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The Provincial Court was created by the Stipendiary Magistrates Act, on April 14, 1938. The name of Provincial Court was introduced in 1976. | |||
==Current Judges== | ==Current Judges== | ||
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! Other Details | ! Other Details | ||
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|Chief Judge | |'''Chief Judge Perry Borden''' [https://www.courts.ns.ca/documents/NSPC_Judicial_Appointments_NR_06_09_20.pdf] | ||
|Halifax | |Halifax | ||
|{{dts| | |{{dts|July 9, 2020}} (J)<br> August 27, 2023 (CJ) | ||
|{{Govt| NS |2017}} (J)<br> {{Govt| NS |2023}} | |||
|NS Crown Attorney (2007 to 2020)<br>Private Practice (criminal)<br> Called to bar (2003) | |||
|{{ | |{{publishedNSPC|Borden}} (~2) | ||
|NS | |||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Alanna Murphy [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20021213001] | ||
|Dartmouth | |Dartmouth | ||
|{{dts|November 13, 2002}} | |{{dts|November 13, 2002}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |1999}} | ||
|NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002)<br> Chief Crown (2000 to 2002)<br>Called to bar (1987) | |NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002)<br> Chief Crown (2000 to 2002)<br>Called to bar (1987) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|murphy}} (~0) | |{{publishedNSPC|murphy}} (~0) <br> | ||
[https://courts.ns.ca/sites/default/files/editor-uploads/Other/JMurphy_Complaint_Report_March_30_2022.pdf Complaint 2022] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |James H. Burrill [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001] | ||
|Yarmouth | |Yarmouth | ||
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}} | |{{dts|September 19, 2003}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |1999}} | ||
|NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003)<br> Called to bar (1986) | |NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003)<br> Called to bar (1986) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|burrill}} (~20) | |{{publishedNSPC|burrill}} (~20){{asof|December 2022}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001] | ||
|Port Hawkesbury | |Port Hawkesbury | ||
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}} | |{{dts|September 19, 2003}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |1999}} | ||
|NS Public Prosecution Service <br> Private Practice<br> Called to bar (1990) | |NS Public Prosecution Service <br> Private Practice<br> Called to bar (1990) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|Halfpenny}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|Halfpenny}} (~9) {{asof|December 2022}} | ||
|-<!-- | |||
|Marci Lin Melvin [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20081112006] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|Kentville | |Kentville | ||
|{{dts|November 12, 2008}} | |{{dts|November 12, 2008}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2007}} | ||
|NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (1982) | |NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (1982) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|Melvin}} (~0) | |{{publishedNSPC|Melvin}} (~0) | ||
|- --> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Timothy D. Landry [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20120919007] [https://courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/landry_appointment.htm] | ||
|Digby/Yarmouth | |Digby/Yarmouth | ||
|{{dts|September 19, 2012}} | |{{dts|September 19, 2012}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2009}} | ||
|NS Legal Aid | |NS Legal Aid (1994 to 2012)<br>Called to bar (1992) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|landry}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|landry}} (~4) {{asof|December 2023}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Daniel A. MacRury [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20140730001] | ||
|Sydney | |||
| | |||
|{{dts|July 30, 2014}} | |{{dts|July 30, 2014}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2013}} | ||
|NS Public Prosecution Service<br> Called to bar (1986) | |NS Public Prosecution Service<br> Called to bar (1986) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|macrury}} (~0) | |{{publishedNSPC|macrury}} (~0) | ||
|- | |- <!-- | ||
| | |Timothy Daley [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20150317002] | ||
|Pictou | |Pictou | ||
|{{dts|March 17, 2015}} | |{{dts|March 17, 2015}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2013}} | ||
