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.
| Name | Location | Date appointed | Appointed by | Prior position(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge Pamela S. Williams[1] | HRM | (Chief) | PC (2003) NDP (2013) | NS Legal Aid, Youth | |
| Associate Chief Judge S. Raymond Morse[2] | Truro | NDP | Private practice | ||
| Judge Corrine Sparks | Dartmouth | PC | Private practice | ||
| Judge A. Peter Ross | Sydney | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service | ||
| Judge Michael B. Sherar | Halifax | PC | Private practice | ||
| Judge Brian D. Williston | Sydney | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service | ||
| Judge Alanna Murphy[3] | Dartmouth | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2002), Chief Crown (2000 to 2002) | ||
| Judge James H. Burrill | Yarmouth | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1987 to 2003) | ||
| Judge Laurel J. Halfpenny-MacQuarrie | Port Hawkesbury | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service Private practice | ||
| Judge Frank P. Hoskins[4] | Dartmouth | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service (1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2008) Private practice (1995 to 1996) | ||
| Judge Theodore K. Tax[5] | Dartmouth | PC | Department of Justice Canada | ||
| Judge Marci Lin Melvin[6] | Kentville | PC | NS Legal Aid | ||
| Judge Jean M. Whalen[7] | Dartmouth | PC | NS Public Prosecution Service | ||
| Judge Del W. Atwood[8] | Pictou | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service | ||
| Judge Jean M. Dewolfe | Kentville | NDP | Private practice | ||
| Judge Richard J. MacKinnon | Antigonish | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service | ||
| Judge Gregory E. Lenehan[9] | Halifax | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service (1989 to 2010) | ||
| Judge Paul V. Scovil[10] | Bridgewater | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service (1998 to 2011) | ||
| Judge Timothy D. Landry[11] | Digby/Yarmouth | NDP | NS Legal Aid | ||
| Judge Michelle Christenson[12] | Yarmouth | NDP | NS Public Prosecution Service | ||
| Judge Daniel A. MacRury[13] | Dartmouth | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service | ||
| Judge Timothy Daley[14] | Pictou | Liberal | Private practice | ||
| Judge Elizabeth Buckle[15] | Amherst | Liberal | Private practice | ||
| Judge E. Ann Marie MacInnes[16] | Sydney | Liberal | NS Legal Aid | ||
| Judge Alain Bégin[17] | Truro | Liberal | Private practice | ||
| Judge Ronda van der Hoek[18] | Kentville/Windsor | Liberal | Public Prosecution Service of Canada | ||
| Judge Cathy Benton | Bridgewater/Shubenacadie | Liberal | NS Legal Aid | ||
| Judge Rickcola Brinton | Halifax | Liberal | NS Legal Aid, Youth (2001 to 2017) | ||
| Judge Samuel Moreau | Amherst | Liberal | NS Legal Aid (1999 to 2017) | ||
| Judge Rosalind Michie | Amherst | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service (2001 to 2017) | ||
| Judge Amy Sakalauskas[19] | Sydney | Liberal | NS Department of Justice | ||
| Judge Diane L. McGrath[20] | Sydney | Liberal | NS Prosecution Service NS Legal Aid Private practice | ||
| Judge Anne Marie Simmons[21] | Halifax | Liberal | Public Prosecution Service of Canada | ||
| Judge Chris Manning[22] | Kentville | Liberal | Private practice NS Legal Aid | ||
| Associate Chief Judge Shane Russell[23] | Sydney | December 10, 2021 | PC | Ns Public Prosecution Service |
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[24] | 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[25] 2017 (Supernumerary) | Liberal | Private practice | |
| Judge Patrick Curran[26] [27] | Halifax, Bedford | August 1, 1981 - 2003 2003 - 2013 (Chief Judge) | PC | NS Legal Aid City of Halifax Private practice | |
| Judge Alan T. Tufts[28] | 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[29] | Liberal | NS Public Prosecution Service | |
| Judge John D. Comeau | Dartmouth | 1981[30] |
| Name | Location | Duration | Appointed By | Prior Position(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Barbara Beach | Halifax, Youth | January 5, 1995 - October 31, 2021[32] | Liberal | NS Legal Aid | |
| Judge David J. Ryan | Dartmouth | October 1997 - March 4, 2020[33] [34] | 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[35] | Dartmouth | 1990 - ? | PC | Private practice (1973 to 1990) | |
| Judge Anne S. Derrick [36] | 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[37] | Windsor and Kentville | May 4, 1967 - 1995 | PC | Private practice (1960 to 1967) | |
| Judge George Hughes Randall | Halifax | July 1, 1974 - 2012[38] | 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 [39] | Shelburne and Yarmouth | January 3, 1946 - June 30, 1976 | Liberal | ||
| Judge John Donald MacIntyre[40] | Cape Breton | 1951 - 1956 | Liberal | ||
| Judge William Ackley Richardson[41] | New Glasgow, Stellarton, Pictou, and Tatamagouche | November 6, 1951 to November 30, 1968 | Liberal | ||
| Judge John Ferguson McDonald[42] | Cape Breton | 1953 to 1978 | Liberal | ||
| Judge Duncan John Chisholm [43] | October 1, 1953 - February, 1980 | Liberal | |||
| Chief Judge Henry How[44] | November 1983 - ?? | PC | |||
| Judge Joseph Francis McManus[45] | 1953 - 1961 | Liberal | |||
| Judge Vincent Gualbert LeBlanc[46] | 1971 - 1990 | Liberal |