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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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|Chief Judge Pamela S. Williams<ref name="Timely Access">[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001 Judicial Appointments Ensure Timely Access] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|'''Chief Judge Perry Borden''' [https://www.courts.ns.ca/documents/NSPC_Judicial_Appointments_NR_06_09_20.pdf]
|HRM
|Halifax
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}} (Judge)<br> 2013 (Chief)
|{{dts|July 9, 2020}} (J)<br> August 27, 2023 (CJ)
|PC (2003) <br> NDP (2013)
|{{Govt| NS |2017}} (J)<br> {{Govt| NS |2023}}
|NS Legal Aid, Youth<br> Called to bar (1985)
|NS Crown Attorney (2007 to 2020)<br>Private Practice (criminal)<br> Called to bar (2003)
|{{publishedNSPC|Williams}} (~16)
|{{publishedNSPC|Borden}} (~2)  
|-
|Associate Chief Judge S. Raymond Morse<ref name="Morse Zimmer">[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20110412005 Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointments] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Amherst
|{{dts|April 12, 2011}} (Judge)<br> {{dts|November 10, 2015}} (Assoc. Chief)
|NDP
|Private practice<br>Called to bar (1978)
|{{publishedNSPC|Morse}} (~0)
|-
|-
|Judge Corrine Sparks [http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2828/Sparks-Corinne.html]
|Alanna Murphy [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20021213001]
|Dartmouth
|{{dts|1987}}
|PC
|Ruck and Mitchell (1981 to 1987) <br>Called to bar (1981)
|{{publishedNSPC|sparks}} (~0)
|-
|Judge A. Peter Ross
|Sydney
|{{dts|1990}}
|PC
|NS Public Prosecution Service<br>Called to bar (~1978)
|{{publishedNSPC|Ross}} (~42) <!--as of Mar 19-->
|-
|Judge Barbara Beach
|Halifax, Youth
|{{dts|1994}}
|Liberal
|NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (~1978)
|{{publishedNSPC|beach}} (~6)
|-
|Judge Alanna Murphy<ref>{{cite news |title=Two Judges Appointed |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20021213001 |accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|Dartmouth
|Dartmouth
|{{dts|November 13, 2002}}  
|{{dts|November 13, 2002}}  
|PC
|{{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]
|-
|-
|Judge James H. Burrill<ref name="Timely Access"/>
|James H. Burrill [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001]
|Yarmouth
|Yarmouth
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}}  
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}}  
|PC
|{{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}}
|-
|-
|Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie<ref name="Timely Access"/>
|Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001]
|Port Hawkesbury
|Port Hawkesbury
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}}
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}}
|PC
|{{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}} (~7)
|{{publishedNSPC|Halfpenny}} (~9) {{asof|December 2022}}
|-
|-<!--
|Judge Frank P. Hoskins<ref>{{cite web |title=Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20080905004}}</ref>
|Marci Lin Melvin [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20081112006]
|Dartmouth
|{{dts|September 5, 2008}}
|PC
|NS Public Prosecution Service (1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2008)<br>Private practice (1995 to 1996)<br>Called to bar (1990)
|{{publishedNSPC|hoskins}} (~19)
|-
|Judge Theodore K. Tax<ref>{{cite web |title=Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20081001001}}</ref>
|Dartmouth
|{{dts|October 1, 2008}}
|PC
|Public Prosecution Service of Canada<br> Called to bar (1978)
|{{publishedNSPC|tax}} (~54)
|-
|Judge Marci Lin Melvin<ref>{{cite web |title=Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20081112006}}</ref>
|Kentville
|Kentville
|{{dts|November 12, 2008}}
|{{dts|November 12, 2008}}
|PC
|{{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)
|- -->
|-
|-
|Judge Jean M. Whalen<ref>{{cite web |title=Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20090116002}}</ref>
|Timothy D. Landry [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20120919007] [https://courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/landry_appointment.htm]
|Dartmouth
|{{dts|January 16, 2009}}
|PC
|NS Public Prosecution Service
|{{publishedNSPC|Whalen}} (~44)
|-
|Judge Del W. Atwood<ref name="Announce200911">{{cite web |title=Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20091110004}}</ref>
