David Paciocco

David M. Paciocco is a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Toronto, Ontario. Paciocco has authored several books on criminal law and is considered one of Canada's foremost experts on the law of evidence.

Career Paciocco completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Western Ontario and a master's degree in law from the University of Oxford. He was a member of the legal team that defended the Canadian Red Cross in the tainted blood scandal.

In 2010 a Toronto Star investigation revealed that since becoming the ombudsman for the Canadian military in 2001 and then Ontario Ombudsman in 2005, André Marin had awarded Paciocco over $250,000 in untendered government contracts. Marin and Paciocco complained about the article to the Ontario Press Council, which upheld with the complaint, finding the implications to be unfounded.

Judge In 2011, Paciocco was appointed a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice for the Ottawa region.

On April 7, 2017, Paciocco was elevated to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.