, April 1978.
Lectured and published extensively in the area of Family Law for over 20 years in both official languages. Involved in Judicial Education since 1989 as a panelist, chairperson or presenter across North America.