Ekaterina Tsimberis, Principal at Smart & Biggar LLP in Montréal, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court yesterday. Appointments were also made to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, the Superior Court of Quebec and the Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island.

This week’s judicial appointments:

• Ekaterina Tsimberis, Principal at Smart & Biggar LLP in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court.
• Nicola Edmundson, Senior Counsel at Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville in Perth, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, Family Court, in Belleville.
• J. Ross Macfarlane, a lawyer at Flett Beccario, Barristers & Solicitors in Welland, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Windsor.
• M. Claire Wilkinson, a sole practitioner in Burlington, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Brampton.
• Martha A. Cook, a sole practitioner in Stratford, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in London.
• Joseph Perfetto, Director of Crown Operations at the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, Criminal Law Division, in London, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in St. Thomas.
• Thomas P. Laughlin, K.C., Partner at Stewart McKelvey in Charlottetown, is appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal of Prince Edward Island.
• The Honourable Éric Dufour, a Judge of the Court of Quebec in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal.
• Eleni Yiannakis, Partner at IMK LLP in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal.
• Sébastien Pierre-Roy, a sole practitioner in Sherbrooke, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the districts of Saint-François and Bedford.
• Annie Émond, a sole practitioner in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal.