Effoduh named inaugural Raj Anand access-to-justice fellow

Law360 Canada (September 29, 2026, 3:17 PM EDT) -- Jake Okechukwu Effoduh has been named the inaugural fellow of the Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship, a joint initiative of the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) and Osgoode Hall Law School.

According to the announcement, Effoduh’s research and teaching focus on artificial intelligence, law and access to justice. His work includes Black Futures by Design, a national initiative examining AI regulation through a Black racial justice lens, as well as an ongoing research and teaching program focused on what he describes as “technological access to justice.”

During the fellowship, Effoduh will develop a draft “Ontario Algorithmic Accountability Framework for Administrative Justice.” His research will examine the use of algorithmic and automated systems in Ontario’s administrative justice system, with a focus on the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Landlord and Tenant Board and Social Benefits Tribunal.

The project will develop guidance for the transparent, fair and rights-respecting use of algorithmic, automated, data-driven and digital decision-support systems that may affect access to justice. The work will be grounded in the experiences of people who interact with these tribunals.

Effoduh is an assistant professor at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University. He earned an LLM from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2018 and a PhD in 2026.

According to the LCO, the annual fellowship is open to a wide range of academics, lawyers, post-doctoral researchers or other professionals.

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