The Courthouses in Halifax & Dartmouth
There are five courthouses located in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The Court of Appeal and Supreme Court sit primarily at the Law Courts building on Upper Water Street. Family law matters in HRM are heard at the courthouse on Devonshire Avenue. A new satellite courthouse on Mellor Avenue in Dartmouth is now the site for most criminal jury trials in the Halifax region. The Provincial Court sits in the courthouse on Spring Garden Road and in the Professional Centre on Pleasant Street in Dartmouth.
Law Courts
1815 Upper Water Street,
Halifax,
NS
B3J 1S7
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Court of Appeal
Registrar:
Phone: 902-424-8962
Fax: 902-424-0524
Chambers Scheduling:
Phone: 902-424-6937
Fax: 902-424-0646
Email: Caroline.McInnes@courts.ns.ca
Supreme Court
Phone: 902-424-6900
Fax: 902-424-0524
Email: prothonotaryhfx@courts.ns.ca
Prothonotary:
Phone: 902-424-7968 or 902-424-8962
Fax: 902-424-0524
Scheduling Coordinators:
Phone: 902-424-5782 (Chambers/Civil)
Fax: 902-424-8367
Phone: 902-424-7967 (Criminal)
Fax: 902-424-8367
Registrar of Probate:
Cora Jacquemin
Cora.Jacquemin@courts.ns.ca
902-424-7422
Bankruptcy
902-424-6908
bankruptcy@courts.ns.ca
Sheriff's Office
Phone: 902-424-8201
Fax: 902-424-8215
Supreme Court (Family Division)
3380 Devonshire Ave.,
Halifax,
NS
B3K 5R5
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: 902-424-3990
Fax: 902-424-0562
Email: scfamilyhfx@courts.ns.ca
Supreme Court - Satellite Courthouse
7 Mellor Avenue,
Dartmouth,
NS
B3B 0E8
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (when jury trials are scheduled)
Jury Coordinator:
Phone: 902-424-7933
Email: halifaxjuryresponse@courts.ns.ca
Halifax Provincial Court
5250 Spring Garden Rd.,
Halifax,
NS
B3J 1E7
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: 902-424-8718
Fax: 902-424-0551
Email: HalifaxProvincialCourt@courts.ns.ca
Domestic Violence Court Program
Phone: 902-233-0386
Dartmouth Provincial Court
277 Pleasant Street,
Dartmouth,
NS
B2Y 4B7
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: 902-424-2390
Fax: 902-424-0677
Email: DartmouthProvincialCourt@courts.ns.ca
Dartmouth Wellness Court
Phone: 902-722-1040