Frank Neal Stephen Marrocco served as a Canadian judge from 2005 until 2020 and as Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice from 2013 to 2020.[1] He was initially appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in 2005 on the recommendation of Prime Minister Paul Martin [2] and then elevated in 2013[3] to Associate Chief Justice by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[4]

Frank Marrocco
Associate Chief Justice of the
Superior Court of Justice Ontario
In office
June 6, 2013 – November 10, 2020
Appointed byStephen Harper
Preceded byJ. Douglas Cunningham
Succeeded byFaye McWatt
58th Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada
In office
2003–2005
Preceded byVern Krishna
Succeeded byGeorge Douglas Hunter

Marrocco is a former Queen's Counsel and was a partner at Gowlings.[5] He was first elected as a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1995, and he was elected its treasurer (the highest elected position) in 2003.[6]

In July 2020, Marrocco was appointed by the Ontario Government as a Member of the Independent Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission.[7]

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  1. ^ Ontario Courts website
  2. ^ Canada, Government of. "Orders In Council - Search". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. ^ Canada, Government of. "Orders In Council - Search". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  4. ^ Bagnall, James (15 February 2012). "Nortel Trial: Inside Judge Frank Marrocco's courtroom". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ^ News release from Gowlings website, June 12, 2013
  6. ^ The Law Society of Upper Canada, List of Law Society Treasurers
  7. ^ Members of the Independent Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission