Nova Scotia Supreme Court
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- (~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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice 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) |
| Associate Chief Justice 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) |
Published criminal decisions (~51) (as of the end of 2019) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
|
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice Jeffrey R. Hunt [20] | Truro | February 6, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Patterson Law (1992 to 2015) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice Scott Norton [26] | Halifax | 30 November 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Stewart McKelvey McInnes Cooper Called to bar (1984) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice Darlene Jamieson [27] | Halifax | 30 November 2018 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Merrick Jamieson Sterns Washington & Mahody Called to bar (1989) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice 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) |
| Justice Gail L. Gatchalian | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | ||||
| Judge Frank P. Hoskins [30] [31] | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Mona M. Lynch [32] | Bridgewater | December 12, 2002 (Judge) March 1, 2020 (sup) [33] |
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 Robert William Wright [34] | Halifax | June 30, 1998 | Chrétien / McLellan (Lib) | Daley, Black & Moreira Called to bar (1971) |
Published criminal decisions (~60) |
| 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) |
| Justice N.M. (Nick) Scaravelli [41] | 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) |
Judges of the Supreme Court Family Division
(Full complement of 15) - Division created March 24, 1999
| Name | Jurisdiction | Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Chief Justice Lawrence I. O'Neil [42] | Halifax | Harper | Justice of Family Division (19 September 2007 to present) NS Legal Aid, Antigonish (1999 to 2007) Pickup & MacDowell (1997 to 1999) Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada (1990 to 1993) Sole Practitioner (1989 to 1990) Member of Parliament (1984 to November 21, 1988) Assistant to the Premier of Nova Scotia (1980 to 1982) | |
| Justice Theresa M. Forgeron [43] | Sydney | June 24, 2005 | Martin | H.F. MacIntyre and Associates Called to bar (1987) |
| Justice Kenneth Haley [44] | Sydney | July 31, 2008 | Harper | Crown attorney (1984 to 2008) MacLellan, MacDonald & Haley (1980 to 1984) |
| Justice Elizabeth Jollimore [45] | Halifax | November 28, 2008 | Harper | Stewart McKelvey (1988 to 2008) Olsers (1987 to 1988) |
| Justice Robert M Gregan [46] [47] | Sydney | June 24, 2015 | Harper | NS Legal Aid Hicks, Lemoine (1991 to 2003) |
| Justice Robert Ferguson [48] | Halifax | March 24, 1999 | Chretien | McIntyre, Gillis & Ferguson (1962 to 1971) Family Court (1971 to 1999) |
| Justice C. Lou Ann Chiasson [49] | Halifax | |||
| Justice Cindy G. Cormier [50] | Halifax | October 10, 2014 | Harper | Department of Justice |
| Justice R. Lester Jesudason | Halifax | Harper | Blois Nickerson | |
| Justice Pamela J. MacKeigan [51] | Halifax | October 20, 2016 | J. Trudeau | Dept of Justice (2008 - 2016) Blois Nickerson (1987 – 2008) NS Legal Aid (1984 – 1987) Called to bar (1981) |
| Justice Lee Anne MacLeod-Archer | Sydney | |||
| Justice Cindy Murray [52] | Halifax | July 18, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Legal Aid (1993 - 2017) Called to bar (1992) |
| Justice Samuel Moreau [53] | Halifax | June 24, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Provincial Court (2017 to 2019) NS Legal Aid (family) (1998 to 2017) Called to bar (1998) |
| Judge S. Raymond Morse [54] | 2020 | J Trudeau | ACJ (Nov 10, 2015) PC Judge (April 12, 2011) Private practice Called to bar (1978) |
Supernumerary
| Name | Location | Date of Appointment | Appointed by | Prior Position(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Leslie J. Dellapinna [55] | Halifax | June 7, 2001 sup |
Chrétien | Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson |
| Justice R. James Williams [56] | Halifax | March 24, 1999 | Walker, Dunlop (1986 to 1987) Blois, Nickerson, Palmeter and Bryson (1987 to 1999) Called to bar (1977) | |
| Justice Moira C. Legere-Sers [57] | Port Hawkesbury | March 24, 1999 (Judge) April 11, 2016 (sup.) |
NS Legal Aid (1993 to 1999) Maritime Life Assurance Company (1980 to 1984) Boyne Clark (1977 to 1980) | |
| Justice Darryl W. Wilson [58] [59] | Sydney | March 24, 1999 | Family Court (1985 to 1999) Crown attorney (1980 to 1982) Edwards & Wilson (1976 to 1980) Called to bar (1976) |
Past Justices
References
Contact Info
The Law Courts Phone: (902) 424-6900 Prothonotary: Court Administration Office: Scheduling Coordinators: Phone: (902) 424-7967 (Criminal) Jury Coordinator:
1 Church Street |
Prothonotary Phone: (902) 485-7350
(Street Address) Phone: (902) 667-2256 Fax: (902) 667-1108
Prothonotary Phone: (902) 679-5540 Jury Co-ordinator: (902) 679-5540
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Prothonotary Phone: 742-4142
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