The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the appointment of Joanna Hill, LLB ’01, as a Judge of the Tax Court of Canada, on March 28, 2022.
From the Department of Justice News Release:
Justice Joanna Hillwas born in Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to Ottawa when she was five years old. She obtained her undergraduate degree at the University of Western Ontario and, after two years in the workforce, decided to follow in her parents’ footsteps and become a lawyer. She obtained her law degree from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and clerked for the Honourable Douglas Campbell at the Federal Court.
Justice Hill was Senior Counsel in the Tax Law Services Section of the Department of Justice in Ottawa. Her area of expertise is registered charity litigation, and she has made numerous appearances in complex appeals and applications before the Federal Court of Appeal and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Her practice also included arguing tax assessment and administrative and enforcement matters before the Tax Court of Canada, Federal Court, and Federal Court of Appeal.
A member of the Advocates’ Society, Justice Hill has contributed to Women in the Law Symposiums as a panelist and mentor and as co-chair of the 2019 Ottawa symposium; she also acted as co-chair of the 2022 Tax Litigation Program. She has been a presenter and part of the organizing committees for various training conferences for the Department of Justice and the Canada Revenue Agency. She also has served on several Department of Justice committees, including those that promote advocacy with factum reviews and moots for Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada appeals.
Congratulations to Justice Hill on this appointment!