Thinking Inside the Box

Justice Anne London-Weinstein was a defence counsel for most of her professional life. As a criminal lawyer, she represented individuals charged with serious matters, often from some of the most disadvantaged backgrounds imaginable. For two years early in her career she was an assistant Crown attorney in Scarborough, Ontario. As counsel, she appeared at every level of court in Ontario. Justice London-Weinstein graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1996 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1998. She received her LL.M. in criminal law and procedure from Osgoode Hall in 2011. She was certified as a specialist in criminal litigation with the Law Society of Upper Canada (now the Law Society of Ontario). Justice London-Weinstein has served as president of the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa and as regional director of the Criminal Lawyers' Association. In addition, she served on the Area Committee for Legal Aid Ontario. Justice London-Weinstein has been an active participant in legal education. She has taught evidence at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa and also taught trial advocacy for many years. She has presented at "Crown School" and at conferences hosted by groups including the Superior Court of Justice Eastern Region, the Ontario Court of Justice Eastern Region conference, the Criminal Lawyers' Association, the Advocates' Society, and the County of Carleton Law Association. Justice London-Weinstein and her husband, Neil, have three sons and two grandsons.