Provincial Court of Nova Scotia

The Provincial Court of Nova Scotia is the court of criminal jurisdiction for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. There are twenty-three Justices and one Chief Justice on the bench, who sit in one of 33 locations over the province.

The Justices are appointed by the province.

## Judges[edit]

### Current judges[edit]

Name  | Location  | Date appointed  | Appointed by  | Prior position(s)

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Chief Judge Pamela S. Williams[1] | HRM  | September 19, 2003
February 27, 2013 (Chief)  | PC (2003)
NDP (2013)  | NS Legal Aid, Youth
Associate Chief Judge S. Raymond Morse[2] | Truro | April 12, 2011 | NDP  | Private practice
Judge Corrine Sparks | Dartmouth | March 30, 1987 | PC  | Private practice
Judge A. Peter Ross  | Sydney | 1990 | PC  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Michael B. Sherar  | Halifax | 1990 | PC  | Private practice
Judge Brian D. Williston  | Sydney  | 1995 | Liberal  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Alanna Murphy[3] | Dartmouth  | November 13, 2002 | PC  | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002), Chief Crown (2000 to 2002)
Judge James H. Burrill[1] | Yarmouth | September 19, 2003 | PC  | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003)
Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie[1] | Port Hawkesbury | September 19, 2003 | PC  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Private practice
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)
Judge Theodore K. Tax[5] | Dartmouth  | October 1, 2008 | PC  | Department of Justice Canada
Judge Marci Lin Melvin[6] | Kentville | November 12, 2008 | PC  | NS Legal Aid
Judge Jean M. Whalen[7] | Dartmouth  | January 16, 2009 | PC  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Del W. Atwood[8] | Pictou | November 10, 2009 | NDP  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Jean M. Dewolfe[8] | Kentville  | November 10, 2009 | NDP  | Private practice
Judge Richard J. MacKinnon[8] | Antigonish | November 10, 2009 | NDP  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Gregory E. Lenehan[9] | Halifax  | October 19, 2010 | NDP  | NS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010)
Judge Paul V. Scovil[10] | Bridgewater | August 2, 2011 | NDP  | NS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011)
Judge Timothy D. Landry[11] | Digby/Yarmouth  | September 19, 2012 | NDP  | NS Legal Aid
Judge Michelle Christenson[12] | Yarmouth  | December 11, 2013 | NDP  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Daniel A. MacRury[13] | Dartmouth  | July 30, 2014 | Liberal  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Timothy Daley[14] | Pictou  | March 17, 2015 | Liberal  | Private practice
Judge Elizabeth Buckle[15] | Amherst | March 31, 2015 | Liberal  | Private practice
Judge E. Ann Marie MacInnes[16] | Sydney  | November 10, 2015 | Liberal  | NS Legal Aid
Judge Alain Bégin[17] | Truro  | September 1, 2016 | Liberal  | Private practice
Judge Ronda van der Hoek[18] | Kentville/Windsor  | January 23, 2017 | Liberal  | Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Judge Cathy Benton[18] | Bridgewater/Shubenacadie | January 23, 2017 | Liberal  | NS Legal Aid
Judge Rickcola Brinton [19] | Halifax  | March 31, 2017 | Liberal  | NS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017)
Judge Samuel Moreau[19] | Amherst  | March 31, 2017 | Liberal  | NS Legal Aid (1999 to 2017)
Judge Rosalind Michie[19] | Amherst  | March 31, 2017 | Liberal  | NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017)
Judge Amy Sakalauskas[19] | Sydney  | March 31, 2017 | Liberal  | NS Department of Justice
Judge Diane L. McGrath[20] | Sydney  | September 19, 2017 | Liberal  | NS Prosecution Service
NS Legal Aid
Private practice
Judge Anne Marie Simmons[21] | Halifax  | November 10, 2017 | Liberal  | Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Judge Chris Manning[22] | Kentville  | May 31, 2018 | Liberal  | Private practice
NS Legal Aid
Associate Chief Judge Shane Russell[23] | Sydney  | December 10, 2021  | PC  | Ns Public Prosecution Service

Supernumerary judges

Name  | Location  | Date appointed  | Appointed by  | Prior position(s)

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Judge Warren Zimmer[2] | Truro  | April 12, 2011
2017 (Supernumerary)  | NDP  | Private practice (1984 to 2011)
NS Public Prosecution Service (1978 to 1984)
Judge Marc C. Chisholm [1] | Halifax  | September 19, 2003
2017 (Supernumerary)  | PC  | NS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003)
Judge William Digby[24] | Halifax  | June 10, 1997
2017 (Supernumerary)  | Liberal  | NS Legal Aid Director (1994 to 1997)
NS Legal Aid
Judge Flora I. Buchan  | Dartmouth  | October 16, 1996[25]
2017 (Supernumerary)  | Liberal  | Private practice
Judge Patrick Curran[26][27] | Halifax, Bedford  | August 1, 1981 - 2003
2003 - 2013 (Chief Judge)  | PC  | NS Legal Aid
City of Halifax
Private practice
Judge Alan T. Tufts[28] | Kentville  | January 21, 1998
June 28, 2013 (ACJ)
May 31, 2018 (Supernumerary)  | Liberal (1998)
NDP (2013)  | Private practice
Judge William J. Dyer  | Bridgewater  | 1991 -  |  |
Judge Claudine MacDonald  | Kentville  | February 20, 1996[29] | Liberal  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge John D. Comeau  | Dartmouth  | 1981[30] |  |

[31]

### Previous Judges[edit]

Name  | Location  | Duration  | Appointed By  | Prior Position(s)

