Provincial Court of Nova Scotia

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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.

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The Justices are appointed by the province.

Judges

Current judges

NameLocationDate appointedAppointed byPrior position(s)
Chief Judge Pamela S. Williams [1] HRMSeptember 19, 2003
February 27, 2013 (Chief)		PC (2003)
NDP (2013)		NS Legal Aid, Youth
Associate Chief Judge S. Raymond Morse [2] Truro April 12, 2011NDPPrivate practice
Judge Corrine Sparks Dartmouth March 30, 1987PCPrivate practice
Judge A. Peter Ross Sydney 1990PCNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Michael B. Sherar Halifax 1990PCPrivate practice
Judge Brian D. WillistonSydney1995LiberalNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Alanna Murphy [3] DartmouthNovember 13, 2002PCNS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002), Chief Crown (2000 to 2002)
Judge James H. Burrill [1] Yarmouth September 19, 2003PCNS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003)
Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie [1] Port Hawkesbury September 19, 2003PCNS Public Prosecution Service
Private practice
Judge Frank P. Hoskins [4] DartmouthSeptember 5, 2008PCNS Public Prosecution Service (1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2008)
Private practice (1995 to 1996)
Judge Theodore K. Tax [5] DartmouthOctober 1, 2008PCDepartment of Justice Canada
Judge Marci Lin Melvin [6] Kentville November 12, 2008PCNS Legal Aid
Judge Jean M. Whalen [7] DartmouthJanuary 16, 2009PCNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Del W. Atwood [8] Pictou November 10, 2009NDPNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Jean M. Dewolfe [8] KentvilleNovember 10, 2009NDPPrivate practice
Judge Richard J. MacKinnon [8] Antigonish November 10, 2009NDPNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Gregory E. Lenehan [9] HalifaxOctober 19, 2010NDPNS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010)
Judge Paul V. Scovil [10] Bridgewater August 2, 2011NDPNS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011)
Judge Timothy D. Landry [11] Digby/YarmouthSeptember 19, 2012NDPNS Legal Aid
Judge Michelle Christenson [12] YarmouthDecember 11, 2013NDPNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Daniel A. MacRury [13] DartmouthJuly 30, 2014LiberalNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Timothy Daley [14] PictouMarch 17, 2015LiberalPrivate practice
Judge Elizabeth Buckle [15] Amherst March 31, 2015LiberalPrivate practice
Judge E. Ann Marie MacInnes [16] SydneyNovember 10, 2015LiberalNS Legal Aid
Judge Alain Bégin [17] TruroSeptember 1, 2016LiberalPrivate practice
Judge Ronda van der Hoek [18] Kentville/WindsorJanuary 23, 2017LiberalPublic Prosecution Service of Canada
Judge Cathy Benton [18] Bridgewater/Shubenacadie January 23, 2017LiberalNS Legal Aid
Judge Rickcola Brinton [19] HalifaxMarch 31, 2017LiberalNS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017)
Judge Samuel Moreau [19] AmherstMarch 31, 2017LiberalNS Legal Aid (1999 to 2017)
Judge Rosalind Michie [19] AmherstMarch 31, 2017LiberalNS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017)
Judge Amy Sakalauskas [19] SydneyMarch 31, 2017LiberalNS Department of Justice
Judge Diane L. McGrath [20] SydneySeptember 19, 2017LiberalNS Prosecution Service
NS Legal Aid
Private practice
Judge Anne Marie Simmons [21] HalifaxNovember 10, 2017LiberalPublic Prosecution Service of Canada
Judge Chris Manning [22] KentvilleMay 31, 2018LiberalPrivate practice
NS Legal Aid
Associate Chief Judge Shane Russell [23] SydneyDecember 10, 2021PCNs Public Prosecution Service

Supernumerary judges

NameLocationDate appointedAppointed byPrior position(s)
Judge Warren Zimmer [2] TruroApril 12, 2011
2017 (Supernumerary)		NDPPrivate practice (1984 to 2011)
NS Public Prosecution Service (1978 to 1984)
Judge Marc C. Chisholm [1] HalifaxSeptember 19, 2003
2017 (Supernumerary)		PCNS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003)
Judge William Digby [24] HalifaxJune 10, 1997
2017 (Supernumerary)		LiberalNS Legal Aid Director (1994 to 1997)
NS Legal Aid
Judge Flora I. BuchanDartmouthOctober 16, 1996 [25]
2017 (Supernumerary)		LiberalPrivate practice
Judge Patrick Curran [26] [27] Halifax, BedfordAugust 1, 1981 - 2003
2003 - 2013 (Chief Judge)		PCNS Legal Aid
City of Halifax
Private practice
Judge Alan T. Tufts [28] KentvilleJanuary 21, 1998
June 28, 2013 (ACJ)
May 31, 2018 (Supernumerary)		Liberal (1998)
NDP (2013)		Private practice
Judge William J. DyerBridgewater1991 -
Judge Claudine MacDonaldKentvilleFebruary 20, 1996 [29] LiberalNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge John D. ComeauDartmouth1981 [30]

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Previous Judges

NameLocationDurationAppointed ByPrior Position(s)
Judge Barbara BeachHalifax, YouthJanuary 5, 1995 - October 31, 2021 [32] LiberalNS Legal Aid
Judge David J. RyanDartmouthOctober 1997 - March 4, 2020 [33] [34] LiberalPrivate practice (1971 to 1997)
Judge Castor H.F. WilliamsHalifaxFebruary 20, 1996 [29] LiberalNS Public Prosecution Service
Judge Pierre MuiseYarmouthJune 5, 2009 - August 6, 2010PCNS Public Prosecution Service (1996 to 2009)
Judge R. Brian Gibson [35] Dartmouth1990 - ?PCPrivate practice (1973 to 1990)
Judge Anne S. Derrick [36] HalifaxSeptember 2, 2005 - July 18, 2017PCPrivate practice
Judge Jamie CampbellHalifaxSeptember 2, 2005 - June 22, 2014PC
Judge Jean-Louis BatiotComeauville, Digby, Annapolis Royal1987 - 2009PC
Judge Robert M. PrinceYarmouth1994 -Liberal
Judge Roy Edward "Bud" Kimball [37] Windsor and KentvilleMay 4, 1967 - 1995PCPrivate practice (1960 to 1967)
Judge George Hughes RandallHalifaxJuly 1, 1974 - 2012 [38] LiberalPrivate practice
Judge John Richard NicholsDigby, Annapolis RoyalNovember 14, 1972 - August 31, 1997
August 31, 1997 - 2007 (Supernumerary) [32] 		LiberalPrivate practice
Judge Clinton Roger Rand [39] Shelburne and YarmouthJanuary 3, 1946 - June 30, 1976Liberal
Judge John Donald MacIntyre [40] Cape Breton1951 - 1956Liberal
Judge William Ackley Richardson [41] New Glasgow, Stellarton, Pictou, and TatamagoucheNovember 6, 1951 to November 30, 1968Liberal
Judge John Ferguson McDonald [42] Cape Breton1953 to 1978Liberal
Judge Duncan John Chisholm [43] October 1, 1953 - February, 1980Liberal
Chief Judge Henry How [44] November 1983 - ??PC
Judge Joseph Francis McManus [45] 1953 - 1961Liberal
Judge Vincent Gualbert LeBlanc [46] 1971 - 1990Liberal

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  2. 1 2 Attorney General Announces Judicial Appointments Nova Scotia Government
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  12. ↑ New Judge Appointed for Yarmouth Nova Scotia Government
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  21. ↑ 'A historic moment': Judicial appointment gives N.S. court gender parity CTV News
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