Alum Pierre Lambert-Bélanger, LLB ’04, appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

By Common Law

Communication, Faculty of Law

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The Ontario government is pleased to announce the appointment of Justice Pierre Lambert-Bélanger to the Ontario Court of Justice. Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas has assigned Justice Lambert-Bélanger to North Bay.

Justice Pierre Lambert-Bélanger was called to the Ontario bar in 2005. He started his legal career in Timmins at Riopelle Group Professional Corporation, where he was an associate, then partner, managing a team of lawyers and acting as articling principal for students. He was also an agent for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, conducting prosecutions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Since 2018, Justice Lambert-Bélanger has worked as an assistant Crown attorney in North Bay, where he prosecuted matters in both English and French at the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice.

Justice Lambert-Bélanger has wide-ranging volunteer experience. Since 2022, he has been a member of the Access to Justice in French Northeast Regional Committee, creating solutions and strategies to improve access to justice in French. He is a certified coach with the North Bay Minor Hockey Association and has belonged to multiple school parent advisory councils, as well as Le Club Richelieu, an organization that engages youth in the community and promotes Francophone culture.

Justice Lambert-Bélanger graduated from the French Common Law Program at the University of Ottawa.

Congratulations to Justice Lambert-Bélanger on this appointment!

See the August 6, 2025 for more information.