The Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman ABELLA

Madam Justice Rosalie Abella was the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal from 1992 - 2004. She has demonstrated by her decisions a bias against fathers. Here is her track record as researched by Peter Roscoe.

In sum a woman had 7 times the probability of having success as a man.

Judicial Bias at the Court of Appeal 2007

Compiled and researched by Peter Karl Roscoe Ottawa

Apr 2006, Revised Sept 2007

For Justice Abella, a summary of family decisions produces:

Appellant

Custody

Access

Mobility

Spousal

Support

Child

Support

Equalization

Other

Costs

Number of Males

Number of Male Wins

Appellant

Custody

Access

Mobility

Spousal

Support

Child

Support

Equalization

Other

Costs

Number of Females

Number of Female Wins

Summarized in percentage terms

Appellant

Custody

Access

Mobility

Spousal

Support

Child

Support

Equalization

Other

Costs

% Chance of Male Win

0.0

40.0

36.4

14.3

20.0

40.0

13.2

% Chance of Female Win

50.0

100.0

85.7

40.0

63.6

62.3

It can be concluded that on a family issue a woman has a (48/69 x 100) 69.6 % chance of winning, and a man has a (8/89 x 100) 9.0 % % chance of winning when appearing before a panel with Justice Abella on it. Success as decided by cost penalties assigned was 8.8 % in favor of men, 64.7 % in favor of females and divided 26.4 % of the time.

Appendix A

Legend

Sex of Lawyer M = Male F = Female Sr = Self Represented

(m) = Hired by the Man (f) = Hired by the woman

Cost Penalty (w) Woman Wins (m) = Man Wins nc = No Costs

res = Reserved for Trial

Sex of Appellant M = Man W = Woman

Grounds (W) = Win C = Custody M = Mobility CS = Child Support

of Appeal

or Cross (L) = Lose A = Access O = Other SS = Spousal Support

Appeal

EQ = Equalization

Panel Judge 1 or 2 Alb = Abella JA Fld = Feldman JA Char = Charron JA

Sim = Simmons JA Wlr = Weiler JA Lng = Lang JA

McM = McMurtry former CJO OCnr = O’Connor DCJO

Gdge = Goudge JA Arm = Arstrong JA Brn = Borin JA

Mcfd = Macfarland JA Macp = Macphearson JA Gil = Gillese JA

Crnk = Cronk JA Catz = Catzman JA Mold = Moldaver JA

Lbse = Labrosse JA Shrp = Sharp JA Rsbg = Rosenberg JA

Lask = Laskin JA Blr = Blair JA Jur = Juriansz JA

Roul = Rouleau JA Kvr = Kriever JA Osb = Osbourne JA

Mord = Morden JA Ast = Austin JA Crty = Carthy JA

Appendix A1 — Cases Examined for Justice Abella

Sex of Lawyer ( wining / losing)

Cost Penalty (sex of wining appellant)

Sex. of appellant

Grounds of Appeal . ( Win/Lose )

Cross. Appeal. (Win / Lose )