|Private practice (mix)<br> Called to bar (1992) | |Private practice (mix)<br> Called to bar (1992) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|daley}} (~0) | |{{publishedNSPC|daley}} (~0) --> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Elizabeth Buckle [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20150331001] [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/Buckle_appointment_nspc-fc.htm] | ||
|Halifax<br>Amherst | |Halifax<br>Amherst | ||
|{{dts|March 31, 2015}} | |{{dts|March 31, 2015}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2013}} | ||
| | |Beveridge, MacPherseon & Buckle (criminal) (2008 to 2015)<br>PPSC Crown (2004 to 2008)<br>Heller Rubel<br> Called to bar (1994) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|buckle}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|buckle}} (~38) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Alain Bégin [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20160901003] [https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/truro-lawyer-al-bgin-appointed-provincial-court-judge-148463/] | ||
|Truro | |Truro | ||
|{{dts|September 1, 2016}} | |{{dts|September 1, 2016}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2015}} | ||
|Private practice | |McLellan Richards & Bégin (2000 to 2016)<br> Private practice<br> Called to bar (1995) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|begin}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|begin}} (~28) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Ronda van der Hoek [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170123001] | ||
|Kentville/Windsor | |Kentville/Windsor | ||
|{{dts|January 23, 2017}} | |{{dts|January 23, 2017}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2015}} | ||
|Public Prosecution Service of Canada | |Public Prosecution Service of Canada <br> Nova Scotia Legal Aid<br>Called to bar (1997) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|Hoek}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|Hoek}} (~44) {{asof|December 2022}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Cathy Benton [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/ProvCourtAppointments_17_03.htm] [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170123001] [https://www.ryerson.ca/criminaljusticefirsts/courts/Catherine-Benton/] | ||
|Bridgewater/<br>Shubenacadie | |Bridgewater/<br>Shubenacadie | ||
|{{dts|January 23, 2017}} | |{{dts|January 23, 2017}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2015}} | ||
|NS Legal Aid | |NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (1994) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|benton}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|benton}} (~4) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Rickcola Brinton [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/ProvCourtAppointments_17_03.htm] | ||
|Halifax | |Halifax | ||
|{{dts|March 31, 2017}} | |{{dts|March 31, 2017}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2015}} | ||
|NS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017) | |NS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017) <br> Called to bar (~2000) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|Brinton}} (~0) | |{{publishedNSPC|Brinton}} (~0) {{asof|December 2022}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Rosalind Michie [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/ProvCourtAppointments_17_03.htm] | ||
|Amherst | |Amherst | ||
|{{dts|March 31, 2017}} | |{{dts|March 31, 2017}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2015}} | ||
|NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017) | |NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017)<br> Called to bar (1997) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|Michie}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|Michie}} (~10) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Amy Sakalauskas [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/ProvCourtAppointments_17_03.htm] [http://unb.uberflip.com/i/961764-spring-2018/15] | ||
|Sydney | |Sydney | ||
|{{dts|March 31, 2017}} | |{{dts|March 31, 2017}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2015}} | ||
|Private practice | |Private practice<br> Called to bar (2003) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|sakalauskas}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|sakalauskas}} (~6) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Diane L. McGrath [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170919003] | ||
|Sydney | |Sydney | ||
