Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada
The Honourable Justice Kofi N. Barnes is Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and a former judge of the Ontario Court of Justice. Born in Ghana, Justice Barnes made history as the first person born on the African continent to be appointed a judge in Canada.
As the founder of a number of Treatment Courts including as a co-founder of Canada’s first Drug Treatment Court in Toronto, Justice Barnes has helped pave the way for multidisciplinary approaches that integrate legal case processing with treatment and rehabilitation, transforming lives and enhancing individual and community safety.
In 2020, Justice Barnes founded the Association of Justice and Treatment Professionals (www.justicetreatment.org) a professional development forum for justice and treatment professionals to dialogue and learn from each other.
The Honourable Justice Kofi N. Barnes is Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and a former judge of the Ontario Court of Justice. Born in Ghana, Justice Barnes made history as the first person born on the African continent to be appointed a judge in Canada.
As the founder of a number of Treatment Courts including as a co-founder of Canada’s first Drug Treatment Court in Toronto, Justice Barnes has helped pave the way for multidisciplinary approaches that integrate legal case processing with treatment and rehabilitation, transforming lives and enhancing individual and community safety.
In 2020, Justice Barnes founded the Association of Justice and Treatment Professionals (www.justicetreatment.org) a professional development forum for justice and treatment professionals to dialogue and learn from each other.