The Honourable Richard C. Gates, Q.C.

• 35 years of civil litigation practice
• Appointed to Superior Court of Ontario (2003)
• Member - Advocates Society (since 1972)
• President – Ontario Superior Court Judges’ Association (2011-2013)
• Director - County & District Law Presidents’ Association (1989-2001)
• President - County & District Law Presidents’ Association (1996-1998)
• Member of the Law Society Task Force Committees for review of facilities and security of Ontario Court Houses & the regulation of Paralegals (1996-1998)
• Board of Governors (Chair & Vice-Chair), St. Clair College, Windsor (1976-83)
• Founding Chair, St. Clair College Foundation (1999-2002)
• Director, Children’s Aid Society, County of Essex (1969 – 79)
• President, Children’s Aid Society, County of Essex (1977- 79)
• Director - House of Sophrosyne, a treatment facility for women (1988-91)

Credentials:

• BA   - Carleton University, Ottawa
• LLB – Queen’s University Law School
• Queen’s Counsel – Appointed 1980
• Completed advanced Mediation Course conducted by Collaborative Decision Resources (CDR) in Boulder, Colorado (1998)
• Certified as Mediator by the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program (1999)
• Honorary Diploma in Law & Security Administration Honoris Causa
  • awarded by St. Clair College, Windsor (2003)
• Completed National Judicial Institute Settlement Clincs I & II (2010 & 2013)

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