|{{dts|September 19, 2017}} | |{{dts|September 19, 2017}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2017}} | ||
|NS Prosecution Service<br>NS Legal Aid<br>Private Practice<br> Called | |NS Prosecution Service<br>NS Legal Aid<br>Private Practice<br> Called to bar (1993) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|Mcgrath}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|Mcgrath}} (~6) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Anne Marie Simmons [https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/a-historic-moment-judicial-appointment-gives-n-s-court-gender-parity-1.3672606] | ||
|Halifax | |Halifax | ||
|{{dts|November 10, 2017}} | |{{dts|November 10, 2017}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2017}} | ||
|Public Prosecution Service of Canada | |Public Prosecution Service of Canada (2005 to 2017)<br>NS Crown Attorney (1995~ to 2005)<br>private practice (1984 to 1995~)<br> Called to bar (~1984) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|simmons}} (~ | |{{publishedNSPC|simmons}} (~2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Chris Manning [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/JudgeManningAppointment.htm] | ||
|Kentville | |Kentville | ||
|{{dts|May 31, 2018}} | |{{dts|May 31, 2018}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2017}} | ||
|Private Practice (criminal)<br>NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (1985) | |Private Practice (criminal)<br>NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (1985) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|Manning}} (~0) | |{{publishedNSPC|Manning}} (~0) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Christine Driscoll | ||
| | |Halifax | ||
|{{ | |December 2021 | ||
|{{Govt| NS |2021B}} | |||
| | |Crown Attorney <br> Called to bar (1996) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|Driscoll}} (~1) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Brad G. Sarson [http://web.archive.org/web/20220603175708/https://courts.ns.ca/documents/NSPC_Judicial_Appointments_06_03_2022.pdf] | ||
| | |Dartmouth | ||
| | |June 3, 2022 | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2021B}} | ||
| | |Legal aid <br> Called to bar (1997) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|Sarson}} (~0) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Kelly J. Serbu [http://web.archive.org/web/20220603175708/https://courts.ns.ca/documents/NSPC_Judicial_Appointments_06_03_2022.pdf] | ||
|Halifax | |Halifax | ||
| | |June 3, 2022 | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2021B}} | ||
| | |Adjudicator re Residential Schools (2008 to 2019)<br> Private practice (criminal) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210618145208/https://serbulaw.ca/lawyer/] <br>Called to bar (1997) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|Serbu}} (~0) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Nicole A. Rovers [http://web.archive.org/web/20220603175708/https://courts.ns.ca/documents/NSPC_Judicial_Appointments_06_03_2022.pdf] | ||
| | |Antigonish | ||
|June | |June 3, 2022 | ||
| | | {{Govt| NS |2022}} | ||
| | | Legal Aid <Br>Called to bar (2002) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|Rovers}} (~0) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Judge | |Jill Hartlen [https://www.courts.ns.ca/sites/default/files/notices/2023-05/NSPC_Hartlen_Duffy_Robing_Ceremonies_May_11_2023.pdf#:~:text=Judge%20Jill%20Hartlen%20was%20called%20to%20the%20Nova,of%20the%20Public%20Prosecution%20Service%20of%20Canada%20%28PPSC%29.] [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230203003] | ||
|Dartmouth | |Dartmouth | ||
| | |February 3, 2023 | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2023}} | ||
| | | PPSC Crown<br> Called to bar (2004) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|hartlen}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Bronwyn Duffy | ||
|Dartmouth | |||
| | |February 3, 2023 | ||
|{{Govt| NS |2023}} | |||
|MacIsaac, Clarke & Duffy<br> Called to bar (2010) | |||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|duffy}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Bryna Hatt | ||
| | |Pictou | ||
| | |February 3, 2023 | ||
| | | {{Govt| NS |2023}} | ||
| | |Fraser Hatt Law <br> Called to bar (2008) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|duffy}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Alonzo Wright [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230928007] | ||
|Halifax | |||
| Sept 28, 2023[https://novascotia.ca/apps/oic/OicFile/Details/20284] | |||
| {{Govt| NS |2023}} | |||
