Ontario court judge facing two assault charges

An Ontario court judge is facing a pair of assault charges.

In a notice posted Friday, the Ontario Court of Justice says Justice Paul Currie of the Central West Region has been charged with assault and assault causing bodily harm.

No further details were provided as to when the charges were laid or the circumstances surrounding them.

“Regional Senior Justice Paul Currie will not be assigned any judicial or administrative duties until further notice,” the provincial court statement said.

“No further information or comment about this matter will be provided at this time.”

Justice Anthony Leitch will be acting as Regional Senior Justice for the Central West Region – which includes Milton, Brampton and Guelph – until further notice.

Justice Currie was appointed to the regional position by the Ford government in April 2019. He was called to the bar in 1984 and began his legal career as an assistant Crown attorney before moving into private practice. In 2004, Justice Currie was appointed a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.