|Pictou
|{{dts|November 10, 2009}}
|PC
|NS Public Prosecution Service <br> Called to bar (1985)
|{{publishedNSPC|atwood}} (~170)
|-
|Judge Jean M. Dewolfe<ref Name="Announce200911"/>
|Kentville
|{{dts|November 10, 2009}}
|PC
|Muttart Tufts Dewolfe and Coyle (family) (1990 to 2009) <br> Called to bar (1986)
|{{publishedNSPC|dewolf}} (~0)
|-
|Judge Richard J. MacKinnon<ref Name="Announce200911"/>
|Antigonish
|{{dts|November 10, 2009}}
|PC
|NS Public Prosecution Service<br> Called to bar (1977)
|{{publishedNSPC|mackinnon}} (~1)
|-
|Judge Gregory E. Lenehan<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20101019005 Provincial and Family Court Judicial Appointment] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Halifax
|{{dts|October 19, 2010}}
|NDP
|NS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010)
|{{publishedNSPC|Lenehan}} (~2)
|-
|Judge Paul V. Scovil<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20110802005 Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Bridgewater
|{{dts|August 2, 2011}}
|NDP
|NS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011)<br> Called to bar (1982)
|{{publishedNSPC|scovil}} (~36)
|-
|Judge Timothy D. Landry<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20120919007 New Judge Appointed to Provincial, Family Courts in Digby, Comeauville and Annapolis Royal] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Digby/Yarmouth
|Digby/Yarmouth
|{{dts|September 19, 2012}}
|{{dts|September 19, 2012}}
|NDP
|{{Govt| NS |2009}}
|NS Legal Aid
|NS Legal Aid (1994 to 2012)<br>Called to bar (1992)
|{{publishedNSPC|landry}} (~2)
|{{publishedNSPC|landry}} (~4) {{asof|December 2023}}
|-
|-
|Judge Michelle Christenson<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20131211002 New Judge Appointed for Yarmouth] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Daniel A. MacRury [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20140730001]
|Yarmouth
|Sydney
|{{dts|December 11, 2013}}
|NDP
|NS Public Prosecution Service<br> Called to bar (1996)
|{{publishedNSPC|christenson}} (~0)
|-
|Judge Daniel A. MacRury<ref>{{cite news |title=New Judge Appointed for Halifax |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20140730001 |accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|Dartmouth
|{{dts|July 30, 2014}}
|{{dts|July 30, 2014}}
|Liberal
|{{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)  
|-
|- <!--
|Judge Timothy Daley<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20150317002 New Judge Appointed for Provincial and Family Court] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Timothy Daley [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20150317002]
|Pictou
|Pictou
|{{dts|March 17, 2015}}
|{{dts|March 17, 2015}}
|Liberal
|{{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) -->
|-
|-
|Judge Elizabeth Buckle [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20150331001] [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/Buckle_appointment_nspc-fc.htm]
|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}}
|Liberal
|{{Govt| NS |2013}}
|Beveridge, MacPherseon & Buckle (criminal) (2008 to 2015)<Br>PPSC Crown (2004 to 2008)<Br>Heller Rubel<br> Called to bar (1994)
|Beveridge, MacPherseon & Buckle (criminal) (2008 to 2015)<br>PPSC Crown (2004 to 2008)<br>Heller Rubel<br> Called to bar (1994)
|{{publishedNSPC|buckle}} (~6)
|{{publishedNSPC|buckle}} (~38)  
|-
|-
|Judge E. Ann Marie MacInnes<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20151110007 Judicial Appointments Announced] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Alain Bégin [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20160901003] [https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/truro-lawyer-al-bgin-appointed-provincial-court-judge-148463/]
|Sydney
|{{dts|November 10, 2015}}
|Liberal
|NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (1991)
|{{publishedNSPC|MacInnes}} (~0)
|-
|Judge Alain Bégin<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20160901003 New Judicial Appointment Announced] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Truro
|Truro
|{{dts|September 1, 2016}}
|{{dts|September 1, 2016}}
|Liberal
|{{Govt| NS |2015}}
|Private practice
|McLellan Richards & Bégin (2000 to 2016)<br> Private practice<br> Called to bar (1995)
|{{publishedNSPC|begin}} (~4)
|{{publishedNSPC|begin}} (~28)  
|-
|-
