Provincial Court of Nova Scotia

Court of criminal jurisdiction in Canadian province

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

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### Current judges

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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] |  |

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### Previous Judges

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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

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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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