News and Notices From The Past 12 Months

Portrait of retired Provincial Court Judge Anne E. Crawford unveiled at Bridgwater courthouse. << details & photos >>

The Honourable Justice Michael J. Wood was sworn-in to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court on October 17th 2011. Justice Wood was appointed in September.
<< details of appointment>>
<< view video archive of ceremony >>

Beginning this month (Oct. 2011), Provincial Courts across Nova Scotia will provide, on request, access to a binder containing log sheets for search warrants which are accessible to the public and the media.
<< read the policy >>

The Honourable Douglas L. MacLellan, Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, has retired after more than 19 years on the Bench. << details >>

The Honourable Paul B. Scovil was sworn-in as Judge of the Nova Scotia Provincial and Family Courts at a ceremony in Bridgewater on August 19th.
View video of the ceremony
More on Judge Scovil's appointment

Re: SH-218010 - Neila Catherine MacQueen And Others v. The Attorney General of Canada And The Attorney General of Nova Scotia
Justice John D. Murphy has rendered his decision. To view an archived copy of the audio and video, << click here >>

Two new papers "From The Bench":
~ "Reflections on the Art ... and Science of Decision Making"
~ "A Series of Reflections on Persuasive Writing"
By Mr. Justice Jamie W.S. Saunders
<< Go To From The Bench >>

The Honourable C. Richard Coughlan will become resident Supreme Court Judge at the Bridgewater courthouse.
<< details >>

Ms. Margaret L. (Peg) MacInnis is the new Executive Director of the Judiciary's Executive Office. << details >>

Dr. Josh Nodelman, the 2011 Cowan Intern from Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law, joins the Court of Appeal staff for the summer.
<< details >>

The Honourable Warren Zimmer and the Honourable Raymond Morse were sworn-in to the Nova Scotia Provincial and Family Courts on May 6th, 2011.
<< view video of ceremonies >>
<< details of their appointments>>

For news and notices from the Courts dating back more than 12 months, contact the Nova Scotia Judiciary's Communications Director: piccolj@gov.ns.ca