|Crown Attorney | |||
|{{publishedNSPC|wright}} | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|{{ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Mark Heerema [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20230928007] | ||
| | | Shubenacadie | ||
| | | Sept 28, 2023 [https://novascotia.ca/apps/oic/OicFile/Details/20284] | ||
| | | {{Govt| NS |2023}} | ||
| | |Crown Attorney<br> | ||
|{{ | Called to bar (2007) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC|Heerema}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Part-time/per diem Judges== | |||
== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | ||
! Name | ! Name | ||
! Location | ! Location | ||
! | ! Date Appointed | ||
! Appointed By | ! Appointed By | ||
! Prior Position(s) | ! Prior Position(s) | ||
! Other Details | ! Other Details | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Pamela S. Williams (CJ)[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001] | ||
|HRM | |||
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}} (Judge)<br> 2013 to 2023 (Chief) | |||
| | |PC (2003) <br> NDP (2013) | ||
|NS Legal Aid, Youth<br> Called to bar (1985) | |||
|{{ | |{{publishedNSPC|Williams}} (~24) | ||
| | |||
|NS | |||
|{{ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Jean M. Whalen [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20090116002] | ||
|Dartmouth | |Dartmouth | ||
| | |{{dts|January 16, 2009}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2007}} | ||
| | |NS Public Prosecution Service<br> Called to bar (~1985) | ||
|{{ | |{{publishedNSPC|Whalen}} (~50) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Paul V. Scovil [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20110802005] | ||
| | |Bridgewater | ||
| | |{{dts|August 2, 2011}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2009}} | ||
| | |NS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011)<br> Called to bar (1982) | ||
| | |{{publishedNSPC|scovil}} (~44) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Del W. Atwood [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20091110004] [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20020131006] | ||
| | |Pictou | ||
| | |{{dts|November 10, 2009}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2009}} | ||
| | |NS Public Prosecution Service (2002 to 2009)<br> Crown Attorney (Nlfd) (1993 to 2002) <br>Legal aid (1986 to 1992)<br>Called to bar (~1985) | ||
|{{ | |{{publishedNSPC|atwood}} (~187){{asof|Dec 2021}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |E. Ann Marie MacInnes [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20151110007] | ||
| | |Sydney | ||
| | |{{dts|November 10, 2015}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2015}} | ||
| | |NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (1991) | ||
|{{ | |{{publishedNSPC|MacInnes}} (~2) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Theodore K. Tax [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20081001001] | ||
| | |Dartmouth | ||
| | |{{dts|October 1, 2008}} | ||
| | |{{Govt| NS |2007}} | ||
| | |Federal DOJ<br> Called to bar (1978) | ||
|{{ | |{{publishedNSPC|tax}} (~64) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |A. Peter Ross | ||
| | |Sydney | ||
| | |{{dts|1990}} | ||
| PC | |PC<br> (Buchanan/?) | ||
| | |NS Public Prosecution Service<br>Called to bar (~1978) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|Ross}} (~45) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Barbara Beach | ||
| | |Halifax, Youth | ||
|1994 | |||
| | |Liberal<br>(Savage/?) | ||
|NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (~1978) | |||
|{{ | |{{publishedNSPC|beach}} (~6) {{asof|December 2021}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Michael B. Sherar [https://nwood.ns.ca/about/board-of-governors/michael-sherar/] | ||
| | |Halifax | ||
| | |{{dts|1990}} (Judge)<br>January 2020 (PT) | ||
|PC | |||
|Blois Nickerson<br> Called to bar (~1978) | |||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|sherar}} (~12) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Marc C. Chisholm [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001] | ||
| | |Halifax | ||
| | |September 19, 2003 (Judge), 2017 (PT) | ||
| | |PC | ||
| | |NS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003)<br> Called to bar (1980) | ||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|Chisholm}} (~45){{asof|December 2023}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Alan T. Tufts [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=19980121001] | ||
| | |Kentville | ||
