THUNDER BAY — A lawyer born and raised in Thunder Bay is now a judge of the Superior Court of Justice.
Sean Fraser, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, announced the appointment of Chris Arnone to serve in Thunder Bay.
He replaces Justice F.B. Fitzpatrick who elected to start working part-time in July of this year.
Arnone received his law degree from Queen’s University and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2004.
He began his legal career with Atwood Shaw Labine, became a partner there in 2007, and continued to practise family law at Atwood Labine LLP for over 20 years.
Arnone has also taught at Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin faculty of law.
A government press release states that he is recognized for his dedication to the collaborative resolution of family law issues.