LLP. McMurtry is a member of Pro Bono Law Ontario's Advisory Board. , McMurtry is president of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, which made several oral histories and co-published two of his books: Memoirs and Reflections (Toronto: The Osgoode Society and the University of Toronto Press, 2013) Essays in the History of Canadian Law: Volume X – A Tribute to Peter Oliver (Toronto: The Osgoode Society and University of Toronto Press, 2008), 471 pp. (editor with Jim Phillips and John T. Saywell) Personal life McMurtry is married to Ria Jean Macrae, with whom he has six children and 12 grandchildren. His eldest son, Jim McMurtry, ran as a Liberal in British Columbia in the 2006 federal election, placing second to Conservative Russ Hiebert. McMurtry is a landscape painter, originally taught by A.J. Casson, and has donated pieces to charity auctions. Honours In 2007, McMurtry was awarded the Order of Ontario. In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his distinguished career of public service, notably as chief justice of Ontario, and for his extensive volunteer involvement in many social and multicultural initiatives". In 2013, McMurtry was given the G. Arthur Martin medal for outstanding contributions to criminal justice. He served as the 12th Chancellor of York University from 2008 to 2014. The headquarters of the Attorney General of Ontario, the "McMurtry-Scott Building", is named in honour of McMurtry and Ian Scott (Attorney General from 1985 to 1990). References External links The Hon. Roy McMurtry – Hull & Hull LLP McMurtry Art Exhibit – online exhibition of McMurtry's paintings Roy McMurtry - 25 Years of the Charter of Rights – video of 2007 interview on The Agenda with Steve Paikin 1932 births Attorneys General of Ontario Canadian Football League commissioners Chancellors of York University High Commissioners of Canada to the United Kingdom Lawyers in Ontario Living people Justices of the Court of Appeal for Ontario Members of the Order of Ontario Officers of the Order of Canada Osgoode Hall Law School alumni Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Toronto alumni Upper Canada College alumni St. Andrew's College (Aurora) alumni Canadian King's Counsel