Feed Editor Lite 12 Mar 2008 17:36:25 GMT News from the Courts of Nova Scotia http://www.courts.ns.ca/ en Two Provincial Court Judges are retiring in June 2010 and six other Provincial Court Judges will be moving to new assignments creating two vacancies on the Bench in Halifax and Bridgewater. See link to details on the Courts of Nova Scotia home page under the "NEWS" heading. 9 Mar 2010 20:21:19 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca D584934E-6525-4CD3-8505-94E9C2CFFEA0 Civil Procedure Rules, Part 13 - Family Proceedings has been approved and is now available on this website. PLEASE NOTE: The Rules in this Part do not go into effect until June 30th, 2010. There is a link to the Rules page on the Courts of Nova Scotia website's home page under the "NEWS" heading. 2 Mar 2010 13:11:04 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca E7D4E8F7-0789-462C-BF66-539700518236 Justice David P.S. Farrar of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has been appointed to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Link to the details from the headline under the "NEWS" heading on the website. 11 Feb 2010 12:33:08 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca E9281ECC-0CCD-445C-A451-C316BC672A8A The deadline is Wednesday March 31, 2010. A link to more information on the program and how to apply can be found on the Courts Website home page under the "NEWS" heading. 10 Feb 2010 15:17:05 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/ CAD26BC1-DD1C-468A-8DC6-E60238ECFE2F Justice Jamie Saunders of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal discusses the use of expert witnesses in courts - their history and importance and the rules of opinion evidence. His speech is re-printed in the "From The Bench" section of this website. 2 Feb 2010 19:57:02 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/bench/bench_index.htm A358B15C-3DC2-436C-AC0F-E06FA8FDC6DF The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia names its new annual "Access To Justice Award" in honour of former Chief Justice Lorne Clarke. 25 Jan 2010 17:17:19 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca 133FCC47-7AC7-4D67-A80F-EDE9D0390EB8 The intake schedule for courtroom #6 at the Halifax Provincial courthouse on Spring Garden Raod is now on-line. 11 Jan 2010 19:00:01 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/general/bar.htm E0513179-98C5-4F57-99F3-87BE704B84BF Richard MacKinnon of Troy, Inverness County, Jean M. Dewolfe of Wolfville and Del Atwood of New Glasgow have been appointed to both the Provincial and Family Courts. The appointments take effect immediately. 13 Nov 2009 14:01:01 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca AD1C6326-8D7F-49E3-B4FE-5F891865261D Peter M.S. Richardson-Bryson, Q.C. and David P.S. Farrar, Q.C. have been appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Their appointments take effect immediately. They will be officially sworn-in at a ceremony in Halifax in early October. 10 Sep 2009 13:41:15 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca FEC5B10D-CB48-4E11-9574-71CFDB57E72B A portrait of James Robinson Johnston, Nova Scotia's first Black Lawyer, was unveiled recently at the Law Courts in Halifax. The portrait will be permanently on display on the third floor of the courthouse, next to the portrait of the Province's first Aboriginal Lawyer, James Michael. Video highlights of the James Johnston portrait unveiling ceremony can be viewed on the Courts of Nova Scotia website. Go to web page and click on "James R. Johnston Portrait Unveling" in the play list. 3 Mar 2009 18:13:04 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/swearing-in_videos_archive/swearing_in_videos_archive_page.htm 12E29CB0-6224-4074-AD26-90C09E52BC46 Senior Crown Attorney Jean Whelan has been appointed to the Nova Scotia Provincial and Family Courts. See "NEWS" items on Courts website home page. 16 Jan 2009 19:45:43 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca 5CB5BADD-D927-4960-90F2-0B0C8347D678 Video of the swearing-in of Judge Marci Lin Melvin (Yarmouth, Dec 19) and the swearing-in of Justice Elizabeth Jollimore (Halifax, Jan 2) are now available for viewing on the Courts website. Links are under the "NEWS" heading on the home page. 8 Jan 2009 13:52:01 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca 95D1E2CF-6197-4861-A642-6ECEC88988AA Streaming audio and video of the recent "A Free Press And An Independent Judiciary" conference is now available for viewing on the Courts of Nova Scotia website. 2 Dec 2008 13:55:24 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/conference_08/conference_video_page_after.htm D1DEA507-1631-4DDC-B983-C742F7BEE69E Elizabeth Jollimore has been appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Link to details under "NEWS" heading. 