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. WilliamsJudicial Appointments Ensure Timely Access Nova Scotia GovernmentHRM (Chief)PC (2003) NDP (2013)NS Legal Aid, YouthAssociate Chief Judge S. Raymond MorseAttorney General Announces Judicial Appointments Nova Scotia GovernmentTruroNDPPrivate practiceJudge Corrine SparksDartmouthPCPrivate practiceJudge A. Peter RossSydneyPCNS Public Prosecution ServiceJudge Michael B. SherarHalifaxPCPrivate practiceJudge Brian D. WillistonSydneyLiberalNS Public Prosecution ServiceJudge Alanna MurphyDartmouthPCNS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002), Chief Crown (2000 to 2002)Judge James H. BurrillYarmouthPCNS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003)Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarriePort HawkesburyPCNS Public Prosecution ServicePrivate practiceJudge Frank P. HoskinsDartmouthPCNS Public Prosecution Service (1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2008)Private practice (1995 to 1996)Judge Theodore K. TaxDartmouthPCDepartment of Justice CanadaJudge Marci Lin MelvinKentvillePCNS Legal AidJudge Jean M. WhalenDartmouthPCNS Public Prosecution ServiceJudge Del W. AtwoodPictouNDPNS Public Prosecution Service Judge Jean M. DewolfeKentvilleNDPPrivate practiceJudge Richard J. MacKinnonAntigonishNDPNS Public Prosecution ServiceJudge Gregory E. LenehanProvincial and Family Court Judicial Appointment Nova Scotia GovernmentHalifaxNDPNS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010)Judge Paul V. ScovilAttorney General Announces Judicial Appointment Nova Scotia GovernmentBridgewaterNDPNS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011)Judge Timothy D. LandryNew Judge Appointed to Provincial, Family Courts in Digby, Comeauville and Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia GovernmentDigby/YarmouthNDPNS Legal AidJudge Michelle ChristensonNew Judge Appointed for Yarmouth Nova Scotia GovernmentYarmouthNDPNS Public Prosecution ServiceJudge Daniel A. MacRuryDartmouthLiberalNS Public Prosecution ServiceJudge Timothy DaleyNew Judge Appointed for Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia GovernmentPictouLiberalPrivate practiceJudge Elizabeth BuckleNew Judge Appointed for Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia GovernmentAmherstLiberalPrivate practiceJudge E. Ann Marie MacInnesJudicial Appointments Announced Nova Scotia GovernmentSydneyLiberalNS Legal AidJudge Alain BéginNew Judicial Appointment Announced Nova Scotia GovernmentTruroLiberalPrivate practiceJudge Ronda van der HoekTwo Judges Appointed to Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia Government Kentville/WindsorLiberalPublic Prosecution Service of CanadaJudge Cathy BentonBridgewater/ShubenacadieLiberalNS Legal AidJudge Rickcola Brinton HalifaxLiberalNS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017)Judge Samuel MoreauAmherstLiberalNS Legal Aid (1999 to 2017)Judge Rosalind MichieAmherstLiberalNS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017)Judge Amy SakalauskasSydneyLiberalNS Department of JusticeJudge Diane L. McGrathNew Judge Appointed to Provincial and Family Court Nova Scotia GovernmentSydneyLiberalNS Prosecution ServiceNS Legal AidPrivate practiceJudge Anne Marie Simmons'A historic moment': Judicial appointment gives N.S. court gender parity CTV NewsHalifaxLiberalPublic Prosecution Service of CanadaJudge Chris ManningKentvilleLiberalPrivate practiceNS Legal AidAssociate Chief Judge Shane RussellSydneyDecember 10, 2021PCNs Public Prosecution Service
Supernumerary judges Name Location Date appointed Appointed by Prior position(s)Judge Warren ZimmerTruroApril 12, 20112017 (Supernumerary)NDPPrivate practice (1984 to 2011)NS Public Prosecution Service (1978 to 1984)Judge Marc C. Chisholm HalifaxSeptember 19, 20032017 (Supernumerary)PCNS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003)Judge William DigbyHalifaxJune 10, 19972017 (Supernumerary)LiberalNS Legal Aid Director (1994 to 1997)NS Legal AidJudge Flora I. BuchanDartmouthOctober 16, 1996NEWS RELEASE (CNS668) -->> JUSTICE--FAMILY COURT JUDGE APPOINTED Government of Nova Scotia2017 (Supernumerary)LiberalPrivate practiceJudge Patrick CurranHalifax, BedfordAugust 1, 1981 - 2003 2003 - 2013 (Chief Judge)PCNS Legal AidCity of HalifaxPrivate practice Judge Alan T. TuftsKentvilleJanuary 21, 1998June 28, 2013 (ACJ)May 31, 2018 (Supernumerary)Liberal (1998) NDP (2013)Private practice Judge William J. Dyer Bridgewater 1991 - Judge Claudine MacDonaldKentvilleFebruary 20, 1996LiberalNS Public Prosecution Service Judge John D. Comeau Dartmouth 1981Chief Judge of Family Court Appointed Nova Scotia Government
Previous Judges Name Location Duration Appointed By Prior Position(s)Judge Barbara BeachHalifax, YouthJanuary 5, 1995 - October 31, 2021PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE RETIRES FROM THE BENCH Courts of Nova ScotiaLiberalNS Legal AidJudge David J. RyanDartmouthOctober 1997 - March 4, 2020JUSTICE--Provincial Court Judge Appointed Government of Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Courts on Twitter TwitterLiberalPrivate practice (1971 to 1997)Judge Castor H.F. WilliamsHalifaxFebruary 20, 1996LiberalNS Public Prosecution ServiceJudge Pierre MuiseYarmouthJune 5, 2009 - August 6, 2010PCNS Public Prosecution Service (1996 to 2009)Judge R. Brian GibsonBrian Gibson Appointed Associate Chief Judge Government of Nova ScotiaDartmouth1990 - ? PCPrivate practice (1973 to 1990)Judge Anne S. Derrick Appointed to Nova Scotia Court of AppealHalifaxSeptember 2, 2005 - July 18, 2017PCPrivate practiceJudge Jamie CampbellHalifaxSeptember 2, 2005 - June 22, 2014PCJudge Jean-Louis BatiotComeauville, Digby, Annapolis Royal1987 - 2009PCJudge Robert M. PrinceYarmouth1994 - LiberalJudge Roy Edward "Bud" KimballObituary of Roy Kimball Sweenys Funeral HomeWindsor and KentvilleMay 4, 1967 - 1995PCPrivate practice (1960 to 1967)Judge George Hughes RandallHalifaxJuly 1, 1974 - 2012RETIRED PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE PASSES AWAY AT 83 Courts of Nova ScotiaLiberalPrivate practiceJudge John Richard NicholsDigby, Annapolis RoyalNovember 14, 1972 - August 31, 1997August 31, 1997 - 2007 (Supernumerary)LiberalPrivate practiceJudge Clinton Roger Rand Shelburne and YarmouthJanuary 3, 1946 - June 30, 1976LiberalJudge John Donald MacIntyreCape Breton1951 - 1956LiberalJudge William Ackley RichardsonNew Glasgow, Stellarton, Pictou, and TatamagoucheNovember 6, 1951 to November 30, 1968LiberalJudge John Ferguson McDonaldCape Breton1953 to 1978LiberalJudge Duncan John Chisholm October 1, 1953 - February, 1980LiberalChief Judge Henry HowNovember 1983 - ??PCJudge Joseph Francis McManus1953 - 1961LiberalJudge Vincent Gualbert LeBlancLe Courrier - December 19, 1990, page 211971 - 1990Liberal
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