Malcolm Rowe
Malcolm Rowe is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, who, alongside Justice Côté, dissented in the recent landmark ruling on inmate rights, advocating for the continuation of established legal precedents regarding disciplinary proceedings in provincial jails.
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Justice Malcolm Rowe was the dissenter in the other 8-1 decision.
Supreme Court produces fewer rulings than in past years
Canada· 2026-02-05
Justice Malcolm Rowe was closely followed by Justice Côté in asking the first question.
How long do lawyers have to make their case before a Supreme Court judge interrupts them?Canada· 2026-01-24
The next mandatory retirement is coming in 2028, when Justice Malcolm Rowe turns 75.
Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire in MayCanada· 2026-01-13
Justice Malcolm Rowe pointed out the connection between judicial discretion and reasonable delay in trials.
Top court sends drug case back to trial, but doesn’t address broader questions of delayCanada· 2025-12-05
Justice Malcolm Rowe concurred with Justice Mahmud Jamal's dissenting reasons in the Supreme Court case.
Supreme Court backs Good Samaritan law in drug overdose incidentsCanada· 2025-10-24
Malcolm Rowe is one of the Supreme Court of Canada Justices who debuted new formal fashion for special occasions.
Supreme Court of Canada justices swap iconic red robes for new ‘modern and simple’ lookCanada· 2025-10-10
Justice Malcolm Rowe co-wrote the dissent in the 7-2 I.M. ruling.
Supreme Court of Canada tightens rules on sentencing youth offenders as adultsCanada· 2025-07-18
Malcolm Rowe is a Justice who will reach mandatory retirement age in 2028.
Conservatives pledge to appoint stricter judges as part of tough-on-crime campaign promisesCanada· 2025-04-12
Justice Malcolm Rowe joined Justice Côté in the dissenting opinion against the John Howard appeal.
Supreme Court of Canada rules to bolster rights of inmates in provincial jailsCanada· 2025-03-14
