Two new judges have been appointed to the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia.

Earlier today, Nova Scotia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice announced the appointments of Mark Scott, K.C., and Brian Warcop.

Judge Scott and Judge Warcop come to the Provincial Court from the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service, having served as Chief Crown Attorney of Appeals and Special Prosecutions and Senior Crown Attorney, respectively.

These appointments fill the vacancies created when Justice Shane Russell and Justice Jillian Barrington, both formerly of the Provincial Court, were appointed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia last year. Both new judges will preside in Sydney.

“Mark and Brian were exceptional lawyers, and we are fortunate to have them on our Bench,” said the Hon. Perry Borden, Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia. “I am confident that their acumen and dedication to the profession will aid them in becoming great jurists. The Provincial Court in Sydney, and our entire Court, is fortunate to have them.”

The Hon. Judge Mark Scott

Judge Scott, who grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, was called to the Nova Scotia bar in December 1996. Having worked for both the federal and provincial Crown, he has done criminal defence, appeals, and per diem work. In 1998, he was appointed as a Crown attorney in the Halifax office of the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service, where he prosecuted a wide range of criminal offences.

Judge Scott, whose most recent role at PPS was Chief Crown Attorney of Appeals and Special Prosecutions, has conducted more than 150 criminal appeals in both the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He is a past president of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.

The Hon. Judge Brian Warcop

Judge Warcop, a native of Glace Bay, was called to the Ontario bar in 2005 and was appointed an assistant Crown attorney by the Ontario Minister of the Attorney General in 2006. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 2015 and worked as a senior Crown attorney with the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service from 2015 to 2016.

He then became a partner with a private practice, where he represented clients in criminal matters, and also acted as counsel for legal aid matters in Halifax. More recently, he returned to work with PPS as a senior Crown attorney.

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