Superior Court of Justice

Superior Court of Justice has criminal jurisdiction and is a supreme court. The Superior Court may indict any crime according to the Criminal Code but usually convicts the most serious circumstances. These include murder, manslaughter, and drug trafficking. An associate from the Superior Court is assigned to hear cases for one of these charges. They may sit alone or with a jury. Criminal proceedings at the Superior Court follow the Criminal Code as well as the new Criminal Proceedings Rules. The Superior Court also hears appeals from holding a new conviction under summary conviction at the Ontario Court of Justice. The new Criminal Proceeding Rules came into effect on March 1, 2012. They apply to summary conviction appeals and require all parties to adhere to the timetable to resolve summary conviction appeals according to the schedules provided.

Public Reviews: The clerk at the office are very helpful and supportive of self-represented litigants. The work and effort put by employees' Canadian system of justice as presented by the staff help give direction and guidance through the demanding court processes. The clerks follow the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, key legal documents that protects the rights and freedoms of citizens or of a person from various forms of government oppression. All these new process leave someone self-representing with a considerable amount of anxiety and fear as solutions for their existing situations and problems that lead to court processes. The reviews show that when the technicalities of the court system is combined with the emotional intensity of family breakdown or civil dispute, the Canadian legal system has the self-represented in a daunting and disorienting position. However, it seems that staff at the court room provide a warm, friendly and neutral place to those, who are going through an unprecedented period full of emotional ups and downs. Their amiable, calm, uncomplicated, sympathetic and nonpartisan approach helps break down panic, fear, and confusion thereby leaving many litigants with a sense of hope. Common phrases for the court clerk reviews: 'incredibly helpful and supportive 'and 'went over and beyond expectations'.