Law School Life & Beyond Leadership Series - The Honourable Madame Justice Wong

<p>This week Katya Rowley is joined by the Honourable Madame Justice Wong. Justice Wong was appointed to the bench in late 2014 and presides over family, child protection, and criminal matters in the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham, Ontario.</p> <p>After completing her articles, Justice Wong intended to pursue plaintiff side insurance litigation, but was tasked with first taking a few family law cases at the firm she was working at. She ended up falling in love with the practice, and was an extremely successful lawyer in this field in the Windsor area. Justice Wong discusses how rewarding family law is, and how she truly felt she was making a difference in her clients lives by working on highly important cases such as custody access, child protection, and separation agreements.</p> <p>In addition to her family law practice, Justice Wong opened up a mediation practice called Bridging Family Conflict with a few of her colleagues, after attending mediation courses offered for lawyers at Harvard.</p> <p>Justice Wong discusses how she enjoys being active within her community, previously sitting on the Board of the Windsor Western Hospital before it merged to become Hotel Dieu Grace and Metropolitan Hospital. Justice Wong also sat on the board for the Sexual Assault Crisis Centre.</p> <p>In this episode, Justice Wong discusses her appointment to the bench, how the transition was for her and how that impacted her relationships with her colleagues. She also discusses the wonderful support she has received from other female judges, what drew her to a career in law, her law school experience, and advice she has for future and current law students!</p>