title: Provincial Court of Nova Scotia
text: # Provincial Court of Nova Scotia
  
  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. Williams | HRM | September 19, 2003 February 27, 2013 (Chief) | PC (2003) NDP (2013) | NS Legal Aid, Youth |
  | Associate Chief Judge S. Raymond Morse | Truro | April 12, 2011 | NDP | Private practice |
  | Judge Corrine Sparks | Dartmouth | March 30, 1987 | PC | Private practice |
  | Judge A. Peter Ross | Sydney | 1990 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge Michael B. Sherar | Halifax | 1990 | PC | Private practice |
  | Judge Brian D. Williston | Sydney | 1995 | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge Alanna Murphy | Dartmouth | November 13, 2002 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002), Chief Crown (2000 to 2002) |
  | Judge James H. Burrill | Yarmouth | September 19, 2003 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003) |
  | Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie | Port Hawkesbury | September 19, 2003 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service Private practice |
  | Judge Frank P. Hoskins | Dartmouth | September 5, 2008 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2008) Private practice (1995 to 1996) |
  | Judge Theodore K. Tax | Dartmouth | October 1, 2008 | PC | Public Prosecution Service of Canada |
  | Judge Marci Lin Melvin | Kentville | November 12, 2008 | PC | NS Legal Aid |
  | Judge Jean M. Whalen | Dartmouth | January 16, 2009 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge Del W. Atwood | Pictou | November 10, 2009 | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge Jean M. Dewolfe | Kentville | November 10, 2009 | NDP | Private practice |
  | Judge Richard J. MacKinnon | Antigonish | November 10, 2009 | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge Gregory E. Lenehan | Halifax | October 19, 2010 | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010) |
  | Judge Paul V. Scovil | Bridgewater | August 2, 2011 | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011) |
  | Judge Timothy D. Landry | Digby/Yarmouth | September 19, 2012 | NDP | NS Legal Aid |
  | Judge Michelle Christenson | Yarmouth | December 11, 2013 | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge Daniel A. MacRury | Dartmouth | July 30, 2014 | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge Timothy Daley | Pictou | March 17, 2015 | Liberal | Private practice |
  | Judge Elizabeth Buckle | Amherst | March 31, 2015 | Liberal | Private practice |
  | Judge E. Ann Marie MacInnes | Sydney | November 10, 2015 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid |
  | Judge Alain Bégin | Truro | September 1, 2016 | Liberal | Private practice |
  | Judge Ronda van der Hoek | Kentville/Windsor | January 23, 2017 | Liberal | Public Prosecution Service of Canada |
  | Judge Cathy Benton | Bridgewater/Shubenacadie | January 23, 2017 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid |
  | Judge Rickcola Brinton | Halifax | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017) |
  | Judge Samuel Moreau | Amherst | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid (1999 to 2017) |
  | Judge Rosalind Michie | Amherst | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017) |
  | Judge Amy Sakalauskas | Sydney | March 31, 2017 | Liberal | NS Department of Justice |
  | Judge Diane L. McGrath | Sydney | September 19, 2017 | Liberal | NS Prosecution Service NS Legal Aid Private practice |
  | Judge Anne Marie Simmons | Halifax | November 10, 2017 | Liberal | Public Prosecution Service of Canada |
  | Judge Chris Manning | Kentville | May 31, 2018 | Liberal | Private practice NS Legal Aid |
  
  Supernumerary Judges
  
  | Name | Location | Date Appointed | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Judge Warren Zimmer | Truro | April 12, 2011 2017 (Supernumerary) | NDP | Private practice (1984 to 2011) NS Public Prosecution Service (1978 to 1984) |
  | Judge Marc C. Chisholm | Halifax | September 19, 2003 2017 (Supernumerary) | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1980 to 2003) |
  | Judge William Digby | Halifax | June 10, 1997 2017 (Supernumerary) | Liberal | NS Legal Aid Director (1994 to 1997) NS Legal Aid |
  | Judge Flora I. Buchan | Dartmouth | October 16, 1996 2017 (Supernumerary) | Liberal | Private practice |
  | Judge Patrick Curran | Halifax, Bedford | August 1, 1981 - 2003 2003 - 2013 (Chief Judge) | PC | NS Legal Aid City of Halifax Private practice |
  | Judge Alan T. Tufts | Kentville | January 21, 1998 June 28, 2013 (ACJ) May 31, 2018 (Supernumerary) | Liberal (1998) NDP (2013) | Private practice |
  | Judge William J. Dyer | Bridgewater | 1991 - | | |
  | Judge Claudine MacDonald | Kentville | February 20, 1996 | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge John D. Comeau | Dartmouth | 1981 | | |
  
  ### Previous Judges
  
  | Name | Location | Duration | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Judge Barbara Beach | Halifax, Youth | January 5, 1995 - October 31, 2021 | Liberal | NS Legal Aid |
  | Judge David J. Ryan | Dartmouth | October 1997 - March 4, 2020 | Liberal | Private practice (1971 to 1997) |
  | Judge Castor H.F. Williams | Halifax | February 20, 1996 | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service |
  | Judge Pierre Muise | Yarmouth | June 5, 2009 - August 6, 2010 | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1996 to 2009) |
  | Judge R. Brian Gibson | Dartmouth | 1990 - ? | PC | Private practice (1973 to 1990) |
  | Judge Anne S. Derrick | Halifax | September 2, 2005 - July 18, 2017 | PC | Private practice |
  | Judge Jamie Campbell | Halifax | September 2, 2005 - June 22, 2014 | PC | |
  | Judge Jean-Louis Batiot | Comeauville, Digby, Annapolis Royal | 1987 - 2009 | PC | |
  | Judge Robert M. Prince | Yarmouth | 1994 - | Liberal | |
  | Judge Roy Edward "Bud" Kimball | Windsor and Kentville | May 4, 1967 - 1995 | PC | Private practice (1960 to 1967) |
  | Judge George Hughes Randall | Halifax | July 1, 1974 - 2012 | Liberal | Private practice |
  | Judge John Richard Nichols | Digby, Annapolis Royal | November 14, 1972 - August 31, 1997 August 31, 1997 - 2007 (Supernumerary) | Liberal | Private practice |
  | Judge Clinton Roger Rand | Shelburne and Yarmouth | January 3, 1946 - June 30, 1976 | Liberal | |
  | Judge John Donald MacIntyre | Cape Breton | 1951 - 1956 | Liberal | |
  | Judge William Ackley Richardson | New Glasgow, Stellarton, Pictou, and Tatamagouche | November 6, 1951 to November 30, 1968 | Liberal | |
  | Judge John Ferguson McDonald | Cape Breton | 1953 to 1978 | Liberal | |
  | Judge Duncan John Chisholm | | October 1, 1953 - February, 1980 | Liberal | |
  | Chief Judge Henry How | | November 1983 - ?? | PC | |
  | Judge Joseph Francis McManus | | 1953 - 1961 | Liberal | |
  | Judge Vincent Gualbert LeBlanc | | 1971 - 1990 | Liberal | |
  