Panel on Community Issues -the Drug Treatment Court, ER Protocol and Mental Health Court; Superior Court Judge’s Panel - Answering your questions

The Honourable John M. Johnston, was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Brockville) on September 30, 2010. He regularly sits throughout the East Region and sits regularly in Family Court in various locations. Mr. Justice Johnston received a Bachelor of Arts Hons.(B.A.) from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Calgary. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1989. Mr. Justice Johnston has practiced law in Brockville, Ontario: he has been a sole practitioner since 1996. He was a partner at Beale, MacIntosh, Lewis and Johnston (1991-1996) and at Beale, MacIntosh, Lewis, O’Shaughnessy and Johnston (1989-1991). His main areas of practice include criminal law, family, and child welfare. Mr. Justice Johnston is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Leeds-Grenville Branch and member since 2001.He was a past member of Child and Youth Wellness, Leeds-Grenville and Career Services, Brockville. He was President of the Leeds-Grenville Law Association (2006-2007) and member of the Legal Aid Committee in Brockville since 2002 to 2010.

Julie Scott graduated from the University of Ottawa Law School in 1989 and was called to the Bar of Upper Canada in 1991. She began her career in private practice and from 1991-2000 practiced civil litigation, family law, and criminal defence. Ms. Scott joined the Ottawa Crown's office in 2000 as an Assistant Crown Attorney and held that position until 2013. She was an Acting Deputy Crown Attorney in Ottawa in 2014, and in 2015 became the Acting Crown Attorney in Lanark County. Ms. Scott is also the Director of Current Legal Issues for the Ontario Crown Attorneys Association, continued legal studies.