Keynote Speaker:
The Hon. Justice Mahmud Jamal, Supreme Court of Canada

The Advocates' Society is proud to have The Honourable Justice Mahmud Jamal present the Keynote Address for this event.

Justice Mahmud Jamal was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on July 1, 2021 after serving on the Ontario Court of Appeal from 2019 to 2021. As a lawyer, Justice Jamal practised in the fields of appellate litigation, constitutional and public law, class actions, and commercial litigation. He appeared before the Supreme Court in civil, constitutional, criminal, and regulatory cases, including cases involving Quebec civil law. He also appeared before the courts of seven provinces, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Tax Court of Canada, and various federal and provincial administrative tribunals. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and law degrees from the Faculty of Law of McGill University and Yale Law School. He served as a law clerk to Justice Melvin L. Rothman of the Quebec Court of Appeal and Justice Charles D. Gonthier of the Supreme Court of Canada.