LogoutThe Hon. Frank Marrocco
Frank Neal Marrocco was born November 10, 1945 in Toronto to an Italian-American father and Lebanese-Canadian mother, raised primarily in Windsor, Ontario. After graduating from St. Michael’s College at University of Toronto in 1967 and U of T Law School in 1970, he articled with prominent criminal lawyer Arthur Maloney, gaining extensive trial experience despite challenging working conditions. He married Mimi Bucek in 1970 and built a distinguished legal career spanning criminal law, securities litigation, and public inquiries.
Marrocco became involved in several high-profile cases including the Walkerton Inquiry aftermath, the Bre-X prosecution, CIBC v. Genuity involving Blackberry evidence, and Greg Sorbara’s search warrant case. His career culminated in his election as Law Society Treasurer from 2003-2005, where he championed inclusivity and equity initiatives. His platform focused on committee appointment reforms, paralegal regulation, and bar admission course improvements, establishing him as a significant figure in Ontario’s legal profession and its modernization efforts.
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References
The following are a selection of topics discussed in this oral history.
- Court of Appeal
- Old City Hall Courts
- Provincial Courts
- Superior Court of Justice
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Assumption High School
- Notre Dame
- St. Michael's College
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law
- Upper Canada College
- Yale University
- Attorney General's Department
- Bob Rae government
- Commissioner of Judicial Affairs
- Conservative government
- Crown Attorney's Office
- Department of Justice
- Immigration Department
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Liberal government
- Mike Harris government
- Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services
- Peterson government
- RCMP
- Enron scandal
- Great Depression
- Opening of the Courts ceremony
- Vietnam War
- Walkerton Water Crisis
- World War II
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Detroit
- Florida
- New York
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Toronto
- United States
- Windsor
- Arnup, Weir & Foulds
- Baker & McKenzie
- Carrick, O'Connor, Coutts & Crane
- Gowlings
- McCarthys
- McFadden, Marrocco & Parker
- Shearman & Sterling
- Smith Lyons
- Bre-X
- CIBC v. Genuity
- Dietmar Stauffers case
- Staples case
- Toronto-Dominion Bank vs. Chen
- Judge
- Ontario Superior Court
- Treasurer of the Law Society
- Archie Campbell
- Arthur Maloney
- Bill Simpson
- Carole Curtis
- Charlie Harnick
- Chief Fantino
- Clay Ruby
- David McFadden
- Deidre Rowe-Brown
- Dennis O'Connor
- Earl Cherniak
- Frank Neal Marrocco
- Gavin MacKenzie
- George Finlayson
- Greg Sorbara
- Harriet Sachs
- Harvey Strosberg
- Horace Krever
- Joanne St.Louis
- John Sasso
- Julian Porter
- Justice Nordheimer
- Kirk Makin
- Martin Friedland
- Michael Bryant
- Mimi Bucek
- Norm Gardner
- Paul Martin
- Phil Epstein
- Roy McMurtry
- Warren Winkler
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Association of Law Officers of the Crown
- Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
- Canadian Bar Association
- Criminal Lawyers Association
- Crown Attorneys Association
- Federation of Law Societies of Canada
- Hart House debating society
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Law Society of Ontario
- Ontario Bar Association
- Securities Commission
- The Advocates' Society
- Toronto Police Services Board
- 1890s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- Bar Admission
- Capital Punishment
- Civil Litigation
- Class Actions
- Criminal Law
- Disciplinary Proceedings
- equity initiatives
- Estates
- Evidence
- government relations
- Immigration Law
- Insider Trading
- Jury Trials
- Legal Aid
- Legal Education
- Legal Ethics
- Paralegal Regulation
- Police Oversight
- Professional Regulation
- Search Warrants
- Securities Law
- Tax Law
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Archive Details
File consists of oral history records documenting the life and career of Mr. Justice Frank Marrocco (b. 1945). This interview concerns his personal and professional history. File includes twelve audio cassette recordings and a transcript (344 p.). This interview was recorded on February 15, 2008.