Jill Witkin is a Deputy Crown Attorney in Toronto and manages all of the specialty courts at Old City Hall, including the child abuse, domestic abuse, mental health, drug treatment and Aboriginal Persons courts. Between 1994 and 2009 she worked as an Assistant Crown Attorney in the Toronto office and prosecuted all types of cases in both the Ontario and Superior Courts, with a particular specialization in child abuse and domestic abuse. She was a former Team Leader of the Toronto Child Abuse Team. She has been a past director of various courses run by the Ontario Crown Attorneys Association and presently directs the course “Sexual and Domestic Violence”. She speaks regularly on various aspects of criminal law and procedure at a variety of educational conferences and at Osgoode Hall Law School. In addition, Jill completed her Master of Laws in 2002 in Melbourne, Australia, where her thesis focused on evidentiary, procedural and constitutional issues surrounding video link and closed-circuit television. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of Boost, Jill also chairs the Board of directors of the Regent Park School of Music.