Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
| This page was last substantively updated or reviewed August 2021. (Rev. # 83361) |
Judges
(Full complement of 8)[1]
Nova Scotia Pop. (2021): 979,000
Pop. per Justice: ~122k
| # | Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael J. Wood [2] [3] | April 17, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Supreme Court (2011 to 2019) Burchells LLP (1982 to 2011) Called to bar (1982) Dalhousie grad (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (CA) |
| 2 | David P.S. Farrar [4][5] | February 10, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Supreme Court (Sept 9, 2009 to 2010) Stewart McKelvey Sterling Scales LLP (1987 to 2009) Mockler Allen Dixon Called to bar (1987) UNB grad (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (CA) Published criminal decisions (SC) (~4) |
| 3 | Peter M.S. Bryson [6] [7] | August 11, 2010 | Harper / Nicholson (CPC) | Supreme Court (Sept 9, 2009 to 2010) McInnes Cooper (1982 to 2009) Called to bar (1982) Dalhousie grad (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (CA) Published criminal decisions (SC) (~5) |
| 4 | Cindy A. Bourgeois [8] [9] | June 22, 2014 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Supreme Court (2009 to 2014) Hicks, LeMoyne LLP (1992 to 2009) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 5 | Elizabeth Van den Eynden [10][11] | February 6, 2015 | Harper / MacKay (CPC) | Supreme Court (2013 to 2015) MacIntosh, MacDonnell & MacDonald (1988 to 2013) Called to bar (1988) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 6 | Anne Derrick [12] | July 18, 2017 | J. Trudeau / Wilson-Raybould (Lib) | Provincial Court (2007 to 2017) Beaton Derrick (1984 to 2007) Called to bar (1981) Dalhousie grad |
Published criminal decisions (CA) Published criminal decisions (PC) (~174) |
| 7 | Carole A. Beaton [13] | June 24, 2019 | J. Trudeau / Lametti (Lib) | Supreme Court (Fam Div) (2011 to 2019) Provincial Court (2003 to 2011) Beaton Blaikie (1994) Called to bar (1988) |
Published criminal decisions (CA) Published criminal decisions (PC) |
Supernumerary
| Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Jill Hamilton [14] | October 31, 2001 | Chretien | Supreme Court (1995 to 2001) Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Joel E. Fichaud [15] | September 26, 2003 (Judge) October 31, 2018 (sup) |
Chretien | Patterson Palmer Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions grad photo |
| J. Edward Scanlan [16] | October 2, 2013 | Harper | Supreme Court (1993 to 2013) Scanlan Graham Scanlan Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions |
Justices (Historical)
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