Justice Serge Hamel was called to the Ontario bar in 1993. He began his legal career with the law firm Kemp, Maille & Hamel, practicing family, real estate and administrative law. In 2005, Justice Hamel joined the Ministry of the Attorney General as an assistant Crown attorney in Haileybury, where he prosecuted a wide range of criminal matters and appeared before both the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice.
Deeply involved in his community, Justice Hamel served as a board member and president of Centre de santé communautaire du Témiskaming, a non-profit organization focused on family and community health for the Francophone population in the Temiskaming Shores region. He was also a board member of his local Canadian Mental Health Association and the Classic Theatre Cobalt, a local independent theatre.
Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas has assigned Justice Hamel to Kirkland Lake/Haileybury.
Congratulations to Justice Hamel on this appointment!
See the News Release from the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario for more information.