Amid the COVID-19 crisis, advocates, like all Ontarians, are
facing immediate and diverse challenges. Pandemic or not, access to
justice is a key foundation to our judicial system. Today, the
Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz of the Ontario
Superior Court of Justice hosted a virtual fireside chat to address
the priorities of the Superior Court of Justice amid the COVID-19
crisis.
The Chief Justice explained how the Superior Court of Justice
has responded to the COVID-19 crisis. Beginning in mid-February,
the Court began working to transition to a fully remote operation.
This process has and continues to involve many groups and
individuals from professional organizations and members of the bar
to government ministries to court staff to members of the public.
The immediate goal of the Court was to maintain operations. With
very dedicated Court staff and the use of technology, the
Court's operations have been able to move to remote operations.
While the
