2010
Grace Russell is the point of contact for the more than 13,000 students and their teachers who visit Old City Hall each year and to thousands more who visit other Ontario Court and Family Court Houses in the GTA.
As coordinator of OJEN’s Courtrooms & Classrooms program for the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto Region, she finds time to arrange for students visiting court, to meet judges, defence or Crown Counsel, Justices of the Peace or other justice professionals during breaks in their schedules, in addition to her demanding judicial support responsibilities. As an active and enthusiastic member of the Toronto OJEN Committee since its inception, she has contributed to the development of numerous justice education programs for youth throughout the city.