Nova Scotia Provincial Court
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- (~X) = approximate number of published decisions according to CanLII as of Oct 2018, unless otherwise indicated.
Current Judges
Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
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Chief Judge Pamela S. Williams[1] | HRM | September 19, 2003 (Judge) 2013 (Chief) |
PC (2003) NDP (2013) |
NS Legal Aid, Youth Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~16) |
Associate Chief Judge S. Raymond Morse[2] | Amherst | April 12, 2011 (Judge) November 10, 2015 (Assoc. Chief) |
NDP | Private practice Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Corrine Sparks [1] | Dartmouth | 1987 | PC | Ruck and Mitchell (1981 to 1987) Called to bar (1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge A. Peter Ross | Sydney | 1990 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~30) |
Judge Michael B. Sherar [2] | Halifax | 1990 | PC | Blois Nickerson Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~12) |
Judge Barbara Beach | Halifax, Youth | 1994 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid Called to bar (~1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) |
Judge Brian D. Williston | Sydney | 1995 | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (1974) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) |
Judge Alanna Murphy[3] | Dartmouth | November 13, 2002 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002) Chief Crown (2000 to 2002) Called to bar (1987) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge James H. Burrill[1] | Yarmouth | September 19, 2003 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~20) |
Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie[1] | Port Hawkesbury | September 19, 2003 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service Private Practice Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions (~7) |
Judge Frank P. Hoskins[4] | Dartmouth | September 5, 2008 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2008) Private practice (1995 to 1996) Called to bar (1990) |
Published criminal decisions (~19) |
Judge Theodore K. Tax[5] | Dartmouth | October 1, 2008 | PC | Public Prosecution Service of Canada Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~54) |
Judge Marci Lin Melvin[6] | Kentville | November 12, 2008 | PC | NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Jean M. Whalen[7] | Dartmouth | January 16, 2009 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service | Published criminal decisions (~44) |
Judge Del W. Atwood[8] | Pictou | November 10, 2009 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~170) |
Judge Jean M. Dewolfe[8] | Kentville | November 10, 2009 | PC | Muttart Tufts Dewolfe and Coyle (family) (1990 to 2009) Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Richard J. MacKinnon[8] | Antigonish | November 10, 2009 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (1977) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
Judge Gregory E. Lenehan[9] | Halifax | October 19, 2010 | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010) | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Judge Paul V. Scovil[10] | Bridgewater | August 2, 2011 | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011) Called to bar (1982) |
Published criminal decisions (~36) |
Judge Timothy D. Landry[11] | Digby/Yarmouth | September 19, 2012 | NDP | NS Legal Aid | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Judge Michelle Christenson[12] | Yarmouth | December 11, 2013 | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (1996) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Daniel A. MacRury[13] | Dartmouth | July 30, 2014 | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service Called to bar (1986) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Timothy Daley[14] | Pictou | March 17, 2015 | Liberal | Private practice (mix) Called to bar (1992) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Elizabeth Buckle [15] | Halifax Amherst |
March 31, 2015 | Liberal | Private practice (criminal) Called to bar (1994) |
Published criminal decisions (~6) |
Judge E. Ann Marie MacInnes[16] | Sydney | November 10, 2015 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1991) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Alain Bégin[17] | Truro | September 1, 2016 | Liberal | Private practice | Published criminal decisions (~4) |
Judge Ronda van der Hoek[18] | Kentville/Windsor | January 23, 2017 | Liberal | Public Prosecution Service of Canada | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Cathy Benton[18] | Bridgewater/Shubenacadie | January 23, 2017 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Judge Rickcola Brinton [19] | Halifax | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Samuel Moreau[19] | Amherst | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid (1999 to 2017) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Rosalind Michie [19] | Amherst | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Amy Sakalauskas [19] | Sydney | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | Private practice | Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Judge Diane L. McGrath[20] | Sydney | September 19, 2017 | Liberal | NS Prosecution Service NS Legal Aid Private Practice Called ot bar (1993) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Anne Marie Simmons[21] | Halifax | November 10, 2017 | Liberal | Public Prosecution Service of Canada | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Chris Manning[22] | Kentville | May 31, 2018 | Liberal | Private Practice (criminal) NS Legal Aid Called to bar (1985) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Supernumerary Judges
Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
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Judge Warren Zimmer[2] | Truro | April 12, 2011 (Judge), 2017 (Sup.) | NDP | Private Practice (1984 to 2011) Crown Attorney (1978 to 1984) Called to bar (1978) |
Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge Marc C. Chisholm [1] | Halifax | September 19, 2003 (Judge), 2017 (Sup.) | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003) Called to bar (1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~39) |
Judge William Digby[23] | Halifax | June 10, 1997 (Judge), 2017 (Supernumerary) | Liberal | NS Legal Aid Director (1994 to 1997) NS Legal Aid |
Published criminal decisions (~2) |
Judge Flora I. Buchan | Dartmouth | 1996 (judge), 2017 (Sup) | Liberal | private practice Called to bar (~1981) |
Published criminal decisions (~1) |
Judge Patrick Curran[24] [25] | Halifax, Bedford | August 1, 1981 - 2003 (Judge) 2003 - 2013 (Chief Judge) |
PC | NS Legal Aid Halifax City Patterson, Smith, Matthews Innes, Matheson, Curran Called to bar (~1971) |
Published criminal decisions (~7) |
Judge Alan T. Tufts[26] | Kentville | 1998 (Judge) 2013 (ACJ) May 31, 2018 (Sup) |
Liberal (1998) NDP (2013) |
Muttart Tufts Dewolfe and Coyle Called to bar (~1980) |
Published criminal decisions (~61) |
Judge William Dyer | Bridgewater | Published criminal decisions (~0) | |||
Judge David J. Ryan | Dartmouth | Published criminal decisions (~3) | |||
Judge John D. Comeau | Dartmouth | 1981[27] | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Previous Judges
Name | Location | Duration | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | Other Details |
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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 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1996 to 2009) | Published criminal decisions (~0) |
Judge R. Brian Gibson [3] | Dartmouth | 1990 - ? | PC | Private Practice (1973 to 1990) Called to bar (1973) |
Published criminal decisions (~19) |
Judge Anne S. Derrick [4] [29] | Halifax | September 2, 2005 - 2017 | PC | Beaton Derrick Called to bar (1981) |
Appointed to NSCA (2017) Published criminal decisions (~173) |
Judge Jamie Campbell [5] | Halifax (Youth) | September 2, 2005 | 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 [6] [7] | Windsor and Kentville | May 4, 1967 to 1995 | PC | Private Practice (1960 to 1967) | Published criminal decisions |
Judge Clinton Roger Rand [30] | Shelburne and Yarmouth | January 3, 1946 to June 30, 1976 | Published criminal decisions | ||
Judge John Donald MacIntyre[31] | Cape Breton | 1951 to 1956 | Published criminal decisions | ||
Judge William Ackley Richardson[32] | New Glasgow, Stellarton, Pictou, and Tatamagouche | November 6, 1951 to November 30, 1968 | Published criminal decisions | ||
Judge John Ferguson McDonald[33] | Cape Breton | 1953 to 1978 | Published criminal decisions | ||
Judge Duncan John Chisholm [34] | October 1, 1953 to February, 1980 | Published criminal decisions | |||
Chief Judge Henry How[35] | November 1983 to ?? | Published criminal decisions | |||
Judge Joseph Francis McManus[36] | 1953 to 1961 | Published criminal decisions | |||
Judge Claudine MacDonald | Published criminal decisions |
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judicial Appointments Ensure Timely Access Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointments Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20021213001
- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20080905004
- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20081001001
- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20081112006
- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20090116002
- ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20091110004
- ↑ Provincial and Family Court Judicial Appointment Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ New Judge Appointed to Provincial, Family Courts in Digby, Comeauville and Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ New Judge Appointed for Yarmouth Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20140730001
- ↑ New Judge Appointed for Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ New Judge Appointed for Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ Judicial Appointments Announced Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ New Judicial Appointment Announced Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ Jump up to: 18.0 18.1 Two Judges Appointed to Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ Jump up to: 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/ProvCourtAppointments_17_03.htm
- ↑ New Judge Appointed to Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ 'A historic moment': Judicial appointment gives N.S. court gender parity CTV News
- ↑ http://www.courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts/JudgeManningAppointment.htm
- ↑ https://www.nslegalaid.ca/wp-content/uploads/2001/01/History-of-Legal-Aid-Updated-November-2017.pdf
- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20030131010
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- ↑ https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=19980121001
- ↑ Chief Judge of Family Court Appointed Nova Scotia Government
- ↑ http://www.courts.ns.ca/Provincial_Court/NSPC_judges.htm
- ↑ Appointed to Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
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