A New Greek Origin Judge in Montreal!

Another prominent Greek origin legal mind, Dennis (Dionisios) Galiatsatos was nominated judge in Quebec this past August. Dennis Galiatsatos who was a prosecutor in high profile criminal cases is making history as the third Greek origin judge in Quebec ( Judge Hatzis and judge Dionysia Zerbisias)

It was in August that Quebec’s justice minister announced the nomination of five new judges Wednesday, including Dionisios (Dennis) Galiatsatos, the prosecutor who convicted Richard Henry Bain.

Galiatsatos was nominated to be a Quebec court judge alongside Johanne Gagnon, Kathlyn Gauthier, Sonia Mastro Matteo and Benoît Gariépy.

According to the statement from the cabinet of the justice minister, Matteo Mastro and Galiatsatos will both serve as criminal court judges at the Montreal courthouse.

Mastro Matteo and Galiatsatos were prosecutors who both worked high-profile cases in Montreal.

Galiatsatos began working as a prosecutor in 2009. Mastro Matteo began in 2015.