The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Julia Shin Doi, General Counsel, Secretary of the Board of Governors and University Privacy Officer of Toronto Metropolitan University, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Toronto. Justice Shin Doi replaces Justice M.A. Code (Toronto), who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective September 1, 2022.
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"I wish Justice Shin Doi every success as she takes on her new role. I am confident she will serve Ontarians well as a member of the Superior Court of Justice."
-The Hon. David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Biography
Justice Julia Shin Doi immigrated to Canada from South Korea and was raised in Toronto, as part of the Korean Canadian community. She graduated from high school as valedictorian. She attained a B.A. with distinction from the University of Toronto and J.D. and LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School. She was called to the bar in 1994.
Justice Shin Doi articled and practised at Borden & Elliot and then Gowling WLG. She was counsel for York University before being appointed General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Governors of Toronto Metropolitan University. She was a bencher of the Law Society of Ontario and an adjudicator of the Law Society Tribunal.
Justice Shin Doi was an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, teaching legal drafting since 2001. She has also taught advanced corporate/commercial law at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law and contract law at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law LL.M. program. She is co-author of Behind and Beyond Boilerplate: Drafting Commercial Agreements, which has been cited by courts. She was president of the National GC Network and past chair of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (Ontario). She co-founded the Korean Canadian Lawyers Association, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, Roundtable of Diversity Associations, Women General Counsel Canada, and Korean Legal Clinic.
Justice Shin Doi and Justice Michael Doi are proud parents of Claire and Anne, who were nurtured by their wonderful grandparents, Hwa-Seung and Young-Cha Shin and Takao and Shizue Doi.