2 Dec 2008 13:53:57 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca F31673BB-FE54-4300-8C56-DA35F4D90A5E Judge Marci Lin Melvin will be sworn in to the Nova Scotia Family and Provincial Courts on December 19th in Yarmouth. Link to details under "NEWS" heading. 2 Dec 2008 13:51:55 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca 1CA00C22-8112-4D77-B076-40C46EFEF6E6 Theodore Kevin Tax, the senior director of the Atlantic Region for Justice Canada has been appointed Judge of the Provincial and Family Courts of Nova Scotia. Judge Tax will be sitting in Pictou. A swearing-in ceremony for Judge Tax has been scheduled for Friday, October 24 at 3:30 pm in the Provincial Court building on Spring Garden Road in Halifax. 3 Oct 2008 16:59:52 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/news/tax_appointment.htm 53BD9FF4-1671-459B-8A32-B52257B0D8DE Justice David Watt of the Ontario Court of Appeal (formerly of the Superior Court of Justice) has agreed to sit on the panel for conference Session #11- Cameras in the Courtroom. GO TO CONFERENCE WEB PAGES THROUGH LINK ON COURTS.NS.CA HOME PAGE ....... 27 Aug 2008 12:12:06 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/conference_08/conference_08_index.htm#sessions 5EC22894-3EC8-409B-B18A-48572C4C5339 A swearing-in ceremony has been scheduled for Justice Kenneth Haley --- 2:00 PM, Friday, September 12th --- in the Justice Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia SEE LINK IN FIRST NEWS ITEM ON COURTS WEBSITE HOME PAGE 11 Aug 2008 17:09:02 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca 788902F0-0788-4E9C-A7F0-3D181C4BFC90 Kenneth Haley, Q.C. of the Sydney Public Prosecution Service has been appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. See the first item under "NEWS" heading ....... 31 Jul 2008 23:21:16 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca A9B08AF1-EF87-48CC-B4E8-DDA3B8233BD2 We are now in a position to begin accepting reigstrations and payments for the conference in November ("A FREE PRESS AND AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY"). Go to conference home page on the Courts of Nova Scotia website. http://www.courts.ns.ca/conference_08/conference_08_index.htm 31 Jul 2008 20:53:30 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/conference_08/conference_08_index.htm 827AB5FA-9718-466E-AAC2-3642C909A1A7 How To Catch The Judge's Wave - the "brass tacks" of persuasion in court", an article by Justice Joel E. Fichaud of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has been added to the "From The Bench" section of the Courts website. 8 Jul 2008 18:08:10 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/bench/bench_index.htm 9F9FD362-D1DE-4684-AA19-A4ABF985AD7B Nova Scotia Court of Appeal and Supreme Court make new rules which govern Court proceedings. 20 Jun 2008 17:42:07 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/Rules/rules_table_of_contents_08_06_20.htm 656804E8-7C81-4079-A060-81B9C197CA82 Some of the Family Law forms on the Courts of Nova Scotia website are now "interactve" - you can fill them out on your computer. See second news item on the Home Page ..... 2 Jun 2008 15:52:39 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/ 36C30F7B-E4F1-4AB9-9E72-C18447DAC42C For the third year in a row, the team of Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly have won the coveted Glube Cup. Photos of championship game and the winning team are now up on the Courts website. See second item under "NEWS" heading on home page. 7 May 2008 14:46:44 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/ AA984CAA-03A9-45BF-BC6C-D692D5704FEA "A Free Press and an Independent Judiciary" A conference for journalists, Judges, lawyers and other justice system professionals November 14 & 15, 2008 Pier 21, Halifax , Nova Scotia See first news item on Courts home page. 5 May 2008 13:50:59 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca FA7FA54F-F562-4717-8766-7632971F6816 It's the third annual Glube Cup Charity Hockey Tournament, named in honor of The Honourable Constance R. Glube, retired Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. It's on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 2, 3 & 4 at the St. Margaret's Centre. And it's for a good cause - the Metro Food Bank. 1 May 2008 14:59:21 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/news/glube_cup_08.htm 7EBEC74B-EAF4-4E2A-9225-A16F273616DE Photos from the swearing in ceremony of Justice Duncan Beveridge are now posted on the Courts website. 3 Apr 2008 17:36:25 GMT http://www.courts.ns.ca/ 86249375-3F78-4CE4-8391-6B53C696F50C