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            CRA-523366 - William Michael Sandeson Vs. HMK
      
                
            CRA-523366 - William Michael Sandeson Vs. His Majesty the King, Friday Oct 10, 2025 (Afternoon Session)
            CRA-523366 - William Michael Sandeson Vs. HMK
      
                
            CRA-523366 - William Michael Sandeson Vs. His Majesty the King, Friday Oct 10, 2025 (Morning Session)
            Robing Ceremony for Judge Ian Hutchison - June 19, 2025
      
                
            Robing Ceremony for Judge Ian Hutchison - June 19, 2025
            CA-525464 – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Morning Session
      
                
            AND IN THE MATTER OF a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning the constitutional responsibility for infrastructure which protects the interprovincial transportation, trade and communication links across the Chignecto Isthmus, as set out in Order in Council 2023-202 dated July 19, 2023.
            CA-525464 – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Afternoon Session
      
                
            AND IN THE MATTER OF a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning the constitutional responsibility for infrastructure which protects the interprovincial transportation, trade and communication links across the Chignecto Isthmus, as set out in Order in Council 2023-202 dated July 19, 2023.
            CA-525464 – Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - Morning Session
      
                
            AND IN THE MATTER OF a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning the constitutional responsibility for infrastructure which protects the interprovincial transportation, trade and communication links across the Chignecto Isthmus, as set out in Order in Council 2023-202 dated July 19, 2023.
            CA-525464 – Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - Afternoon Session
      
                
            AND IN THE MATTER OF a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning the constitutional responsibility for infrastructure which protects the interprovincial transportation, trade and communication links across the Chignecto Isthmus, as set out in Order in Council 2023-202 dated July 19, 2023.
            CAC-536312 - R. v. Dante Cromwell
      
                
            CAC-536312 - R. v. Dante Cromwell
            Robing Ceremony - Hon. Judge Mark Scott and the Hon. Judge B
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Hon. Judge Mark Scott and the Hon. Judge Brian Warcop - May 9, 2025
            CA-525464 – IN THE MATTER OF Sections 3 and 4 of the Constit
      
                
            CA-525464 – IN THE MATTER OF Sections 3 and 4 of the Constitutional Questions Act, RSNS 1989, c 89; AND IN THE MATTER OF a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning the constitutional responsibility for infrastructure which protects….
            Robing Ceremony for The Hon. Judge James Van Wart - January
      
                
            
Robing Ceremony for The Hon. Judge James Van Wart - January 10, 2025
            CA-532376 – Dr. Gábor Lukács v. CUPE, and Cathy Remus...
      
                
            CA-532376 – Dr. Gábor Lukács v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, and Cathy Remus, and Local 3912 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
            CAC-522486 – Robert Rogers Vs. His Majesty the King
      
                
            CAC-522486 – Robert Rogers Vs. His Majesty the King
            Swearing-In Ceremony for Chief Judge of the Provincial Court
      
                
            Swearing-In Ceremony for Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, The Hon. Perry F. Borden - Oct 11, 2024
            CA-529885 - HRM v. Dalhousie University et al. - AM Session
      
                
            CA-529885 – Halifax Regional Municipality v. Dalhousie University and Halifax University Neighbourhood Association, an unincorporated association represented by Peggy Walt and William Breckenridge (Respondents) and Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia (Intervenor).
            CA-529885 - HRM v. Dalhousie University et al. - PM Session
      
                
            CA-529885 – Halifax Regional Municipality v. Dalhousie University and Halifax University Neighbourhood Association, an unincorporated association represented by Peggy Walt and William Breckenridge (Respondents) and Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia (Intervenor).
            Robing Ceremony for The Hon. Judge Alonzo C. Wright
      
                
            Robing Ceremony for The Hon. Judge Alonzo C. Wright - May 17, 2024
            Swearing in Ceremony Nova Scotia Supreme Court Family Div
      
                
            Nova Scotia Supreme Courts Family Division Swearing in Ceremony for Associate Chief Justice R.Lester Jesudason, Justice Christine Doucet, and Justice Terrance Sheppard.
            CAC-521672 - Harry Arthur Cope v. His Majesty the King - am
      
                
            CAC-521672 - Harry Arthur Cope v. His Majesty the King (Respondent) and Aboriginal Legal Services (Intervenor) (February 13, 2024 - Nova Scotia Court of Appeal - Morning session)
            CAC-521672 - Harry Arthur Cope v. His Majesty the King - pm
      
                
            CAC-521672 - Harry Arthur Cope v. His Majesty the King (Respondent) and Aboriginal Legal Services (Intervenor) (February 13, 2024 - Nova Scotia Court of Appeal - Afternoon session)
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Mark Heerema
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Mark Heerema
            CA-516998 - Nova Scotia Teachers Union Vs. Attorney General
      
                
            CA-516998 - Nova Scotia Teachers Union Vs. Attorney General of Nova Scotia Representing His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Borden and Judge Driscoll
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Borden and Judge Driscoll
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Jillian Barrington
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Jillian Barrington
            Swearing-In Ceremony - Justice Gail Gatchalian
      
                
            Swearing-In Ceremony - Justice Gail Gatchalian
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Bryna Hatt
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Bryna Hatt
            Swearing-In Ceremony - Justice Lorne MacDowell
      
                
            Swearing-In Ceremony - Justice Lorne MacDowell
            Nova Scotia State of the Courts Address - May 26, 2023
      
                
            The State of the Courts is an opportunity to teach the public about the role of the Judiciary as the Third Branch of Government and the accompanying requirement for judicial independence. It is also an opportunity to highlight our access to justice, community engagement and other special initiatives of the Courts, and to renew our commitment to building a more efficient, effective and accessible justice system.
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Jill Hartlen
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Jill Hartlen - May 12, 2023
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Bronwyn Duffy
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Bronwyn Duffy - May 12, 2023
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Kelly J. Serbu
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Kelly J. Serbu - May 5, 2023
            Therapeutic Justice: A Nova Scotia Lens
      
                
            The Third Atlantic Problem-Solving Courts Conference
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Brad Sarson
      
                
            Robing Ceremony - Judge Brad Sarson
            CRH-498639 - HMQ v. William Sandeson
      
                
            CRH-498639 - Her Majesty the Queen Vs. William Michael Sandeson (Thursday, April 20, 2023 – Nova Scotia Supreme Court)
            CAC-497430 - HMQ v. Rakeem Anderson
      
                
            HMQ v. Rakeem Anderson, criminal sentence appeal, use of Impact of Race & Culture Assessments (03/30/2021 — NS Court of Appeal)
            CA-507668 – Canadian Civil Liberties Association, appeal of
      
                
            CA-507668 – Canadian Civil Liberties Association, appeal of Injunction Order (April 11, 2022 - Nova Scotia Court of Appeal)
