Jolene Hansell
@jolenehansell.bsky.social
Criminal defence lawyer & Professor @ uOttawa Common Law | Former SCC & ONCA clerk | Jessup Coach | Int’l Law nerd | ballet & dog lover | posts are my own | she/her
Proud to be recognized by my colleagues—for the third year in a row—as a 2026 Best Lawyers “One to Watch” for my appeal practice.
September 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Proud to be recognized by my colleagues—for the third year in a row—as a 2026 Best Lawyers “One to Watch” for my appeal practice.
I am a female criminal defence lawyer.
I have 4 degrees. I articled at a leading Canadian criminal defence firm and clerked at the Ontario Court of Appeal & the Supreme Court of Canada.
I am not a skirt to hide behind. I earned my place in the courtroom.
criminallawyers.ca/why-women-la...
I have 4 degrees. I articled at a leading Canadian criminal defence firm and clerked at the Ontario Court of Appeal & the Supreme Court of Canada.
I am not a skirt to hide behind. I earned my place in the courtroom.
criminallawyers.ca/why-women-la...
Why women lawyers represent men accused of sexual crimes - The Criminal Lawyers' Association (CLA)
By the Criminal Lawyers’ Association Women’s Committee In response to the Hockey Canada verdicts, a familiar misogynistic refrain popped up again: why would a woman defend a man accused of sexual assa...
criminallawyers.ca
July 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I am a female criminal defence lawyer.
I have 4 degrees. I articled at a leading Canadian criminal defence firm and clerked at the Ontario Court of Appeal & the Supreme Court of Canada.
I am not a skirt to hide behind. I earned my place in the courtroom.
criminallawyers.ca/why-women-la...
I have 4 degrees. I articled at a leading Canadian criminal defence firm and clerked at the Ontario Court of Appeal & the Supreme Court of Canada.
I am not a skirt to hide behind. I earned my place in the courtroom.
criminallawyers.ca/why-women-la...
First time at the Quebec Court Appeal ⚖️
So fun to appear opposite to my former SCC clerk colleague.
So fun to appear opposite to my former SCC clerk colleague.
June 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
First time at the Quebec Court Appeal ⚖️
So fun to appear opposite to my former SCC clerk colleague.
So fun to appear opposite to my former SCC clerk colleague.
So proud of this result. Appeal allowed.
The credibility and reliability, including children and adults testifying about traumatic events, is the daily fare of judges and is grounded in common knowledge and experience.
No expert evidence needed.
coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...
The credibility and reliability, including children and adults testifying about traumatic events, is the daily fare of judges and is grounded in common knowledge and experience.
No expert evidence needed.
coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...
R. v. P.J.C. - Court of Appeal for Ontario
coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca
March 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
So proud of this result. Appeal allowed.
The credibility and reliability, including children and adults testifying about traumatic events, is the daily fare of judges and is grounded in common knowledge and experience.
No expert evidence needed.
coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...
The credibility and reliability, including children and adults testifying about traumatic events, is the daily fare of judges and is grounded in common knowledge and experience.
No expert evidence needed.
coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...
The @uocommonlaw Jessup Team took the Canadian National Rounds by storm.
Undefeated, 1st Runner Up National Champions & 4 top speakers:
✨Zoe Pekos (3rd)
✨Liam Andrews (4th)
✨Sophie Ehlebracht & Dheya Al-Saeedi (7th)
Global Rounds here we come!
#JessupMoot #AdvantageFTX
Undefeated, 1st Runner Up National Champions & 4 top speakers:
✨Zoe Pekos (3rd)
✨Liam Andrews (4th)
✨Sophie Ehlebracht & Dheya Al-Saeedi (7th)
Global Rounds here we come!
#JessupMoot #AdvantageFTX
February 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The @uocommonlaw Jessup Team took the Canadian National Rounds by storm.
Undefeated, 1st Runner Up National Champions & 4 top speakers:
✨Zoe Pekos (3rd)
✨Liam Andrews (4th)
✨Sophie Ehlebracht & Dheya Al-Saeedi (7th)
Global Rounds here we come!
#JessupMoot #AdvantageFTX
Undefeated, 1st Runner Up National Champions & 4 top speakers:
✨Zoe Pekos (3rd)
✨Liam Andrews (4th)
✨Sophie Ehlebracht & Dheya Al-Saeedi (7th)
Global Rounds here we come!
#JessupMoot #AdvantageFTX