Mr. Justice Bruce Durno

Mr. Justice Durno has been a judge in the Superior Court of Justice since 1998, and has served as Regional Senior Justice for the Central West region since 2000. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Mr. Justice Durno was a criminal defence lawyer and served as president of the Criminal Lawyers' Association.

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Senior Crown Attorney Kenneth Anthony

Kenneth Anthony has been a prosecutor with the Ministry of the Attorney General since 1976. In that time, he has served as Crown Attorney in Scarborough and the District of Muskoka. Most recently, Mr. Anthony was a senior legal expert to a ministry team working on measures to increase the effectiveness of the criminal justice system.

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Dedicated Prosecution

This is an innovative system that changes the way cases are assigned to Crown prosecutors. It allows prosecutors to continually monitor the progress of their cases and make appropriate decisions earlier in the court process.

This initiative, and others, will help to meet the province's target of reducing the average number of days and appearances needed to complete a criminal case by 30 per cent. Additional initiatives will be announced in the coming months.

Learn more about dedicated prosecution.

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Expanded on-site legal aid in courthouses

Together with a new simplified online application procedure, this will allow accused persons to apply immediately for legal aid and, if successful, would be able to attempt to retain a lawyer more quickly.

This initiative, and others, will help to meet the province's target of reducing the average number of days and appearances needed to complete a criminal case by 30 per cent. Additional initiatives will be announced in the coming months.

Learn more about expanded on-site legal aid.

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