The resumption of the Anna Gibbon misconduct hearing this week.

The Justice of the Peace is accused of acting as an advocate for her son after he was charged with failure to yield in February of 2019.

On June 18th Gibbon told her defence lawyer that she advised her son she could not get involved with the trial, including being unable to assist him in finding a lawyer based on ethical reasons considering the title she carried.

Some of the other people that have testified thus far include prosecuting lawyer Nicole Klein, Supervisor of Court Services Jody Kantzie and Court Clerk Jessica Strobel.

Gibbon faces a number of punishments should the complaint be upheld including a warning or reprimand, an apology or further education, a suspension with or without pay or a recommendation to remove Gibbon from office.

Currently, Gibbon has been reassigned to a court outside of Thunder Bay.

 

With files from Vasilios Bellos and Kevin Jeffrey