Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
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Judges
(Full complement of 8)[1]
| # | Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Justice Michael J. Wood[1][2] | April 17, 2019 | J. Trudeau | Supreme Court (2011 to 2019) Burchells LLP (1982 to 2011) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 2 | Justice Duncan R. Beveridge[3][4] | May 14, 2009 | Harper | Supreme Court (March 3, 2008 to 2009) 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 |
| 3 | Justice David P.S. Farrar [5][6] | February 10, 2010 | Harper | Supreme Court (Sept 9, 2009 to 2010) Stewart McKelvey Sterling Scales LLP (1987 to 2009) Mockler Allen Dixon Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 4 | Justice Peter M.S. Bryson[7][8] | August 11, 2010 | Harper | Supreme Court (Sept 9, 2009 to 2010) McInnes Cooper (1982 to 2009) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 5 | Justice Cindy A. Bourgeois[9][10] | June 22, 2014 | Harper | Supreme Court (2009 to 2014) Hicks, LeMoyne LLP (1992 to 2009) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 6 | Justice Elizabeth Van den Eynden[11][12] | February 6, 2015 | Harper | Supreme Court (2013 to 2015) MacIntosh, MacDonnell & MacDonald (1988 to 2013) Called to bar (1988) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 7 | Justice Anne Derrick [13] | July 18, 2017 | J. Trudeau | Provincial Court (2007 to 2017) Beaton Derrick (1984 to 2007) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions |
| 8 | Justice Carole A. Beaton | J. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions |
Supernumerary
| Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Jamie W. S. Saunders[14] | 2000 (Judge) December 12, 2014 (Sup.) |
Chretien | Supreme Court (1990 to 2000) Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice M. Jill Hamilton [2] | October 31, 2001 | Chretien | Supreme Court (1995 to 2001) Called to bar (1975) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Joel E. Fichaud[15] | September 26, 2003 (Judge) 2018/2019 (sup) |
Chretien | Patterson Palmer Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice J. Edward Scanlan[16] | October 2, 2013 | Harper | Supreme Court (1993 to 2013) Scanlan Graham Scanlan Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions |
Past judges
| Name | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Joseph Michael MacDonald | 2004 (Chief Justice) January 1, 2019 (Ret) |
Martin | Associate Chief Justice of NSSC (1997 to 2004) Supreme Court (1995 to 2004) Stewart McKelvey Sterling Scales LLP (1980 to 1995) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Chief Justice Constance Glube | 1998 - 2005 | Chrétien | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Gerald Freeman | (1998 - 2006) | Chrétien | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Thomas Cromwell [3] [4] | (1997 - 2008) | Chrétien | Professor at Dalhousie University(1982 to 1992, 1995 to 1997) Private practice(1979 to 1982) Called to bar (1979) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Nancy J. Bateman | (1995 - 2010) | Chrétien | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Edward John Flinn | 1995 - 2002 | Chrétien | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Ronald Newton Pugsley | 1993 - 2000 | Published criminal decisions | ||
| Justice Elizabeth Ann Roscoe | (1992 - 2010) | Mulroney | Provincial Court | Published criminal decisions |
| Justice J. Doane Hallett | (1990 - 1997) | Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice David Ritchie Chipman | (1987 - 2000) | Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Kenneth McNeill Matthews | (1985 - 1997) | Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Lorne Otis Clarke | 1985 - 1997 | Mulroney | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Vincent A.J. Morrison | 1982 - 1987 | P. Trudeau | Published criminal decisions | |
| Justice Leonard Lawson Pace | (1978 - 1990) | P. Trudeau | Attorney General, minister of labour, minister of highways, and minister of mines (1974 to 1978) | Published criminal decisions |
| Mellish | ||||
| Longley | ||||
| Chief Justice Harris | ||||
| Chief Justice Charle Townshend | ||||
| E.J. Graham | ||||
| Russell | ||||
| Drysdale | ||||
| Meagher | ||||
| Ritchie |
Chief Justice of Nova Scotia
The Chief Justice of Nova Scotia is the highest position in the Nova Scotia judiciary. Since the creation of the Court of Appeal, this title is held by the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal. Prior to that the title was held by the Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court Appeal Division (1966–1993) or the Supreme Court (before 1966). For completeness the list includes Chief Justices of Cape Breton Island, which merged with Nova Scotia in 1820.
- Chief Justices of Cape Breton Island
| Name | Duration | Nominated By |
|---|---|---|
| William Smith | 1798 - ? | |
| William Woodfall | 1803 - ? | |
| Archibald Charles Dodd | 1806 - 1820 |
- Chief Justices of Nova Scotia
| Name | Duration | Nominated By |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Belcher | 1754 - 1776 | |
| Charles Morris | 1776 - 1778 | |
| Bryan Finucane | 1778 - 1785[17] | |
| Isaac Deschamps | 1785 - 1788 | |
| Jeremy Pemberton | 1788 - 1789[18] | |
| Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange | 1789 – 1797 | |
| Sampson Salter Blowers | 1797 - 1833 | |
| Sir Brenton Halliburton | 1833 - 1860 | |
| William Young | 1860 - 1881 | |
| James McDonald | 1881 – 1905 | |
| Robert Linton Weatherbe | 1905 - 1907 | |
| Sir Charles James Townshend | 1907 - 1915 | |
| Wallace Nesbit Graham | 1915 - 1917 | |
| Robert Edward Harris | (1918 - 1931 | |
| Sir Joseph Andrew Chisholm | 1931 - 1950 | |
| James Lorimer Ilsley | 1950 - 1967 | |
| Lauchlin Daniel Currie | 1967 - 1968 | |
| Alexander H. McKinnon | 1968 - 1973 | |
| Ian Malcolm MacKeigan | 1973 - 1985 | |
| Lorne Clarke | 1985 - 1998 |
- Chief Justices of the Court of Appeal
| Name | Duration | Nominated By |
|---|---|---|
| Constance Glube | 1998 - 2004 | |
| J. Michael MacDonald | 2005–present |
References
- ↑ http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/18716-wood-appointed-supreme-court-judge
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111210192013/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2011/doc_32644.html
- ↑ https://www.dal.ca/news/2008/03/06/judge.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090208001014/http://justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2008/doc_32232.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090924035542/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32417.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130513220102/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2010/doc_32478.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090924035542/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32417.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130513220038/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2010/doc_32538.html
- ↑ http://courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/Bourgeois_appointment_NSCA.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090622193112/http://www.justice.gc.ca:80/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2009/doc_32393.html
- ↑ http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2015/doc_33096.html
- ↑ http://courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/NSSC_four_appointments_13-10.htm
- ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/07/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof1.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020420140034/http://canada.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25462.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040616225551/http://canada.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2003/doc_31002.html
- ↑ http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32968.html
- ↑ Barry Cahill, “The Career of Chief Justice Bryan Finucane,” Nova Scotia Historical Society Collections, vol. 42 (1986), pp. 153-69.
- ↑ Sir Joseph Chisholm, "Three Justices of Nova Scotia"; Hon. Charles Morris (1711-81), Hon. Jeremy Pemberton (1741-90), and Hon. Sampson Salter Blowers (1743-1842); Nova Scotia Historical Society, Vol. #28 (1949):by #28 (1949); pp. 10. Note. Pemberton's portrait hangs in the Nova Scotia Courts