Nova Scotia Supreme Court (Historical)
Past Justices (1993 to present)
| Name | Location | Duration | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin C. M. Gogan [1] [2] | Sydney | October 2, 2013 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Breton Law Group (2011 to 2013) Sampson McDougall (2002 to 2011) |
Published criminal decisions (~30) (as of the end of December 2023) |
| N.M. (Nick) Scaravelli [3] | Pictou/Antigonish | December 15, 2006 (Judge) December 16, 2016 (Sup) |
Harper | Macintosh MacDonnell & MacDonald (1977 to 2006) Fitzgerald and Assoc. (1974 to 1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~50) |
| Robert William Wright [4] [5] | Halifax | June 30, 1998 2013 (sup) August 2021 (ret) |
Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Daley, Black & Moreira Called to bar (1971) Dal grad (1971) |
Published criminal decisions (~60) |
| Gerald R.P. Moir [6] [7] | Halifax | March 19, 1997 2017 (sup) June 29, 2021 (ret) |
Chrétien / Rock (Lib) | Burchell, MacDougall (1984 to 1997) Federal Business Development Bank (1980 to 1984) Weldo, Misener & Covert (1977 to 1980) Called to bar (1977) Dal grad |
Published criminal decisions (~29) |
| Justice Frank Campbell Edwards | Sydney | 1993 | Chretien | County Court (1993) Crown attorney (? to 1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~50) |
| M. Heather Robertson [8] | Halifax | June 30, 1998 | Chretien | Chief of Staff to the Premier of Nova Scotia (1995) Burchell, MacDougall (1986 to 1998) Walker, Dunlop (1985 to 1986) Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions (~70) |
| Justice Beryl A. MacDonald [9] | Halifax | March 24, 2005 | Martin | Hicks, LeMoine | |
| John David Murphy [10] [11] | Halifax | March 2, 2001 | Chretien | Stewart McKelvey Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions (~30) |
| Chief Justice Joseph Phillip Kennedy [12] | Halifax | April 16, 1997 (Judge) 1998 (CJ) May 1, 2019 (ret) (22 years) |
Chretien (Judge) Chretien (CJ) |
Supreme Court Justice (1997) Chief Judge of Provincial Court (1993 to 1997) Provincial Court Judge (1978 to 1993) Kenney, Theakson, Kennedy & Allen (1969 to 1978) Called to bar (1969) |
Published criminal decisions (~45) |
| Michael J. Wood [13] [14] | Halifax | October 3, 2011 - April 17, 2019 (7.5 years) |
Harper | Burchells LLP (1982 to 2011) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~48) Appointed to NSCA |
| Suzanne M. Hood [15] [16] [17] | Halifax | December 20, 1995 (Judge) December 18, 2013 (Sup.) October 31, 2018 (ret.) (24 years) |
Chretien | City of Dartmouth (1993 to 1995) Huestis, Holm (1977 to 1993) Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~27) |
| Justice Elizabeth Van den Eynden [18][19] | Oct 2, 2013 to February, 2015 (3 years) |
Harper | appointed to NSCA (2015) Published criminal decisions (~1) | ||
| Justice Arthur W D Pickup [20] [21] | Halifax | December 11, 2002 to September 30, 2016 (15 years) |
Chrétien | LeBlanc, MacDonald & Pickup (1975 to 2002) Called to bar (1968) |
Published criminal decisions (~15) |
| Justice Linda Lee Oland [22] | 1998 - 2000 (3 years) |
Chrétien | McInnes, Cooper (1977 to 1998) Called to bar (1977) |
appointed to NSCA (1998) Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Justice Joseph Michael MacDonald | 1995 - 2004 (10 years) |
Chrétien | Stewart McKelvey Sterling Scales LLP (1980 to 1995) Called to bar (1979) |
appointed to Court of Appeal (2004) Published criminal decisions (~47) | |
| Marlene Jill Hamilton [23] | 1995 - Oct 31, 2001 (7 years) |
Chrétien | appointed to Court of Appeal Published criminal decisions (~1) | ||
| Justice John Edward Flinn | 1995 - 2002 (8 years) |
Chrétien | Appointed to NSCA Published criminal decisions (~0) | ||
