The Attorney General of Ontario wrote to Council in 2004 requesting an inquiry into the conduct of Superior Court Justice Paul Cosgrove

20080002 - The Attorney General of Ontario wrote to Council in 2004 requesting an inquiry into the conduct of Superior Court Justice Paul Cosgrove. Justice Cosgrove had stayed the murder trial of Julia Yvonne Elliott as an abuse of process. The Ontario Court of Appeal later concluded that Justice Cosgrove made numerous legal errors and misunderstood the Charter of Rights during the trial, which prompted the Attorney General to request an inquiry. A series of legal challenges by the judge delayed the conclusion of this matter until 2009.