Nova Scotia Provincial Court
| This page was last substantively updated or reviewed August 2021. (Rev. # 77124) |
- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of July 2020, unless otherwise indicated.
Current Judges
| Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge Pamela S. Williams [1] | HRM | September 19, 2003 (Judge) 2013 (Chief) |
PC (2003) NDP (2013) |
NS Legal Aid, Youth Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~23) | ||||||
| Judge Corrine Sparks [2] | Dartmouth | March 30, 1987 | PC (Buchanan/?) |
Ruck and Mitchell (1981 to 1987) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||||||
| Judge A. Peter Ross | Sydney | 1990 | PC (Buchanan/?) |
NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~45) | ||||||
| Judge Barbara Beach | Halifax, Youth | 1994 | Liberal (Savage/?) |
NS Legal Aid Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) | ||||||
| Judge Alanna Murphy [3] | 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) | ||||||
| Judge James H. Burrill [4] | Yarmouth | September 19, 2003 | Hamm / Baker (PC) | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~20) | ||||||
| Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie [5] | Port Hawkesbury | September 19, 2003 | Hamm / Baker (PC) | NS Public Prosecution Service Private Practice Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions (~9) | ||||||
| Judge Theodore K. Tax [6] | Dartmouth | October 1, 2008 | MacDonald / Clarke (PC) | Federal DOJ Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~64) | ||||||
| Judge Marci Lin Melvin [7] | Kentville | November 12, 2008 | MacDonald / Clarke (PC) | NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||||||
| Judge Jean M. Whalen [8] | Dartmouth | January 16, 2009 | MacDonald / Clarke (PC) | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (~1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~50) | ||||||
| Judge Del W. Atwood [9] [10] | 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 (~184)
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Judge Richard J. MacKinnon [11] | Antigonish | November 10, 2009 | Dexter / Landry (NDP) | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Judge Gregory E. Lenehan [12] | Halifax | October 19, 2010 | Dexter / Landry (NDP) | NS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010) | Published criminal decisions (~4) | ||||||
| Judge Paul V. Scovil [13] | Bridgewater | August 2, 2011 | Dexter / Landry (NDP) | NS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~44) | ||||||
| Judge Timothy D. Landry [14] [15] | Digby/Yarmouth | September 19, 2012 | Dexter / Landry (NDP) | NS Legal Aid (1994 to 2012) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) | ||||||
| Judge Daniel A. MacRury [16] | Dartmouth | July 30, 2014 | McNeil / Diab (Lib) | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||||||
| Judge Timothy Daley [17] | Pictou | March 17, 2015 | McNeil / Diab (Lib) | Private practice (mix) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||||||
| Judge Elizabeth Buckle [18] [19] | 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 (~17) | ||||||
| Judge E. Ann Marie MacInnes [20] | Sydney | November 10, 2015 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) | ||||||
| Judge Alain Bégin [21] [22] | Truro | September 1, 2016 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | McLellan Richards & Bégin (2000 to 2016) Private practice Called to bar (1995) |
Published criminal decisions (~15) | ||||||
| Judge Ronda van der Hoek [23] | Kentville/Windsor | January 23, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | Public Prosecution Service of Canada Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) | ||||||
| Judge Cathy Benton [24] [25] [26] | Bridgewater/ Shubenacadie |
January 23, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~3) | ||||||
| Judge Rickcola Brinton [27] | Halifax | March 31, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | NS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017) Called to bar (~2000) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||||||
| Judge Rosalind Michie [28] | Amherst | March 31, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017) Called to bar (1997) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) | ||||||
| Judge Amy Sakalauskas [29] [30] | Sydney | March 31, 2017 | McNeil / Whalen (Lib) | Private practice Called to bar (2003) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) | ||||||
| Judge Diane L. McGrath [31] | Sydney | September 19, 2017 | McNeil / Furey (Lib) | NS Prosecution Service NS Legal Aid Private Practice Called to bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) | ||||||
| Judge Anne Marie Simmons [32] | Halifax | November 10, 2017 | McNeil / Furey (Lib) | Public Prosecution Service of Canada (2005 to 2017) NS Crown Attorney private practice Called to bar (~1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) | ||||||
| Judge Chris Manning [33] | Kentville | May 31, 2018 | McNeil / Furey (Lib) | Private Practice (criminal) NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||||||
| Judge Perry Borden [34] | Halifax | July 9, 2020 | McNeil / Furey (Lib) | NS Crown Attorney (2007 to 2020) Private Practice (criminal) Called to bar (2003) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||||||
| Judge Aleta Cromwell [35] | Halifax | July 9, 2020 | McNeil / Furey (Lib) | DOJ Called to bar (1999) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Supernumerary Judges
| Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Michael B. Sherar [36] | Halifax | 1990 (Judge) January 2020 (Sup.) |
PC | Blois Nickerson Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~12) |
| Judge Warren Zimmer | Truro | April 12, 2011 (Judge), 2017 (Sup.) | NDP | Private Practice (1984 to 2011) Crown Attorney (1978 to 1984) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Judge Marc C. Chisholm [37] | Halifax | September 19, 2003 (Judge), 2017 (Sup.) | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~40) |
| Judge William Digby [38] [39] | Halifax | June 10, 1997 (Judge), 2017 (Supernumerary) | Liberal | NS Legal Aid Director (1994 to 1997) NS Legal Aid (1973 to 1997) Called to bar (1972) |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
| Judge Flora I. Buchan | Dartmouth | 1996 (judge), 2017 (Sup) | Liberal | private practice Called to bar (~1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
| Judge Alan T. Tufts [40] | Kentville | 1998 (Judge) 2013 (ACJ) May 31, 2018 (Sup) |
Liberal (1998) NDP (2013) |
Muttart Tufts Dewolfe and Coyle Called to bar (~1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~61) |
| Judge William Dyer | Bridgewater | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |||
| Judge John D. Comeau | Dartmouth | 1981 [41] | Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Judge 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 |