| Arthur Joseph LeBlanc [24] [25] | Halifax | February 12, 1998 - 2017 (20 years) |
Chrétien | LeBlanc, MacDonald Called to bar (1968) |
appointed Lieutenant Governor (2017) Published criminal decisions (~45) |
| Justice Duncan R. Beveridge [26] [27] | March 3, 2008 to 2009 (1 year) |
Harper | Beveridge, MacPherson and Buckle (1994 to 2008) MacInnes, Wilson, Flinn Wickwire (1989 to 1994) Burke Beveridge (1984 to 1989) Crown attorney (1980 to 1984) Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions (~12) | |
| Peter M.S. Bryson [28] [29] | Sept 9, 2009 to August 11, 2010 (1 year) |
Harper | McInnes Cooper (1982 to 2009) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~5) | |
| David P.S. Farrar [30][31] | Sept 9, 2009 to February 10, 2010 (1 year) |
Harper | Stewart McKelvey Sterling Scales LLP (1987 to 2009) Mockler Allen Dixon Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~4) | |
| Cindy A. Bourgeois [32][33] | 2009 to June 22, 2014 (6 years) |
Harper | Hicks, LeMoyne LLP (1992 to 2009) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~13) |
Past Justices (1980 to 1992)
- County Court Eliminated in 1993
| Name | Duration | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix A. Cacchione [34] | 1993 to Feb. 27, 2018 (ret)[1] | Brian Mulroney | County Court (June 12, 1986 to 1993) Private Practice (criminal) Nova Scotia Legal Aid Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions (~119) |
| A. David MacAdam | 1992 (Judge) September 2007 (sup) ? (retired) |
Mulroney | Published criminal decisions (~40) | |
| Justice Margaret Stewart | 1992 - ? | Mulroney | Published criminal decisions (~15) | |
| Simon James MacDonald [35] | Supreme Court Justice (January 30, 1993 to December 17, 2016) | Brian Mulroney | County Court Judge (November 18, 1982 to January 30, 1993) NS Crown attorney MacIntyre, MacDonald & Gillis federal Department of Justice Called to bar (1966) |
Published criminal decisions (~17) |
| Douglas Lawrence MacLennan | (1993 - ?) | County Court (? to 1993) | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Norman Robert Anderson | 1993 - 1998 | County Court (? - 1993) | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice John Hugh MacDonnell | 1993 - 1995 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Murray James Ryan [36] [37] | Jan 1993 - 1994 | County Court (1982 to 1993) Crown prosecutor Solicitor for North Sydney Ryan and Ryan Called to bar (1948) Dal grad (1948) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) | |
| Justice Ronald Newton Pugsley | 1993 - 2000 | Brian Mulroney | appointed to NSCA (2000) Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Jamie William Sutherland Saunders (Appointed to Court of Appeal) |
1990 - 2015 | Published criminal decisions (~31) | ||
| Allan Paul Boudreau [38] | Supernumerary (2007 to October 31, 2016) Supreme Court Justice(March 30, 1990 to 2007) |
Crawford, Boudreau & Khattar (1975 to March 30, 1990) | Published criminal decisions | |
| David William Gruchy [39] | July 5, 1990 (appt)[2] February 15, 2007 (ret)[3] |
Template:Mulroney | Burchell, MacDougall and Gruchy (1958 to 1990) Truro town solicitor (19075 to 1990) Lorne MacDougall LLP Called to bar (1958) Dal grad |
Published criminal decisions (~38) |
| Walter Robert Evans Goodfellow | 1990[4] (appt.) October 1, 2009 (ret)[5] | Brian Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| Ian H.M. Palmeter | 1993 [6] 1997 (Ret.) |
Brian Mulroney | County Court (1985 - 1993) | Published criminal decisions (~4) |
| Donald MacKinnon Hall | (1993 - 2006) | Brian Mulroney | County (1982 to 1993) | Published criminal decisions |
