Justice Joelle Malette was called to the Ontario bar in 2005. From 2005 to 2021, she was an associate at Wallbridge Wallbridge, focusing on motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice and institutional sexual assault liability claims. In 2021, she founded Malette ADR | RED, a bilingual dispute resolution firm. She has taught advanced dispute resolution and the art of advocacy as a part-time law professor at the University of Ottawa. She is also a bencher at the Law Society of Ontario and a part-time adjudicator on the Transport Appeal Tribunal of Canada, the Social Benefits Tribunal of Ontario, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the Law Society Tribunal.
Justice Malette was vice president and president of the Artemis Youth Centre, a youth-led initiative in Timmins that aimed to create a safe place for young people to foster creativity, build confidence and pursue new opportunities. She was also on the board of governors at Collège Boréal d’arts appliqués et de technologie. Justice Malette graduated from the French Common Law Program at the University of Ottawa and did post-graduate studies at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.
Congratulations to Justice Malette on this appointment!
See the June 10, 2025, news release from the Attorney General of Ontario for more information.