| | | 1998 (Judge)<br> 2013 (ACJ) <br> May 31, 2018 (PT) | ||
|Liberal (1998)<br> NDP (2013) | |||
|Muttart Tufts Dewolfe and Coyle<br> Called to bar (~1980)<br> Dal grad (1979) | |||
|{{publishedNSPC| | |{{publishedNSPC|tufts}} (~61) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Claudine MacDonald | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|{{ | |{{published|claudine|macdonald|ns|pc}} (~8) | ||
| | |||
|} | |||
[http://www.courts.ns.ca/Provincial_Court/NSPC_judges.htm] | |||
==Previous Judges== | |||
* [[Nova Scotia Provincial Court (Historical)]] | |||
==Contact Info== | |||
{| | |||
| | | | ||
; Halifax [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/HRM_Courthouses.htm] | |||
Halifax Provincial Court<br> | |||
5250 Spring Garden Rd.<br> | |||
Halifax, NS<br> | |||
B3J 1E7<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 424-8718<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 424-0551<br> | |||
<halifaxprovincialcourt@courts.ns.ca> | |||
; Halifax (Youth Court) [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/HRM_Courthouses.htm] | |||
Youth Justice Court<br> | |||
Halifax Provincial Courthouse<br> | |||
5250 Spring Garden Rd.<br> | |||
Halifax, NS<br> | |||
B3J 1E7<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 424-8718<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 424-0551<br> | |||
; Dartmouth [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/HRM_Courthouses.htm] | |||
277 Pleasant St.<br> | |||
Dartmouth, NS<br> | |||
B2Y 4B7<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 424-2390<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 424-0677<br> | |||
<DartmouthProvincialCourt@gov.ns.ca> | |||
; Dartmouth (Mental Health Court) [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/HRM_Courthouses.htm] | |||
Dartmouth Provincial Courthouse<br> | |||
Courtroom #5, 1st Floor<br> | |||
(Offices on the 2nd Floor) <br> | |||
277 Pleasant St.<br> | |||
Dartmouth, NS<br> | |||
B2Y 4B7<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 722-1040 | |||
| | | | ||
; Truro [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Truro_Courthouse.htm] | |||
Provincial Court<br> | |||
540 Prince Street<br> | |||
Truro, NS<br> | |||
B2N 1G1<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 893-5840<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 893-6261 | |||
; Shubenacadie (Satellite) [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Truro_Courthouse.htm] | |||
5 Mill Village Rd.<br> | |||
Shubenacadie, NS<br> | |||
B0N 1Y0<br> | |||
(902) 893-5840 (Truro Court) | |||
; Pictou [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Pictou_Courthouse.htm] | |||
69 Water Street<br> | |||
P.O. Box 1750<br> | |||
Pictou, NS B0K 1H0<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 485-7350<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 485-3552<br> | |||
<newglasgowpictouprovincialcourt@courts.ns.ca> | |||
; Antigonish [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Antigonish_Courthouse.htm] | |||
11 James Street<br> | |||
Antigonish, NS B2G 1R6<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 863-3676<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 863-7479 | |||
| | | | ||
; Amherst [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Amherst_Courthouse.htm] | |||
16 Church Street<br> | |||
3rd Floor<br> | |||
Amherst, NS B4H 3A6<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 667-2256<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 667-1108 | |||
; Kentville [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Kentville_Courthouse.htm] | |||
87 Cornwallis Street<br> | |||
Kentville, NS B4N 2E5<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 679-6070<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 679-6178<br> | |||
<kentvilleprovincialcourt@courts.ns.ca> | |||
; Windsor (Satellite) [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Kentville_Courthouse.htm] | |||
240 King Street<br> | |||
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0<br> | |||
Phone: 679-6070 | |||
; Digby [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Digby_Courthouse.htm] | |||
119 Queen St.<br> | |||
P.O. Box 1089<br> | |||
Digby, NS B0V 1A0<br> | |||
Phone: 245-4567<br> | |||
Fax: 245-6722 | |||
; Annapolis Royal (satellite) [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Digby_Courthouse.htm] | |||
377 Saint George Street<br> | |||
P.O. Box 129<br> | |||
Annapolis Royal, NS B0S 1A0<br> | |||
Phone: 532-5462<br> | |||
Fax: 532-7225 | |||
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; Yarmouth [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Yarmouth_Courthouse.htm] | |||
