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

Current judges

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

Name Location Duration Appointed By Prior Position(s)
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

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  12. ^ New Judge Appointed for Yarmouth Nova Scotia Government
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  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
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  23. ^ "Sydney prosecutor appointed as judge". SaltWire. December 10, 2021.
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  34. ^ Nova Scotia Courts on Twitter Twitter
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  36. ^ Appointed to Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
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  38. ^ RETIRED PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE PASSES AWAY AT 83 Courts of Nova Scotia
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  46. ^ Le Courrier - December 19, 1990, page 21