Tony Leitch called to bench

Assistant Crown attorney Tony Leitch has been called to the bench.

The Bosma trial prosecutor has been appointed a judge in the Ontario Court of Justice, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of the Attorney General.

Leitch’s appointment will take effect Sept. 7, and he will preside in Hamilton.

According to the ministry’s website, Leitch was called to the bar in 1995. He has been with the Crown’s office in Hamilton for two years. Previously, he was the acting Crown attorney in Orangeville and Simcoe and was an assistant Crown attorney in North Bay.