164 Main Street<br> | |||
Yarmouth, NS B5A 1C2<br> | |||
Phone: 742-0500<br> | |||
Fax: 742-0678 | |||
; Shelburne (Satellite) [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Yarmouth_Courthouse.htm] | |||
136 Hammond Street<br> | |||
Shelburne, NS B0T 1W0<br> | |||
Phone: 742-0500 | |||
; Bridgewater [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Bridgewater_Courthouse.htm] | |||
141 High Street<br> | |||
Bridgewater, NS<br> | |||
B4V 1W2<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 543-4679<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 543-0678 | |||
; Port Hawkesbury [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Port_Hawkesbury_Courthouse.htm] | |||
15 Kennedy Street<br> | |||
Port Hawkesbury, NS B9A 2Y1<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 625-2665<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 625-4084<br> | |||
PortHawkesburyProvincialCourt@courts.ns.ca | |||
; Sydney [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Sydney_Courthouse.htm] | |||
136 Charlotte Street<br> | |||
Suites #4 & #5<br> | |||
Sydney, NS B1P 1C3<br> | |||
Phone: (902) 563-3510<br> | |||
Fax: (902) 563-3421<br> | |||
Sydneyprovincialcourt@courts.ns.ca | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [https://novascotia.ca/news/search/?dept=20 government announcements] | * [https://novascotia.ca/news/search/?dept=20 government announcements] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 1 November 2024
This page was last substantively updated or reviewed October 2023. (Rev. # 96688) |
- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of December 2022, unless otherwise indicated.
The Provincial Court was created by the Stipendiary Magistrates Act, on April 14, 1938. The name of Provincial Court was introduced in 1976.
Current Judges
Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Judge Perry Borden [1] | Halifax | July 9, 2020 (J) August 27, 2023 (CJ) |
McNeil / Furey (Lib) (J) Houston / Brad Johns (PC) |
NS Crown Attorney (2007 to 2020) Private Practice (criminal) Called to bar (2003) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Alanna Murphy [2] | Dartmouth | November 13, 2002 | Hamm / Baker (PC) | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002) Chief Crown (2000 to 2002) Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
James H. Burrill [3] | Yarmouth | September 19, 2003 | Hamm / Baker (PC) | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~20) (as of the end of December 2022) |
Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie [4] | Port Hawkesbury | September 19, 2003 | Hamm / Baker (PC) | NS Public Prosecution Service Private Practice Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions (~9) (as of the end of December 2022) |
Timothy D. Landry [5] [6] | Digby/Yarmouth | September 19, 2012 | Dexter / Landry (NDP) | NS Legal Aid (1994 to 2012) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~4) (as of the end of December 2023) |
Daniel A. MacRury [7] | Sydney | July 30, 2014 | McNeil / Diab (Lib) | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Elizabeth Buckle [8] [9] | Halifax Amherst |
March 31, 2015 | McNeil / Diab (Lib) | Beveridge, MacPherseon & Buckle (criminal) (2008 to 2015) PPSC Crown (2004 to 2008) Heller Rubel Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~38) |
Alain Bégin [10] [11] | Truro | September 1, 2016 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | McLellan Richards & Bégin (2000 to 2016) Private practice Called to bar (1995) |
Published criminal decisions (~28) |
Ronda van der Hoek [12] | Kentville/Windsor | January 23, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | Public Prosecution Service of Canada Nova Scotia Legal Aid Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions (~44) (as of the end of December 2022) |
Cathy Benton [13] [14] [15] | Bridgewater/ Shubenacadie |
January 23, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~4) |
Rickcola Brinton [16] | Halifax | March 31, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | NS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017) Called to bar (~2000) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) (as of the end of December 2022) |
Rosalind Michie [17] | Amherst | March 31, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017) Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions (~10) |
Amy Sakalauskas [18] [19] | Sydney | March 31, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | Private practice Called to bar (2003) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) |
