Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
Judges
(Full complement of 8)
| Position / Name | Appointed | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) | Other details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Joseph Michael MacDonald | 2005 | Paul Martin | Supreme Court (1995 to 2004) Stewart McKelvey Sterling Scales LLP (1980 to 1995) Called to bar (1980) |
https://www.canlii.org/en/ns/nsca/#search/type=decision&ccId=nsca&sort=decisionDate&text=%22C.J.N.S.%22%20%2F2%20macdonald&id=R%20OR%20%22HMTQ%22%20OR%20%22Her%20Majesty%22%20OR%20%22The%20Queen%22&origType=decision&origCcId=nsca |
| Justice Duncan R. Beveridge[1][2] | May 14, 2009 | Stephen 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 |
| Justice Cindy A. Bourgeois[3][4] | June 22, 2014 | Stephen Harper | Supreme Court (2009 to 2014) Hicks, LeMoyne LLP (1992 to 2009) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Peter M.S. Bryson[5][6] | August 11, 2010 | Stephen Harper | Supreme Court (Sept 9, 2009 to 2010) McInnes Cooper (1982 to 2009) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Anne Derrick [7] | July 18, 2017 | Justin Trudeau | Provincial Court (2007 to 2017) Beaton Derrick (1984 to 2007) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice David P.S. Farrar [8][9] | February 10, 2010 | Stephen 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 |
| Justice Joel E. Fichaud[10] | September 26, 2003 | Chretien | Patterson Palmer Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions |
| Justice Elizabeth Van den Eynden[11][12] | February 6, 2015 | Stephen Harper | Supreme Court (2013 to 2015) MacIntosh, MacDonnell & MacDonald (1988 to 2013) Called to bar (1988) |
Published criminal decisions |
Supernumerary
Past judges
| Name | Duration | Nominated By | Prior Position(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Constance Glube | (1998 - 2005) | ||
| Justice Gerald Freeman | (1998 - 2006) | ||
| Justice Thomas Cromwell [2] [3] | (1997 - 2008) | Jean Chretien | Professor at Dalhousie University(1982 to 1992, 1995 to 1997) Private practice(1979 to 1982) Called to bar (1979) |
| Justice Nancy J. Bateman | (1995 - 2010) | ||
| Justice Edward John Flinn | 1995 - 2002 | ||
| Justice Ronald Newton Pugsley | 1993 - 2000 | ||
| Justice Elizabeth Ann Roscoe | (1992 - 2010) | ||
| Justice J. Doane Hallett | (1990 - 1997) | ||
| Justice David Ritchie Chipman | (1987 - 2000) | ||
| Justice Kenneth McNeill Matthews | (1985 - 1997) | ||
| Justice Lorne Otis Clarke | (1985 - 1997) | ||
| Justice Vincent A.J. Morrison | (1982 - 1987) | ||
| Justice Leonard Lawson Pace | (1978 - 1990) | Attorney General, minister of labour, minister of highways, and minister of mines (1974 to 1978) |
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)[16] | |
| Isaac Deschamps | (1785 - 1788) | |
| Jeremy Pemberton | (1788 - 1789)[17] | |
| 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
- Constance Glube (1998 - 2004)
- J. Michael MacDonald (2005–present)
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/07/government_of_canadaannouncesjudicialappointmentsintheprovinceof1.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/20040616225551/http://canada.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2003/doc_31002.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://web.archive.org/web/20020420140034/http://canada.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25462.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020420140034/http://canada.justice.gc.ca:80/en/news/ja/2000/doc_25462.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