Panel Judge . 1

Panel Judge . 2

		2003	Allaire v. Allaire (March 28)	M	(W) CS (L) SS		Arm	Mcph
F v m	(w)	1999	Andrews v. Andrews (September 29)	M	(L) CS, SS		Lasl	Mcph
M v f (w)	(m)	1998	Appleyard v Appleyard (September 14)	W	(W) EQ		Gdge	Osbn
		1994	Barakat v. Barakat (February 11)	W	(W) SS
M v m	(w) 150000	2003	Bosanc v. Bosanc (March 27)	M	(L) SS, EQ, O		Lask	Mcph
M v m	nc	2003	Cox v. Down Stephen (November 20)	M	(L) C, A		Shrp	Arm
		1996	Duma v. Mathews (December 4)	M	(L) A, CS
		1993	Elik v. Elik (February 2)	M	(L) CS, O	(W) SS
		1996	Filipich v. Filipich (September 10)	…M	(L) CS
M v F	(w) 15000	2003	Farrar v. Farrar (January 27)	W	(W) SS, EQ, O		Char	Catz
M v m	(w)	1998	Francis v. Baker (March 10)	M	(L) CS, SS, O		Char	Ast
M v m	(w) 11750	2003	Gabel v Gabel ( March 20)	W	(W) SS, O		Arm	Mcph
		2002	Goldenberg v. Wolf (May 22)	W	(L) C
F v m	(w)	1999	Hall v. Hall (October 28)	W	(W) SS (L) CS	(L) O	Shrp	Mold
	(w) 5000	1998	Irwin v. Irwin (September 10)	M	(L) C, A		Wlr	OCnr
M v m	(w) 3000	1996	Jacobs v. Jacobs (February 23)	M	(L) O		Rsbg	Find
M v m	(w)	2000	Lay v Lay ( Mar 17)	W	(W) EQ		Mord	Odsl
M v m	nc	2001	Leeson v Leeson (September 24)	W	(L) SS		Shrp	Mold
M v f	(m)	1994	Lougheed v. Sillett (June 30)	W	(L) C	(L) O	Lbse	Rob
		1993	Macedo v. Macedo (April 29)	M	(L) CS,O
		1995	MacGyver v. Richards (March 23)	M	(L) M
		1996	Maule-Ffinch v. Maule-Ffinch (May 7)	M	(L) O
Sr v M	(w)	1996	Maurici v. Maurici (August 9)	W	(W) CS, EQ		Find	Aut
F v m	(w)	2001	Manis v Manis (September 18)	M	(L) O		McM	Mcph
M v M	nc	1999	McCord v Holek (March 26)	W	(W) C, A		Catz	Krvr
M v sr	nc	2003	McGeachy v. McGeachy (September 5)	M	(W) CS	(L) SS	Mold	Shrp
		1996	Meiorin v. Meiorin (January 17)	M	(L) CS, O
		1999	Merikallio v. Merikallio (March 22)	M	(L) CS
M v m	(w)	2001	Miglin v. Miglin (April 26)	M	(L) A, SS	(w) SS	McM	Mold
M v m	(w)	2001	Milla v Milla (Mar 19)	M	(L) O		Char	Shrp
		2001	Miranda v. Bossio (June 18)	M	(L) SS
		1992	Montgomery v. Montgomery (October 30)	M	(L) A
		1997	Munro v. Munro (October 17)	M	(W) O (L) SS
F v m	(w)	1999	Pollastro v Pollastro (February 25)	W	(W) C		Fld	Catz
F v m	(w)	1997	Politi v Politi (April 18)	M	(L) CS, EQ, O		Lask	Wlr
	nc	1996	Punzo v. Punzo (March 4)	M	(L) A		Rsbg	Gdmn
		1993	Rumanek v. Rumanek (November 15)	W	(W) CS
		1996	Shefsky v. Shefsky (September 11)	W	(W) CS, SS
M v m	(w)	1999	Sherman v. Sherman (April 16)	W	(W) CS, SS		Drty	OCnr
F v m	(w)	2003	Tauber v. Tauber (March 31)	M	(L) SS		Char	Catz
		1994	Veneziale v. Veneziale (April 21)	M	(W) O (L) CS
	nc	1998	Walsh v. Walsh (July 20)	W	(L) C		Mold	Find
M v m	(w)	1996	Woodcock v. Woodcock (September 10)	M	(L) CS, SS		Drty	Find
		1996	Woodman v. Deremo (July 23)	M	(L) O
F v m	nc	1994	Wunsche v. Wunsche (April 25)	M	(W) EQ		Osbn	Arb
F v m	(w) 7000	2003	Hillmond v Letchford (March 25)	W	(W) O		Lask	Drty
M v m	(w) 10000	2000	Johnson v Johnson (March 15)	M	(L) O	(L) O	Mord	ODrs
M v m	(w)	1999	Chinneck v Chinneck (February 12)	M	(L)EQ, O		Gdge	Crty
M v m	nc	2004	Boudreau v Boudreau (April 14)	W	(L) O		Wlr	Arm
M v m	(m)	1999	Cole v Martin (September 30)	W	(L) O		Gdge	Mcph
F v m	nc	1998	Wood v Robertson (November 9)	W	(W) O (L) EQ	(L) O	McM	OCnr