THE COURT is the online resource for debate & data about the Supreme Court of Canada.*

About The Staff

TheCourt.ca is staffed by editors who are students at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University working under the supervision of a faculty member.

The Managing Editor has general direction of TheCourt.ca. Commentary is written by the Contributing Editors, occasional Guest Contributors and Friends of TheCourt.ca, and is edited by Senior Editors.

Current Editors


Editor-in-Chief
Ikechi Mgbeoji
Associate Professor
Osgoode Hall Law School
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Founding Editor
Simon Fodden
Professor Emeritus
Osgoode Hall Law School
Umair Abdul
Managing Editor
Umair Abdul
3rd Year, J.D. Program
(Hons.) B.A. University of Guelph (Media Studies)
Laura Achoneftos
Senior Editor
Laura Achoneftos
3rd Year, J.D. Program
B.Sc. McGill University (Anatomy, Cell Biology)

Senior Editor
Alysia Lau
3rd Year, J.D. Program
(Hons.) B.Arts Sc. McMaster University (Biology, Political Science)

Senior Contributing Editor
Marina Chernenko
2nd Year, J.D. Program
(Hons.) B.A. University of Toronto (Political Science)


Senior Contributing Editor
Justin Dharamdial
3rd Year, J.D. Program
(Hons.) B.Com. Queen’s University (Finance)
Lydia Guo
Senior Contributing Editor
Lydia Guo
2nd Year, J.D. Program
M.A. University of Toronto (English Literature)


Senior Contributing Editor
Christopher Hunter
2nd Year, J.D. Program
(Hons.) B.A. McGill University (Political Science, History)

Senior Contributing Editor
Katherine MacLellan
3rd Year, J.D. Program
B.A. University of St. Andrews (International Relations, Economics & Finance)
Joseph Marcus
Senior Contributing Editor
Joseph Marcus
2nd Year, J.D. Program
(Hons.) B.A. University of Guelph (Criminal Justice, Public Policy)

Senior Contributing Editor
Ajit Singh
3rd Year, J.D. Program
M.A. United Nations University for Peace (International Law, Settlement of Disputes)
Ivy Tsui
Senior Contributing Editor
Ivy Tsui
2nd Year, J.D. Program
Ph.D. University of British Columbia (Pathology, Laboratory Medicine)

Junior Contributing Editor
Meredith Bacal
1st Year, J.D. Program
(Hons.) B.A. University of Western Ontario (Business Administration, Richard Ivey School of Business)

Junior Contributing Editor
Andrew Cyr
1st Year, J.D. Program
B.Comm. Queen’s University

Junior Contributing Editor
Sara Hanson
1st Year, J.D. Program
[Information unavailable.]
N/A Junior Contributing Editor
Reuben Zaramian
1st Year, J.D. Program
M.Litt. University of St. Andrews (Classics)
M.I. University of Toronto (Communication Theory)