|Judge Ronda van der Hoek<ref name="Two Judges Appointed">[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170123001 Two Judges Appointed to Provincial and Family Court] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Ronda van der Hoek [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170123001]
|Kentville/Windsor
|Kentville/Windsor
|{{dts|January 23, 2017}}
|{{dts|January 23, 2017}}
|Liberal
|{{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}} (~0)
|{{publishedNSPC|Hoek}} (~44) {{asof|December 2022}}
|-
|-
|Judge Cathy Benton<ref name="Two Judges Appointed"/>
|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}}
|Liberal
|{{Govt| NS |2015}}
|NS Legal Aid
|NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (1994)
|{{publishedNSPC|benton}} (~2)
|{{publishedNSPC|benton}} (~4)  
|-
|-
|Judge Rickcola Brinton <ref name="Four New Judges"/>
|Rickcola Brinton [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/ProvCourtAppointments_17_03.htm]
|Halifax
|Halifax
|{{dts|March 31, 2017}}
|{{dts|March 31, 2017}}
|Liberal
|{{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}}
|-
|Judge Samuel Moreau<ref name="Four New Judges"/>
|Amherst
|{{dts|March 31, 2017}}
|Liberal
|NS Legal Aid (1999 to 2017)
|{{publishedNSPC|Moreau}} (~0)
|-
|-
|Judge Rosalind Michie <ref name="Four New Judges"/>
|Rosalind Michie [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/ProvCourtAppointments_17_03.htm]
|Amherst
|Amherst
|{{dts|March 31, 2017}}
|{{dts|March 31, 2017}}
|Liberal
|{{Govt| NS |2015}}
|NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017)
|NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017)<br> Called to bar (1997)
|{{publishedNSPC|Michie}} (~0)
|{{publishedNSPC|Michie}} (~10)  
|-
|-
|Judge Amy Sakalauskas <ref name="Four New Judges">{{cite web |title=Four New Judges Appointed |url=http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/ProvCourtAppointments_17_03.htm |website=The Courts of Nova Scotia |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref>
|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}}
|Liberal
|{{Govt| NS |2015}}
|Private practice
|Private practice<br> Called to bar (2003)
|{{publishedNSPC|sakalauskas}} (~2)
|{{publishedNSPC|sakalauskas}} (~6)
|-
|-
|Judge Diane L. McGrath<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170919003 New Judge Appointed to Provincial and Family Court] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
|Diane L. McGrath [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170919003]
|Sydney
|Sydney
|{{dts|September 19, 2017}}
|{{dts|September 19, 2017}}
|Liberal
|{{Govt| NS |2017}}
|NS Prosecution Service<br>NS Legal Aid<br>Private Practice<br> Called ot bar (1993)
|NS Prosecution Service<br>NS Legal Aid<br>Private Practice<br> Called to bar (1993)
|{{publishedNSPC|Mcgrath}} (~2)
|{{publishedNSPC|Mcgrath}} (~6)
|-
|-
|Judge Anne Marie Simmons<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/a-historic-moment-judicial-appointment-gives-n-s-court-gender-parity-1.3672606 'A historic moment': Judicial appointment gives N.S. court gender parity] CTV News</ref>
|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}}
|Liberal
|{{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}} (~0)
|{{publishedNSPC|simmons}} (~2)
|-
|-
|Judge Chris Manning<ref>{{cite web |title=New Provincial & Family Court Judge |url=http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/JudgeManningAppointment.htm |website=The Courts of Nova Scotia |accessdate=6 June 2018}}</ref>
|Chris Manning [http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/JudgeManningAppointment.htm]
|Kentville
|Kentville
|{{dts|May 31, 2018}}
|{{dts|May 31, 2018}}
|Liberal
|{{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|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|Sarson}} (~0)
|-
|Kelly J. Serbu [http://web.archive.org/web/20220603175708/https://courts.ns.ca/documents/NSPC_Judicial_Appointments_06_03_2022.pdf]
|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|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 3, 2022
| {{Govt| NS |2022}}
| Legal Aid <Br>Called to bar (2002)
|{{publishedNSPC|Rovers}} (~0)
|-
|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
|February 3, 2023
|{{Govt| NS |2023}}
| PPSC Crown<br> Called to bar (2004)
|{{publishedNSPC|hartlen}}
|-
|Bronwyn Duffy
|Dartmouth
|February 3, 2023
|{{Govt| NS |2023}}
|MacIsaac, Clarke & Duffy<br> Called to bar (2010)
|{{publishedNSPC|duffy}}
|-
|Bryna Hatt
|Pictou
|February 3, 2023
| {{Govt| NS |2023}}
|Fraser Hatt Law <br> Called to bar (2008)
|{{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}}
|}
|}