| Gerald B Freeman | (County: 1988 to 1990) (1990[7] - 1993) | Brian Mulroney | appointed to the Court of Appeal (1993) Published criminal decisions | |
| Elizabeth Ann MacKinnon Roscoe | 1989 to 1992 | Brian Mulroney | Appointed to Court of Appeal (1992) Published criminal decisions (~3) | |
| David Ritchie Chipman | 1987 to 2000 | Brian Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| John McNab Davison | 1987 - 2008 | Brian Mulroney | ||
| Gordon Alfred Tidman | 1985 - 2007 | Brian Mulroney | Published criminal decisions (~15) | |
| Francis Bernard William Kelly | 1985 - 2009 | Brian Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| Kenneth McNeill Matthews | 1985 - 1997 | Brian Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| Robert Buckley MacDonald | 1985 - 1995 | Brian Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| Hilroy Selig Nathanson | 1982 - 2007 | P. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| Daniel Merlin Nunn [40] | 1982 - 2005 | P. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| Lorne Otis Clarke | 1981 - 1997 | P. Trudeau | Appointed to Court of Appeal (1997) Published criminal decisions | |
| Roderick MacLeod Rogers | 1981 - 1998 | P. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| J. Edward Scanlan | 1993 - 2015 | appointed to Court of Appeal (2015) Published criminal decisions | ||
| Hiram Joseph Carver | (1993 - 2005) | County Court (? to 1993) | Published criminal decisions | |
| Nancy Jean Bateman | 1993 - 1995 | County Court (? to 1993) | appointed to Court of Appeal (1995) | |
| Charles Edward Haliburton [41] | January 1993 to 2013 | County Court (1986 to 1993) Eric Kinsman (1962 to 1986) Member of Parliament (1972 to 1974, 1979 to 1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~37) |
Previous Justices (pre-1980)
| Name | Duration | Appointed by | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Denne Burchell | 1979 - 1989 | ||
| Kenneth Peter Richard | 1978 - ? | ||
| Leonard Lawson Pace | 1978 - 1990 | ||
| Constance Rachelle Glube | 1977 - 1998 | appointed to Court of Appeal | |
| James Doane Hallett | 1977 - 1990 | appointed to Court of Appeal | |
| William Johnston Grant | 1977 - 1995 | appointed to Court of Appeal | |
| Angus Lewis Macdonald | 1973 - 1992 | ||
| Alexander Murdoch Macintosh | 1973 - 1991 | ||
| Ian Malcolm MacKeigan | 1973 - 1990 | ||
| Vincent Alan James Morrison | 1973 - 1987 | ||
| Malachi Cornelius Hubert Jones | 1970 - 1979 | appointed to Court of Appeal | |
| Gordon Leavitt Shaw Hart | 1968 - 1999 | ||
| Donald Joseph Gillis | 1968 - 1973 | ||
| Arthur Gordon Cooper | 1968 - 1983 | ||
| Justin Louis Dubisky | 1967 - 1976 | ||
| Gordon Stewart Cowan | 1966 - 1981 | ||
| Alexander Hugh McKinnon | 1966 - 1973 | ||
| Ronald Manning Fielding | 1965 - 1972 | ||
| Vincent Joseph Pottier | 1965 - 1970 | ||
| Thomas Herbert Coffin | 1961 - 1981 | ||
| Frederick William Bissett | 1961 - 1977 | ||
| Frank Harris Patterson | 1958 - 1965 | ||
| Vincent Christopher MacDonald | 1950 - 1964 | ||
| Lauchlin Daniel Currie | 1949 - 1968 | ||
| James Lorimer llsley | 1949 - 1967 | ||
| Eugene Troop Parker | 1948 - 1961 | ||
| Josiah H. MacQuarrie | 1947 - 1968 | ||
| John Stanley Smiley | 1938 - 1945 |
Past family division justices
| Name | Duration | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Clare MacLellan [42] | Provincial Court Judge (1995 to 1998) and Supreme Court Family Division (1998 to 2017) | ||
| Douglas C. Campbell [43] | Family Division, Halifax (March 30, 1999 to May 31, 2016) Cox Hansen O'Reilly Matheson (1971 to March 30, 1999) | ||
| J. Vernon MacDonald [44] | |||
| Deborah Gass | March 24, 1999 - 2018 | Executive Director of the Penitentiary Legal Services (1979 to 1991) Wright, Chivers & Co (1977) Called to bar (1977) |