Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

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The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal is the court of appeal in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. There are nine Justices, one Chief Justice, and two supernumerary (semi-retired) Justices. The court sits in Halifax. Cases are heard by a panel of three judges and over the year they rule on roughly 250 cases.

1 Jurisdiction
2 Judges
- 2.1 Past Judges
3 External link

[edit] Jurisdiction

The court derives its power from s. 38 of the federal Nova Scotia Judicature Act. It hears appeals from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, and various tribunals.

Cases tried by the court can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, but in practice only happens a few times a year.

[edit] Judges

Position	Name	appointed
Chief Justice of Nova Scotia	Michael MacDonald	2005
Justice	Nancy Bateman
Justice	Thomas Cromwell
Justice	Joel Fichaud
Justice	Gerald Freeman
Justice	Jill Hamilton
Justice	Linda Oland
Justice	Elizabeth Roscoe
Justice	Jamie Saunders

[edit] Past Judges

Chief Justice Constance Glube (? - 2005)

[edit] External link

Courts of Nova Scotia

Courts of Canada (edit)
Supreme Court: Supreme Court of Canada
Federal Courts: Tax Court of Canada \|Federal Court \|Federal Court of Appeal
Courts of Appeal of the Provinces and Territories: BC \| AB \| SASK \| MAN \| ONT \| QC \| NB \| NS \| PEI \| NL \| YK \| NWT \| NU
Superior Courts of the Provinces and Territories: BC \| AB \| SASK \| MAN \| ONT \| QC \| NB \| NS \| PEI \| NL \| YK \| NWT \| NU
Provincial Courts of the Provinces and Territories: BC \| AB \| SASK \| MAN \| ONT \| QC \| NB \| NS \| PEI \| NL \| YK \| NWT \| NU
Military Court: Court Martial Appeal Court
Canadian Courts History in the Provinces and Territories: SASK