==Supernumerary Judges==
==Part-time/per diem Judges==
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|Judge Michael B. Sherar [https://nwood.ns.ca/about/board-of-governors/michael-sherar/]
|Pamela S. Williams (CJ)[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001]
|Halifax
|HRM
|{{dts|1990}} (Judge)<br>January 2020 (Sup.)
|{{dts|September 19, 2003}} (Judge)<br> 2013 to 2023 (Chief)
|PC
|PC (2003) <br> NDP (2013)
|Blois Nickerson<br> Called to bar (~1978)
|NS Legal Aid, Youth<br> Called to bar (1985)
|{{publishedNSPC|sherar}} (~12) {{updated|December 2019}}
|{{publishedNSPC|Williams}} (~24)
|-
|Jean M. Whalen [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20090116002]
|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)
|-
|-
|Judge Brian D. Williston
|A. Peter Ross
|Sydney
|Sydney
|{{dts|1995}} (Judge)<br>December 2018 (sup.)
|{{dts|1990}}
|Liberal
|PC<br> (Buchanan/?)
|NS Public Prosecution Service<br> Called to bar (1974)
|NS Public Prosecution Service<br>Called to bar (~1978)
|{{publishedNSPC|williston}} (~8){{updated|December 2019}}
|{{publishedNSPC|Ross}} (~45)  
|-
|-
|Judge Warren Zimmer<ref name="Morse Zimmer"/>
|Barbara Beach
|Truro
|Halifax, Youth
|April 12, 2011 (Judge), 2017 (Sup.)
|1994
|NDP
|Liberal<br>(Savage/?)
|Private Practice (1984 to 2011)<br>Crown Attorney (1978 to 1984)<br>Called to bar (1978)
|NS Legal Aid<br> Called to bar (~1978)
|{{publishedNSPC|Zimmer}} (~0){{updated|December 2019}}
|{{publishedNSPC|beach}} (~6) {{asof|December 2021}}
|-
|-
|Judge Marc C. Chisholm <ref name="Timely Access"/>
|Michael B. Sherar [https://nwood.ns.ca/about/board-of-governors/michael-sherar/]
|Halifax
|Halifax
|September 19, 2003 (Judge), 2017 (Sup.)
|{{dts|1990}} (Judge)<br>January 2020 (PT)
|PC
|PC
|NS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003)<br> Called to bar (1980)
|Blois Nickerson<br> Called to bar (~1978)
|{{publishedNSPC|Chisholm}} (~39)
|{{publishedNSPC|sherar}} (~12)
|-
|-
|Judge William Digby [https://www.nslegalaid.ca/wp-content/uploads/2001/01/History-of-Legal-Aid-Updated-November-2017.pdf] [https://novascotia.ca/cmns/msrv/viewRel.asp?relID=/cmns/msrv/nr-1997/nr97-06/97061101.htm]
|Marc C. Chisholm [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030919001]
|Halifax
|Halifax
|June 10, 1997 (Judge), 2017 (Supernumerary)
|September 19, 2003 (Judge), 2017 (PT)
|Liberal
|PC
|NS Legal Aid Director (1994 to 1997)<br>NS Legal Aid (1973 to 1997)<Br> Called to bar (1972)
|NS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003)<br> Called to bar (1980)
|{{publishedNSPC|digby}} (~2){{updated|December 2019}}
|{{publishedNSPC|Chisholm}} (~45){{asof|December 2023}}
|-
|-
|Judge Flora I. Buchan
|Alan T. Tufts [https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=19980121001]
|Dartmouth
|1996 (judge), 2017 (Sup)
|Liberal
|private practice<br>Called to bar (~1981)
|{{publishedNSPC|Buchan}} (~1)
|-
| Judge Alan T. Tufts<ref>{{cite web |title=Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment |url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=19980121001}}</ref>
|Kentville
|Kentville
| 1998 (Judge)<br> 2013 (ACJ) <br> May 31, 2018 (Sup)
| 1998 (Judge)<br> 2013 (ACJ) <br> May 31, 2018 (PT)
|Liberal (1998)<br> NDP (2013)
|Liberal (1998)<br> NDP (2013)
|Muttart Tufts Dewolfe and Coyle<br> Called to bar (~1980)
|Muttart Tufts Dewolfe and Coyle<br> Called to bar (~1980)<br> Dal grad (1979)
|{{publishedNSPC|tufts}} (~61)
|{{publishedNSPC|tufts}} (~61)
|-
|-
| Judge William Dyer
| Claudine MacDonald
| Bridgewater
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{publishedNSPC|dyer}} (~0)
|{{published|claudine|macdonald|ns|pc}} (~8)
|-
 
