The Honourable Mr. Justice Alan D. Sheffield
Mr. Justice Alan D. Sheffield of Ottawa is appointed a Judge of the Family Court Branch of the Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa. Mr. Justice Sheffield received his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1972. Prior to his appointment to the provincial family court in 1981, Mr. Justice Sheffield was a partner in the firm of Galligan & Sheffield. He is a former President of the Ontario Family Law Judges' Association. He has participated in numerous family law conferences and developed the legal component of the Values, Influences and Peers Program for pre-adolescent children in Lanark County.
Since 1991, Mr. Justice Sheffield has served as the family law administrative judge in Ottawa.