Justice of the Peace Claire Winchester of Ottawa, CAN; slacker, loser

The Justices of the Peace Review Council has found Claire guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Claire’s assertion that she left court early because of travel time was simply not valid
• Claim as to interpretation of protocol for dealing with pretrial matters involving a defendant’s right to bail was nonsensical
• Attempted to shift blame others regarding her misconduct
• Conduct undermined public confidence in the judiciary
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to accept responsibility for her misconduct
• Failed to fulfill and uphold her judicial duties by closing the court when she knew a jailed defendant was awaiting his right to a reasonable bail, thereby denying his due process rights
• Disregard the constitutional, procedural, and fundamental rights of the accused (due process)
• Failed to uphold and maintain judicial integrity, and undermined public confidence in the integrity of her judicial
• Acted in hast and without due regard to the right of the accused to have his bail hearing held that day
• Decision to close court was not judicial decision-making immune from review by the Council
• Failed to dispose of all matters promptly and efficiently

All that remains now is to see what if any punishment is meted out to Claire by the enablers for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Justices of the Peace Review Council.

As we speak (ca. August 2020), Claire continues to sit as a Justice of the Peace in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.