| Judge David J. Ryan
|}
| Dartmouth
 
[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>
; 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>
; 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>
; 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
|
|
|{{publishedNSPC|ryan}} (~3)
; Amherst [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Amherst_Courthouse.htm]
|-
16 Church Street<br>
| Judge John D. Comeau
3rd Floor<br>
| Dartmouth
Amherst, NS B4H 3A6<br>
| 1981<ref>[https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20000504003 Chief Judge of Family Court Appointed] Nova Scotia Government</ref>
Phone: (902) 667-2256<br>
|
Fax: (902) 667-1108
|
 
|{{published|john|comeau|ns|pc}} (~0)
; Kentville [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Kentville_Courthouse.htm]
|-
87 Cornwallis Street<br>
|Judge Claudine MacDonald
Kentville, NS B4N 2E5<br>
Phone: (902) 679-6070<br>
Fax: (902) 679-6178<br>
 
; 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
|
|
|
; Yarmouth [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Yarmouth_Courthouse.htm]
|
164 Main Street<br>
|
Yarmouth, NS B5A 1C2<br>
|{{published|claudine|macdonald|ns|pc}}
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


<ref>http://www.courts.ns.ca/Provincial_Court/NSPC_judges.htm</ref>
; 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


==Previous Judges==
; Port Hawkesbury [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Port_Hawkesbury_Courthouse.htm]
* [[Nova Scotia Provincial Court (Previous)]]
15 Kennedy Street<br>
Port Hawkesbury, NS B9A 2Y1<br>
Phone: (902) 625-2665<br>
Fax: (902) 625-4084<br>


