After more than 25 years as a Judge on the Provincial and Family Courts of Nova Scotia, The Honourable Robert Prince has retired from the Bench. His last day was May 31, 2021.
The Hon. George Hughes Randall, a retired Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, passed away Tuesday, April 20. He was 83.
Three judges were appointed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia earlier today. Two of those appointments fill new positions on the province’s Unified Family Court.
Nova Scotians who use the courts have benefited from technological changes introduced during the pandemic and now a new task force will explore more ways to use technology to improve access to justice and increase efficiencies.
St. FX University HAS honoured renowned judge, lawyer, volunteer and social activist Laurie Halfpenny MacQuarrie with the degree Doctor of Laws honoris causa.
Two prominent Nova Scotia judges retired from the province’s Court of Appeal this year, marking more than 50 years of combined service in the Canadian Judiciary.
The Provincial Court of Nova Scotia is welcoming two new judges to its ranks. The Hon. Judge Aleta C. Cromwell and The Hon. Judge Perry F. Borden were appointed on July 9, 2020.
The Honourable Patrick J. Duncan, a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia for almost 13 years, has been appointed the new Associate Chief Justice for the Court.
The Hon. D. Merlin Nunn, a retired Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and former Conflict of Interest Commissioner for Nova Scotia, has passed away. He was 89 years old.
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court is extending a warm welcome to its newest judge, The Hon. Diane Rowe, a former Senior Solicitor with the provincial government who was appointed to the Bench on May 14, 2020.
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court is pleased to welcome four new judges to its Family Division, the first step in the move toward a single, unified court for all family law matters in the province.
AJEFNE has recognized The Hon. Lawrence I. O’Neil, Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Family Division), with the 2019 Jurist of the Year Award for his ongoing support of efforts to facilitate access to justice in French.
The most recent evaluation of Nova Scotia’s longest running Wellness Court Program highlights how this collaborative, problem-solving approach is helping individuals address their mental health and serious substance use issues.
The Honourable Castor Williams, a retired Judge of the Provincial Court and the second person of African ancestry to be appointed to the Nova Scotia Judiciary, passed away on Wednesday evening. He was 81.
Two current Nova Scotia judges received new appointments today, filling some of the vacancies on the province’s superior Courts.
The Honourable Deborah K. Smith has been appointed the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, only the second woman in the province’s history to achieve that position.
The Honourable Joseph P. Kennedy, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia’s longest serving Chief Justice, retires this week after more than four decades on the Bench. His last day is Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
The Honourable Michael J. Wood is the new Chief Justice of the province’s Court of Appeal and the 23rd Chief Justice of Nova Scotia.
The Honourable Joseph Kennedy, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, extended a warm welcome today to the province’s newest judge, Justice John A. Keith, who will preside on the Supreme Court in Kentville.
The Chief Justice of Nova Scotia is retiring after a 40-year legal career, much of which he spent championing better access to justice, and creating opportunities for his fellow judges to engage and learn from racialized communities.