Joseph Howe

Professional career

• Prior to becoming a judge, Howe served as a Housing Court Prosecutor for over eleven years and held positions as a law clerk and staff attorney in Lucas County, Ohio.

Education

Additional information

• He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Toledo Law School in 1997 and has been active in community service, including organizing charity events and participating in legal aid initiatives
• In 1835, he faced a seditious libel trial after publishing a letter in his newspaper, the Novascotian, accusing Halifax politicians and police of corruption.
• Prominent Nova Scotian journalist, politician, and public servant, but he was not a judge.
• The presiding judge in this trial was Brenton Halliburton, not Joseph Howe
• Despite the judge instructing the jury to convict him, Howe was acquitted in just ten minutes, a landmark case that helped establish the foundation for freedom of the press in Canada.