Nova Scotia Provincial Court (Historical)

From Criminal Law Notebook
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(~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.

Previous Judges

See also: Nova Scotia Provincial Court
Name Location Duration Appointed By Prior Position(s) Other Details
Judge Patrick Curran[1] [2] Halifax, Bedford August 1, 1981 - 2003 (Judge)
2003 - 2013 (Chief Judge)
2013 - 2019
(39 years)
PC NS Legal Aid
Halifax City
Patterson, Smith, Matthews
Innes, Matheson, Curran
Called to bar (~1971)
Published criminal decisions (~7)
D. William MacDonald [1] 1997 (Judge) Deputy Minister to Premier (1993 to 1995)
Deputy Attorney General (1987 to 1993, 1995 to 1996)
Legislative Counsel Office (1975)
Crown Attorney
Hart and Davis (1968 to ??)
Called to bar (1968)
Judge Anne E. Crawford 2002? to 2009? Published criminal decisions
Judge Castor H Williams Halifax Crown Attorney
Called to bar (1977)
Published criminal decisions (~55)
Judge Pierre Muise Yarmouth 2009 - 2010 (appointed to NSSC)
1 year
PC NS Public Prosecution Service (1996 to 2009) Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge R. Brian Gibson [2] Dartmouth 1990 - ? PC Private Practice (1973 to 1990)
Called to bar (1973)
Published criminal decisions (~19)
Judge Anne S. Derrick [3] [3] Halifax September 2, 2005 - 2017 (Appointed to NSCA)
(12 years)
PC Beaton Derrick
Called to bar (1981)
Appointed to NSCA (2017)
Published criminal decisions (~173)
Judge Jamie Campbell [4] Halifax (Youth) September 2, 2005 - ?? (appointed to NSSC) Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson
Called to bar (1982)
Published criminal decisions (~34)
Judge Jean-Louis Batiot Published criminal decisions (~22)
Judge Robert M. Prince Published criminal decisions (~0)
Judge Roy Edward "Bud" Kimball [5] [6] Windsor and Kentville May 4, 1967 to 1995
(18 years)
PC Private Practice (1960 to 1967) Published criminal decisions
Judge Clinton Roger Rand [4] Shelburne and Yarmouth January 3, 1946 to June 30, 1976
(30 years)
Published criminal decisions
Judge John Donald MacIntyre[5] Cape Breton 1951 to 1956
(5 years)
Published criminal decisions
Judge William Ackley Richardson[6] New Glasgow, Stellarton, Pictou, and Tatamagouche November 6, 1951 to November 30, 1968
(16 years)
Published criminal decisions
Judge John Ferguson McDonald[7] Cape Breton 1953 to 1978 Published criminal decisions
Judge Duncan John Chisholm [8] October 1, 1953 to February, 1980 Published criminal decisions
Chief Judge Henry How[9] November 1983 to ?? Published criminal decisions
Judge Joseph Francis McManus[10] 1953 to 1961 Published criminal decisions
Judge Stanley D. Campbell