Nova Scotia Supreme Court: Difference between revisions
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| | |James L. Chipman [http://courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/NSSC_four_appointments_13-10.htm] [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32968.html] | ||
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| | |John Bodurtha [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/08/government-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-nova-scotia.html] | ||
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| | | Gail L. Gatchalian [https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-nova-scotia-870907858.html] | ||
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| | | Pink Larkin (1999 to 2021) <Br>U of T grad (1996) | ||
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Revision as of 14:51, 28 January 2022
This page was last substantively updated or reviewed August 2021. (Rev. # 79829) |
- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
Justices of the Supreme Court
(Full complement of 21, including Chief and Ass. Chief)[1]
Nova Scotia Pop. (2021): 979,000
Pop. per Justice: ~47k
Name | Location | Duration of Appointment | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
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Deborah K. Smith [2] [3] | Halifax | November 8, 2001 (Judge) 2004 (ACJ) June 24, 2019 (Chief) |
Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) (Judge) Martin / Cotler (Lib) (ACJ) J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) (Chief) |
McInnes Cooper (1983 to 2001) Called to bar (1984) Dal grad (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) (as of December 2019) |
Patrick J. Duncan [4][5] | Halifax | November 30, 2007 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Beveridge, MacPherson & Duncan (1986 to 2007) NS Legal Aid (1980 to 1986) Called to bar (1980) Dal grad (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~51) (as of the end of 2019) |
Patrick Murray [6][7][8] | Sydney | August 10, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Murray, Gouthro, Wall LLP (2002 to 2010) Gillis and Murray LLP Stewart, McKelvey, Stirling, Scales LLP (1991 to 2002) |
Published criminal decisions (~30) |
Pierre L. Muise [9] [10] | Yarmouth | August 10, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Provincial Court Judge (2009 to 2010) Crown attorney (2001 to 2009) Pink MacDonald Harding (1998 to 2001) Legal Aid (1997 to 1998) Patterson Palmer (1996 to 1997) Called to bar (1996) |
Published criminal decisions (~3) (NSSC) (as of December 2019) Published criminal decisions (~0) (NSPC) |
Peter Rosinski [11] | Halifax | August 11, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | NS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010) Appeal Crown (2005 to 2010) McLean & Associates (1989) Margeson & Wilson(1988) MacIntosh, MacDonnell & MacDonald (1986 to 1988) Called to bar (1986) |
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James L. Chipman [12] [13] | Halifax | October 2, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Stewart McKelvey Sterling Scales LLP (1998 to 2013) Cox Downie (1992 to 1998) |
Published criminal decisions (~45) |
Joshua M. Arnold [14] [15] | Halifax | October 2, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Arnold Pizzo McKegan LLP (1996 to 2013) NS Crown Attorney Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions (~45) |
Robin C. M. Gogan [16] [17] | Sydney | October 2, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Breton Law Group (2011 to 2013) Sampson McDougall (2002 to 2011) |
Published criminal decisions (~15) |
Denise Boudreau [18] | Halifax | December 18, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Public Prosecution Service of Canada (2007 to 2013) NS Legal Aid (1998 - 2007) LeBlanc, MacDonald, and Pickup (1994 to 1998) Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~8) (as of the end of 2019) |
Jamie Campbell [19] | Halifax | June 13, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Provincial Court Judge (2005 to 2014) Cox Hansen (1983 to 2005) |
Published criminal decisions (~16) |
Jeffrey R. Hunt [20] | Truro | February 6, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Patterson Law (1992 to 2015) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) |
D. Timothy Gabriel [21] | Halifax | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Provincial Court Judge (2010 to 2016)
Landry McGillivray (1982 to 2010) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Ann E Smith [22] | Halifax | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Burchells LLP (2002 to 2016) Stewart McKelvey Called to bar (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Christa Brothers [23] [24] | Halifax | July 18, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Stewart McKelvey (1999 to 2017) Called to bar (1999) |
Published criminal decisions (~17) (as of the end of 2019) |
John Bodurtha [25] | Halifax | August 31, 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Justice Canada (tax) (1997 to 2018) Legal Aid (1996 to 1997) Called to bar (1996) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Scott Norton [26] | Halifax | 30 November 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Stewart McKelvey McInnes Cooper Called to bar (1984) Dal grad (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Darlene Jamieson [27] | Halifax | 30 November 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Merrick Jamieson Sterns Washington & Mahody Called to bar (1989) Dal grad (1988) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
John A. Keith [28] | Kentville | March 26, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Cox & Palmer (1999 to 2019) Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Diane Rowe [29] | Bridgewater | May 14, 2020 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | NS DOJ (2002 to 2020) Called to bar (1998) UNB grad (1997) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Gail L. Gatchalian [30] | April 06, 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Pink Larkin (1999 to 2021) U of T grad (1996) |
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Frank P. Hoskins [31] [32] | Pictou | July 2021 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | NS Public Prosecution Service (1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2008) Pink Murray (1995 to 1996) Crosby Murtha (1990 to 1991) Called to bar (1990) Dal grad (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (NSSC) Published criminal decisions (~26) (NSPC) |
Supernumerary
Name | Location | Date appointed | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other details |
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Justice Mona M. Lynch [33] | Bridgewater | December 12, 2002 (Judge) March 1, 2020 (sup) [34] |
Chrétien / Cauchon (Lib) | Justice of Family Division Dept of Justice, Youth Crime NS Legal Aid (1987 to 1999) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~11) (as of December 2019) |
Justice C. Richard Coughlan [35] | Bridgewater | March 2, 2001 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Coughlan and Coughlan Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions (~50) |
Justice Glen G. McDougall [36] [37] | Halifax | November 8, 2001 (Judge) May 14, 2018 (Sup.) [38] |
Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Sampson McDougall LLP (1983 to 2001) Called to bar (1983) |
Published criminal decisions (~45) |
Justice Gregory M. Warner [39] | Kentville | November 6, 2003 (Judge) 1 January 2019 (Sup.) |
Chretien | Warner, Jacquard Pink Macdonald Harding Town of Yarmouth Called to bar (1972) |
Published criminal decisions (~32) |
Justice Kevin Coady [40] | Halifax | November 6, 2003 (Judge) November 5, 2018 (Sup) |
Chretien | Coady Filiter Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~42) |
Past Justices
References
Contact Info
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