Trudeau nominates first judge of color to Canada’s supreme court

Mahmud Jamal has been judge on Ontario's court of appeal since 2019 and will replace Justice Rosalie Abella

Justin Trudeau has nominated the first judge of color to sit on Canada's supreme court, a historic first in an institution which has only ever had white justices in its 146-year existence.

Mahmud Jamal, who has been a judge on Ontario's court of appeal since 2019, trained as a lawyer and appeared before the supreme court in 35 appeals addressing a range of civil, constitutional, criminal and regulatory issues.