Diane L. McGrath [20] | Sydney | September 19, 2017 | McNeil / Furey (Lib) | NS Prosecution Service NS Legal Aid Private Practice Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) |
Anne Marie Simmons [21] | Halifax | November 10, 2017 | McNeil / Furey (Lib) | Public Prosecution Service of Canada (2005 to 2017) NS Crown Attorney (1995~ to 2005) private practice (1984 to 1995~) Called to bar (~1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Chris Manning [22] | Kentville | May 31, 2018 | McNeil / Furey (Lib) | Private Practice (criminal) NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Christine Driscoll | Halifax | December 2021 | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | Crown Attorney Called to bar (1996) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
Brad G. Sarson [23] | Dartmouth | June 3, 2022 | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | Legal aid Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Kelly J. Serbu [24] | Halifax | June 3, 2022 | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | Adjudicator re Residential Schools (2008 to 2019) Private practice (criminal) [25] Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Nicole A. Rovers [26] | Antigonish | June 3, 2022 | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | Legal Aid Called to bar (2002) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Jill Hartlen [27] [28] | Dartmouth | February 3, 2023 | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | PPSC Crown Called to bar (2004) |
Published criminal decisions |
Bronwyn Duffy | Dartmouth | February 3, 2023 | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | MacIsaac, Clarke & Duffy Called to bar (2010) |
Published criminal decisions |
Bryna Hatt | Pictou | February 3, 2023 | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | Fraser Hatt Law Called to bar (2008) |
Published criminal decisions |
Alonzo Wright [29] | Halifax | Sept 28, 2023[30] | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | Crown Attorney | Published criminal decisions |
Mark Heerema [31] | Shubenacadie | Sept 28, 2023 [32] | Houston / Brad Johns (PC) | Crown Attorney Called to bar (2007) |
Published criminal decisions |
Part-time/per diem Judges
Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pamela S. Williams (CJ)[33] | HRM | September 19, 2003 (Judge) 2013 to 2023 (Chief) |
PC (2003) NDP (2013) |
NS Legal Aid, Youth Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~24) |
Jean M. Whalen [34] | Dartmouth | January 16, 2009 | MacDonald / Clarke (PC) | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (~1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~50) |
Paul V. Scovil [35] | Bridgewater | August 2, 2011 | Dexter / Landry (NDP) | NS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~44) |
Del W. Atwood [36] [37] | Pictou | November 10, 2009 | Dexter / Landry (NDP) | NS Public Prosecution Service (2002 to 2009) Crown Attorney (Nlfd) (1993 to 2002) Legal aid (1986 to 1992) Called to bar (~1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~187) (as of the end of Dec 2021) |
E. Ann Marie MacInnes [38] | Sydney | November 10, 2015 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Theodore K. Tax [39] | Dartmouth | October 1, 2008 | MacDonald / Clarke (PC) | Federal DOJ Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~64) |
A. Peter Ross | Sydney | 1990 | PC (Buchanan/?) |
NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~45) |
Barbara Beach | Halifax, Youth | 1994 | Liberal (Savage/?) |
NS Legal Aid Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) (as of the end of December 2021) |
Michael B. Sherar [40] | Halifax | 1990 (Judge) January 2020 (PT) |
PC | Blois Nickerson Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~12) |
Marc C. Chisholm [41] | Halifax | September 19, 2003 (Judge), 2017 (PT) | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~45) (as of the end of December 2023) |
Alan T. Tufts [42] | Kentville | 1998 (Judge) 2013 (ACJ) May 31, 2018 (PT) |
Liberal (1998) NDP (2013) |
Muttart Tufts Dewolfe and Coyle Called to bar (~1980) Dal grad (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~61) |
Claudine MacDonald | Published criminal decisions (~8) |
Previous Judges
Contact Info
Halifax Provincial Court
Youth Justice Court
277 Pleasant St.
Dartmouth Provincial Courthouse |
Provincial Court
5 Mill Village Rd.
69 Water Street
11 James Street |
16 Church Street
87 Cornwallis Street
240 King Street
119 Queen St.
377 Saint George Street |
164 Main Street
136 Hammond Street
141 High Street
15 Kennedy Street
136 Charlotte Street |