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Nova Scotia Courts News
Review Committee Releases Report on Judicial Complaint

An independent committee appointed to investigate a complaint against Provincial Court Judge Alanna Murphy has completed its review and dismissed the complaint.

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Nova Scotia Courts News
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Welcomes Three New Judges

The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia is pleased to welcome three new justices to the Bench, all of whom will be serving in the Court’s Family Division.

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Province's First African Nova Scotian Judge Retiring

The Hon. Judge Corrine Sparks, the first African Nova Scotian appointed to the Nova Scotia Judiciary and the first African Canadian woman to serve on the Bench, is hanging up her judicial robes.

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Chief Judge Welcomes Two New Judges to the Provincial Court

The Provincial Court of Nova Scotia is welcoming two new judges to the Bench. The Hon. Judge Christine Driscoll and The Hon. Judge D.

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Provincial Court Judge Retires from the Bench

After 44 years working in Nova Scotia’s criminal justice system, The Hon. Judge Barbara Beach is looking forward to some well-deserved time in her garden.

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Supreme Court Justice Retires from the Bench

The Hon. Justice N. M. (Nick) Scaravelli is retiring from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, effective Oct. 31, 2021. He has served as a judge on that Court for almost 15 years.

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