Murray Segal joined the LCO Board of Governors as the Ministry of the Attorney General’s appointee in January 2007. He has been the Deputy Attorney General for the province of Ontario since January 2004. As head of an organization of more than 8,000 people, including over 1,600 counsel, Murray oversees the varied work of the ministry, which includes protecting the legal interests of government, providing support for vulnerable adults and children and victims of crime, prosecuting crime, and the administration of the courts in Ontario. Murray’s career at the Ministry spans more than 30 years.
Professional Career:
• Assistant Deputy Attorney General of the Ministry’s Criminal Law Division and Chief Prosecutor for the Province of Ontario (1997 – 2004)
• Crown Law Office-Criminal (1977 – 1997) made Director in 1990
Achievements:
• Advanced a number of significant provincial strategies to address guns and gangs violence
• Oversaw initiatives such as moving toward the restoration of a law reform commission, civil law reform and human rights transformation
• Lead prosecutor in some of the highest profile criminal cases in Ontario.
• Certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the Law Society of Upper Canada
• Author of numerous legal publications in the areas of the Charter, procedure, disclosure, and motor vehicle law, and is a frequent participant in continuing education programs
Called to the Bar of Ontario:
• 1977