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Judge Barbara Beach  | Halifax, Youth  | January 5, 1995 - October 31, 2021[32] | Liberal  | NS Legal Aid
Judge David J. Ryan  | Dartmouth  | October 1997 - March 4, 2020[33][34] | Liberal  | Private practice (1971 to 1997)
Judge Castor H.F. Williams  | Halifax  | February 20, 1996[29] | Liberal  | NS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Pierre Muise  | Yarmouth  | June 5, 2009 - August 6, 2010  | PC  | NS Public Prosecution Service (1996 to 2009)
Judge R. Brian Gibson[35] | Dartmouth  | 1990 - ?  | PC  | Private practice (1973 to 1990)
Judge Anne S. Derrick [36] | Halifax  | September 2, 2005 - July 18, 2017  | PC  | Private practice
Judge Jamie Campbell  | Halifax  | September 2, 2005 - June 22, 2014  | PC  |
Judge Jean-Louis Batiot  | Comeauville, Digby, Annapolis Royal  | 1987 - 2009  | PC  |
Judge Robert M. Prince  | Yarmouth  | 1994 -  | Liberal  |
Judge Roy Edward "Bud" Kimball[37] | Windsor and Kentville  | May 4, 1967 - 1995  | PC  | Private practice (1960 to 1967)
Judge George Hughes Randall  | Halifax  | July 1, 1974 - 2012[38] | Liberal  | Private practice  |
Judge John Richard Nichols  | Digby, Annapolis Royal  | November 14, 1972 - August 31, 1997
August 31, 1997 - 2007 (Supernumerary)[32] | Liberal  | Private practice
Judge Clinton Roger Rand [39] | Shelburne and Yarmouth  | January 3, 1946 - June 30, 1976  | Liberal  |
Judge John Donald MacIntyre[40] | Cape Breton  | 1951 - 1956  | Liberal  |
Judge William Ackley Richardson[41] | New Glasgow, Stellarton, Pictou, and Tatamagouche  | November 6, 1951 to November 30, 1968  | Liberal  |
Judge John Ferguson McDonald[42] | Cape Breton  | 1953 to 1978  | Liberal  |
Judge Duncan John Chisholm [43] |  | October 1, 1953 - February, 1980  | Liberal  |
Chief Judge Henry How[44] |  | November 1983 - ??  | PC  |
Judge Joseph Francis McManus[45] |  | 1953 - 1961  | Liberal  |
Judge Vincent Gualbert LeBlanc[46] |  | 1971 - 1990  | Liberal  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Judicial Appointments Ensure Timely Access Nova Scotia Government
2. ^ a b Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointments Nova Scotia Government
3. ^ "Two Judges Appointed". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
4. ^ "Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment".
5. ^ "Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment".
6. ^ "Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment".
7. ^ "Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment".
8. ^ a b c "Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment".
9. ^ Provincial and Family Court Judicial Appointment Nova Scotia Government
10. ^ Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment Nova Scotia Government
11. ^ New Judge Appointed to Provincial, Family Courts in Digby, Comeauville and Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia Government
12. ^ New Judge Appointed for Yarmouth Nova Scotia Government
13. ^ "New Judge Appointed for Halifax". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
14. ^ New Judge Appointed for Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government
15. ^ New Judge Appointed for Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government
16. ^ Judicial Appointments Announced Nova Scotia Government
17. ^ New Judicial Appointment Announced Nova Scotia Government
18. ^ a b Two Judges Appointed to Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government
19. ^ a b c d "Four New Judges Appointed". The Courts of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
20. ^ New Judge Appointed to Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government
21. ^ 'A historic moment': Judicial appointment gives N.S. court gender parity CTV News
22. ^ "New Provincial & Family Court Judge". The Courts of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
23. ^ "Sydney prosecutor appointed as judge". SaltWire. December 10, 2021.
24. ^ "History of Legal Aid" (PDF). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
25. ^ NEWS RELEASE (CNS668) -->> JUSTICE--FAMILY COURT JUDGE APPOINTED Government of Nova Scotia
26. ^ "Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment". Nova Scotia Department of Justice.
27. ^ R.E. Kimball. The Bench: The history of Nova Scotia's provincial court. p. 121.
28. ^ "Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointment".
29. ^ a b "JUSTICE--JUDGES APPOINTED". novascotia.ca. Government of Nova Scotia. February 20, 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
30. ^ Chief Judge of Family Court Appointed Nova Scotia Government
31. ^ "The Courts of Nova Scotia - Provincial Court Judges". www.courts.ns.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17.
32. ^ a b PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE RETIRES FROM THE BENCH Courts of Nova Scotia
33. ^ JUSTICE--Provincial Court Judge Appointed Government of Nova Scotia
34. ^ Nova Scotia Courts on Twitter Twitter
35. ^ Brian Gibson Appointed Associate Chief Judge Government of Nova Scotia
36. ^ Appointed to Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
37. ^ Obituary of Roy Kimball Sweenys Funeral Home
38. ^ RETIRED PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE PASSES AWAY AT 83 Courts of Nova Scotia
39. ^ R.E. Kimball. The Bench: The history of Nova Scotia's provincial court. p. 46.
40. ^ R.E. Kimball. The Bench: The history of Nova Scotia's provincial court. p. 52.
41. ^ R.E. Kimball. The Bench: The history of Nova Scotia's provincial court. p. 53.
42. ^ R.E. Kimball. The Bench: The history of Nova Scotia's provincial court. p. 55.
43. ^ R.E. Kimball. The Bench: The history of Nova Scotia's provincial court. p. 60.
44. ^ R.E. Kimball. The Bench: The history of Nova Scotia's provincial court. p. 125.
45. ^ R.E. Kimball. The Bench: The history of Nova Scotia's provincial court. p. 57.
46. ^ Le Courrier \- December 19, 1990, page 21

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