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The Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed an application for judicial review of the recommendation that Justice of the Peace Anna Gibbon be removed from office after she was found to have engaged in judicial misconduct

Justice of the Peace Anna Gibbon, who was found to have engaged in judicial misconduct, filed a motion for a judicial review of the recommendation she be removed from office

Gibbon was found to have engaged in misconduct by intervening in a Highway Traffic Act charge involving her son, and while the majority of the review panel is recommending she be removed from office, one member felt a combined disposition including suspension and education was more appropriate

Presenting counsel argues lack of appropriate consequences could harm public faith in justice system.

The panel consisting of three judges ruled Justice of the Peace Anna Gibbon engaged in judicial misconduct by intervening in a Highway Traffic Act proceeding involving her son.