==References==
; Sydney [https://courts.ns.ca/Courthouse_Locations/Sydney_Courthouse.htm]
{{Reflist}}
136 Charlotte Street<br>
Suites #4 & #5<br>
Sydney, NS B1P 1C3<br>
Phone: (902) 563-3510<br>
Fax: (902) 563-3421<br>
|}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060106090428/http://www.courts.ns.ca/provincial/index_pc.htm Provincial court]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060106090428/http://www.courts.ns.ca/provincial/index_pc.htm Provincial court]
* [https://novascotia.ca/news/search/?dept=20 government announcements]
* [https://novascotia.ca/news/search/?dept=20 government announcements]
{{Court Composition}}
 
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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)

Complaint 2022

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)

[43]

Previous Judges

Contact Info

Halifax [44]

Halifax Provincial Court
5250 Spring Garden Rd.
Halifax, NS
B3J 1E7
Phone: (902) 424-8718
Fax: (902) 424-0551
<[email protected]>

Halifax (Youth Court) [45]

Youth Justice Court
Halifax Provincial Courthouse
5250 Spring Garden Rd.
Halifax, NS
B3J 1E7
Phone: (902) 424-8718
Fax: (902) 424-0551

Dartmouth [46]

277 Pleasant St.
Dartmouth, NS
B2Y 4B7
Phone: (902) 424-2390
Fax: (902) 424-0677
<[email protected]>

Dartmouth (Mental Health Court) [47]

Dartmouth Provincial Courthouse
Courtroom #5, 1st Floor
(Offices on the 2nd Floor)
277 Pleasant St.
Dartmouth, NS
B2Y 4B7
Phone: (902) 722-1040

Truro [48]

Provincial Court
540 Prince Street
Truro, NS
B2N 1G1
Phone: (902) 893-5840
Fax: (902) 893-6261

Shubenacadie (Satellite) [49]

5 Mill Village Rd.
Shubenacadie, NS
B0N 1Y0
(902) 893-5840 (Truro Court)

Pictou [50]

69 Water Street
P.O. Box 1750
Pictou, NS B0K 1H0
Phone: (902) 485-7350
Fax: (902) 485-3552
<[email protected]>

Antigonish [51]

11 James Street
Antigonish, NS B2G 1R6
Phone: (902) 863-3676
Fax: (902) 863-7479

Amherst [52]

16 Church Street
3rd Floor
Amherst, NS B4H 3A6
Phone: (902) 667-2256
Fax: (902) 667-1108

Kentville [53]

87 Cornwallis Street
Kentville, NS B4N 2E5
Phone: (902) 679-6070
Fax: (902) 679-6178
<[email protected]>

Windsor (Satellite) [54]

240 King Street
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
Phone: 679-6070

Digby [55]

119 Queen St.
P.O. Box 1089
Digby, NS B0V 1A0
Phone: 245-4567
Fax: 245-6722

Annapolis Royal (satellite) [56]

377 Saint George Street
P.O. Box 129
Annapolis Royal, NS B0S 1A0
Phone: 532-5462
Fax: 532-7225

Yarmouth [57]

164 Main Street
Yarmouth, NS B5A 1C2
Phone: 742-0500
Fax: 742-0678

Shelburne (Satellite) [58]

136 Hammond Street
Shelburne, NS B0T 1W0
Phone: 742-0500

Bridgewater [59]

141 High Street
Bridgewater, NS
B4V 1W2
Phone: (902) 543-4679
Fax: (902) 543-0678

Port Hawkesbury [60]

15 Kennedy Street
Port Hawkesbury, NS B9A 2Y1
Phone: (902) 625-2665
Fax: (902) 625-4084
[email protected]

Sydney [61]

136 Charlotte Street
Suites #4 & #5
Sydney, NS B1P 1C3
Phone: (902) 563-3510
Fax: (902) 563-3421
[email protected]

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